Saucy, sticky, delicious and healthy? You’ll want to use this healthy chicken wing recipe every day (not just on game day). And quite frankly, we won’t blame you!
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The Ultimate Healthy Chicken Wing Recipe
It’s time to fire up the stove (hopefully gas if you have load shedding scheduled during dinner time) and eat up. After all, who said chicken wings couldn’t be a great source of protein and gym gains? There’s no need to ditch your favourite snacks, you juts need to find recipes that are healthy. And that’s where we come in.
Healthy Chicken Wing Recipe
Equipment
- 1 Non-stick skillet
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp Hot sauce
- 3 tsp Honey
- 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- ½ tsp Paprika
- 1 clove Garlic, crushed
- 12 Boneless, skinless chicken strips (about 340g total)
- 2 tbsp Low-fat blue cheese dressing
Instructions
- Preheat a non-stick skillet on medium-high.
- In a small bowl, combine the hot sauce, honey, Worcestershire, paprika and garlic. (If the honey clumps, nuke the mixture for 10 to 15 seconds and then stir.)
- Place the chicken and half the sauce into a large ziplock bag. Close it and shake to coat each piece.
- Add the soaked strips to the skillet and cook them for one to two minutes a side.
- When they’re done, toss them with the remaining sauce mixture. Serve with the dressing.
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The Perfect Healthy Side:
Looking for a fresh and healthy side to go with your chicken wings? Look no further than these cucumber tubes. They’re low in calories, require minimal ingredients and are super easy to make.
Cucumber Tubes
Ingredients
- 1 Cucumber, medium
- 1 tsp Parsley, finely chopped
- ¼ tsp Basil, finely chopped
- ½ tsp Chives, finely chopped
- ¾ cup Low-fat, low-sodium cottage cheese
Instructions
- Cut the cucumber in half lengthwise and scoop out the seeds from each half.
- Mix the herbs and the cottage cheese together and spoon the mix into the halves.
