How To Make Crispy & Flavorful Garlic Parm Chicken Wings

Parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: Nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: Grana Padano

Nutritional yeast is lower in calories and offers a cheesy flavor.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier while margarine is often less expensive.

Pour 1 pint of buttermilk into a bowl to coat the chicken wings.

Mix in 2 teaspoons of Habanero hot sauce (optional) for heat.

Add buttery garlic pepper seasoning to the buttermilk mixture.

Use hands to mix the buttermilk and seasonings with the chicken wings.

Let the wings brine for 4 to 24 hours for better tenderness.

Prepare blue cheese dressing by mixing 1/4 cup mayonnaise and 1/4 cup sour cream in a bowl.

Add 6 tablespoons of buttermilk to the mayo and sour cream mixture.

Squeeze in 1 teaspoon of lemon juice and 1 teaspoon of Worcestershire sauce.

Add 1 teaspoon of garlic and season with salt and pepper to taste.

Fold in blue cheese to desired chunkiness for the dressing.

For the garlic parmesan sauce, melt 1 stick of butter and mix in grated Parmesan cheese, 1.5 tablespoons of garlic paste, and seasoning of choice.

Toss the hot wings in the garlic parmesan sauce, adding more Parmesan cheese and parsley on top before plating.

Prepare seasoned flour by mixing salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, Cajun seasoning, and chicken bouillon powder.

Remove wings from the buttermilk, shaking off excess, and coat in the seasoned flour.

Let the breaded wings sit for 15 minutes while heating oil to 350°F.

Gently place wings in the hot oil, avoiding overcrowding.

Fry wings for 8 to 12 minutes, checking internal temperature for 165°F to 175°F.

Plate the wings, adding extra seasoning and Parmesan cheese on top.

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