DIY Thursdays: Fun and Inexpensive Recipes to Kick Off Your Super Bowl Sunday

What are your plans this Super Bowl Sunday? Whether you are planning on attending a party, throwing one, or just spending a quiet evening at home watching the game, make sure that you have the right food for game time.

Here are three tasty Super Bowl chicken wing recipes that are guaranteed to keep your taste buds happy throughout the game.

Caramelized Baked Chicken Party Wings

Ingredients:

• 1 lbs of chicken wings
• 2 tablespoons of olive oil
• ½ cup of soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons of ketchup
• 1 cup of honey
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• Salt and pepper

Directions:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Place the chicken in a 9 x 13 inch baking pan.
• Mix together the oil, soy sauce, ketchup, honey, garlic, salt and pepper.
• Pour mixed ingredients over the chicken.
• Bake in the preheated oven for one hour, or until sauce is caramelized.

Buffalo Wings

Ingredients:

• Wings

o 1 cup of flour
o ½ teaspoon of paprika
o ½ teaspoon of cayenne pepper
o ½ teaspoon of salt
o 20 chicken wings

• Sauce

o ¼ cup of butter
o ¼ cup of Frank’s hot sauce
o 2 dashes of ground pepper
o 2 dashes of garlic powder

Directions:

• Mix together the flour, paprika, cayenne pepper, and salt in a small bowl.
• Place the chicken wings in a large bowl and sprinkle flour mixture over them until they have been evenly coated.
• Cover and refrigerate for 1.5 to 2 hours.
• Line a cookie sheet with aluminum foil and spray generously with non-stick cooking spray.
• Place the chicken wings on the cookie sheet.
• Bake at 400 degrees F for 40 minutes and then turn them once.
• Broil for 2 minutes and then turn them again.
• Create the sauce by combining the butter, hot sauce, ground pepper, and garlic sauce together in a bowl and microwave it until the butter melts.
• Toss with sauce.
• Stir for a couple of minutes to blend evenly.

Chicken Wings in Honey BBQ Sauce

Ingredients:

• 3 lbs of chicken wings (16 – 18 wings)
• Salt and black pepper
• 2 cups of honey
• 1 cup of soy sauce
• ½ cup of your favorite bottles barbecue sauce
• ¼ cup of oil
• 2 cloves of garlic, minced

Directions:

• Cut off and discard the wing tips.
• Cut each wing at the joint to make it into two sections.
• Rinse the wing under warm water, drain, and pat dry using a paper towel.
• Season the wings with salt and pepper to your liking.
• Place the wings in a broiler pan and broil about 6 inches from the heat for 10 minutes on each side or until golden brown.
• Then transfer the wings from the broiler to a slow cooker.
• Mix the remaining ingredients into a bowl and pour over the chicken.
• Cover the chicken and place the slow cooker on high for 2 hours or low for four hours.

Any one of these three mouth-watering recipes will have your fans wanting more.

Jessica Williams is Consolidated Credit’s Marketing Communications New Media Coordinator. As a member of the education team, Jessica focuses on helping consumers make better financial decisions while living debt-free. She has previously worked with Take Stock In Children, where she was a mentor and communications specialist, and SouthPromo.com, where she managed community relations, event planning, marketing, and public relations. Jessica attended both the University of Florida and the University of Central Florida where she received her B.S. in Interpersonal/Organizational Communications and Marketing. Connect with Jessica on Google+.