Buffalo-Style Chicken Wings always a hit

Buffalo-Style Chicken Wings

Here’s a broiled version of one of America’s favorite appetizers. Serve with plenty of napkins!

PREP: 15 minutes

BROIL: 20 minutes

4 ounces blue cheese, crumbled (1 cup)

1/2 cup sour cream

1/4 cup mayonnaise

1/4 cup milk

1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley

1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

1/2 teaspoon salt

3 pounds chicken wings (18 wings), tips discarded, if desired

3 tablespoons butter or margarine

1/4 cup hot pepper sauce

1 medium bunch celery, cut into sticks

1. Preheat broiler. In medium bowl, combine blue cheese, sour cream, mayonnaise, milk, parsley, lemon juice and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Cover and refrigerate.

2. Arrange chicken wings on rack in broiling pan; sprinkle with remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt. Broil 5 inches from heat source 10 minutes. Turn wings and broil until golden, 10 to 15 minutes longer.

3. Meanwhile, in small saucepan, melt butter with hot pepper sauce over low heat, stirring occasionally; keep hot.

4. In large bowl, toss wings with seasoned butter to coat all sides. Arrange chicken wings and celery on platter along with blue-cheese sauce and serve. Makes 18 appetizers.

• Each appetizer (without wingtip): About 169 calories, 10 g protein, 3 g carbohydrate, 13 g total fat (5 g saturated), 39 mg cholesterol, 349 mg sodium.