Ingredients

* 4 (5 oz. each) boneless and skinless chicken breasts
* 1 T lemon juice
* 1/3 C apricot preserves
* 1/8 t ground allspice

Directions

1. Rinse chicken if necessary and pat dry with paper towel.
2. Heat broiler
3. Spray broiler rack with a non stick cooking spray.
4. Lay chicken on rack.
5. Brush chicken side facing up with lemon juice.
6. Place under broiler for about 5 minutes.
7. Turn the chicken over and brush with lemon juice.
8. Continue to broil 8 minutes or until when pricked with knife the juice runs clear and chicken is no longer pink.
9. Place the preserves in a small saucepan over low heat.
10. Add the allspice.
11. Heat until smooth being sure to stir continuously so the preserves don’t stick or burn.
12. Brush chicken with the preserves just before serving.

Story

When I’ve only got time to throw some chicken under the broiler and get it on the table, this is a quick and flavorful way to make a simple chicken meal special. The apricot preserves add a graceful and refined finish to an otherwise boring meal. Serve it alongside a spring green salad with a vinegarette dressing and your family will think you have been studying under a five-star chef!

Ingredients

* 1/2 c. margarine, melted
* 1 t. dijon mustard
* 3 c. multi-grain flaked cereal
* 16-18 chicken wings, broken into two pieces
* 1/2 c. grated Parmesan cheese
* 4 t. finely chopped parsley

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In glass pie plate, combine melted margarine and mustard. In medium bowl, combine cereal crumbs, Parmesan cheese and parsley. Spoon onto waxed paper. Roll chicken pieces in margarine mixture, then in cereal mixture to coat completely. Place on rack in baking pan; drizzle with remaining margarine mixture. Bake 35-40 min., or until golden brown.

Ingredients

* 12-15 chicken wings
* 1/3 c. water
* 1/4 tsp. pepper
* 1/3 c. soy sauce
* 1/4 c. brown sugar
* 2 green onions (diced)
* 1/3 c. cooking sherry (optional)
* 1/2 tsp. ginger

Directions

Combine all ingredients for marinade, heat just to dissolve sugar. Separate wings, pour marinade over. Refrigerate overnight. Place wings in greased pan. Pour marinade over, cover with foil. Bake for 30 min. at 375 degrees. Remove foil, bake 5-10 min. longer to crisp.

Ingredients

* 6 tablespoons butter
* 2/3 cup dried bread crumbs
* 2/3 cup flour
* 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
* 3/4 teaspoon rosemary, crushed
* 1/8 teaspoon pepper
* 1/2 cup buttermilk
* 12 chicken wings

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 425. Put butter in a roasting pan then put in oven until butter melts. Take pan out of oven.
2. Mix bread crumbs, flour, salt, rosemary and pepper on a sheet of waxed paper. Put buttermilk in a shallow bowl. Dunk a wing at a time in the buttermilk then coat with the dry mix. Put the coated wings in the melted butter, turn over so both sides are covered with butter.
3. Bake for 35 minutes.

Ingredients

* 3/4 C sour cream
* 1/2 tsp dry mustard
* 1/2 tsp black pepper
* 1/2 tsp salt
* 1/3 tsp garlic powder
* 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
* 1 1/3 C mayonnaise
* 1 TBSP green onion, finely minced (optional)
* 6 oz crumbled blue cheese

Directions

1. Place sour cream, dry mustard, pepper, salt, garlic powder and Worcestershire sauce in a large mixing bowl.
2. Mix on low speed with an electric mixer for 3 minutes.
3. Add mayonnaise and green onion.
4. Mix on medium speed for 3 minutes.
5. Fold in crumbled blue cheese being sure to mix well.
6. Place plastic wrap over bowl and put in the refrigerator 24 hours or until ready to serve.
7. Serve as a dip for chicken wings.

Ingredients

* Non-stick oil spray
* 5 lbs. chicken wings or 4 lbs. chicken wing drumettes
* 1 C mayonnaise
* 1 TBSP Cajun seasoning, or mix ½ tsp. each paprika, dried thyme, dried basil, garlic powder, onion powder and freshly ground black pepper with 1/8 tsp. ground red pepper
* 1 tsp. salt

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
2. Mix the mayonnaise, Cajun seasoning and salt together in a large mixing bowl.
3. Cover wings or drumettes completely with the mayonnaise mixture.
4. Place chicken on a foil lined cookie sheet that has been sprayed with nonstick spray.
5. Bake the chicken for 10-12 minutes.
6. Flip chicken and continue to bake another 13-15 minutes or until the chicken is completely cooked through.
7. Adjust your cooking time down for drumettes.

Story

I like spicy chicken wing appetizers, but they start to taste the same after awhile. The creamy mixture of this chicken wing appetizer makes them just a little bit different. If you bring a plate of these to a potluck, they won’t get lost in among all the other spicy chicken wing appetizers. You’ll have a stand-out dish for sure!