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Bacon-Wrapped Chicken Wings with Bourbon Barbecue Sauce

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By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Apr 22, 2015
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Avoid Buffalo burnout and bake up a batch of these bacon-wrapped chicken wings for your next get-together. The homemade barbecue sauce, made with pantry staples and a generous pour of bourbon, gives them a special finish.

Bacon-Wrapped Chicken Wings with Bourbon Barbecue Sauce

  • Prep Time 20 min
  • Total 1 hr 10 min
  • Servings 12
  • Ingredients 10
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Ingredients

Chicken

  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly cracked pepper
  • 3 lb chicken wingettes and drummettes
  • 12 slices bacon, cut in half crosswise

Bourbon Sauce

  • 1/2 cup ketchup
  • 1/2 cup bourbon
  • 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 425°F. Line 2 cookie sheets with sides with heavy-duty foil; spray with cooking spray.
  • Step 
    2
    Sprinkle pepper over chicken. Wrap each chicken piece with a half slice of bacon.
  • Step 
    3
    Place bacon-wrapped chicken pieces on cookie sheets, bacon end down. Bake uncovered 30 minutes; turn chicken; rotate cookie sheets in oven. Bake 20 to 30 minutes longer or until golden brown and juice of chicken is clear when thickest part is cut to bone (at least 165°F).
  • Step 
    4
    Meanwhile, in 1-quart saucepan, mix Bourbon Sauce ingredients; heat to simmering over medium heat, stirring frequently, until sugar is dissolved, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat; set aside.
  • Step 
    5
    In large bowl, toss chicken with half of the sauce. Serve warm with remaining sauce on the side for dipping.

Nutrition

190 Calories
11g Total Fat
14g Protein
8g Total Carbohydrate
7g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
190
Calories from Fat
100
Total Fat
11g
18%
Saturated Fat
3 1/2g
17%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
45mg
14%
Sodium
490mg
20%
Potassium
180mg
5%
Total Carbohydrate
8g
3%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
7g
Protein
14g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
4%
4%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
4%
4%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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