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Oven Fried Chicken Wings in Chipotle Sauce (Alitas en Salsa de Chipotle) served with a sour cream queso fesco dip.
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Oven Fried Chicken Wings in Chipotle Sauce

These Oven Fried Chicken Wings in Chipotle Sauce are tenderized in a chipotle buttermilk blend and oven fried.  Served with a simple but delicious sour cream queso fresco dip.  Excellent for any gathering.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time50 minutes
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Mexican
Servings: 6
Calories: 504kcal

Ingredients

Marinade for Chicken

  • 3 pounds chicken wings rinsed with cool water
  • 2 cups buttermilk
  • 3 chipotles in adobo sauce minced
  • 5 garlic cloves finely minced
  • 1 orange zest and juice
  • 2 tablespoons salt

Sour Cream Dip

  • 1 cup sour cream
  • ½ cup queso fresco crumbled
  • ¼ cilantro chopped
  • 1 scallion thinly sliced
  • salt to taste
  • pepper to taste

Sauce for Chicken (OPTIONAL)

  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon mexican hot sauce
  • 2 tablespoons adobo sauce from chipotle in adobo sauce
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • salt to taste

Instructions

Marinade for Chicken

  • Add buttermilk, garlic, chipotles in adobo, zest and juice of the orange and salt to a large bowl. Mix together. 
  • Rinse chicken wings and add to mixture. Marinade for a few hours or overnight if you like.
  • Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Place chicken on greased rack and cook for about 45 minutes turning over half way through.

Sour Cream Dip

  • While cooking wings, make sour cream dipping sauce. Add sour cream, queso fresco, cilantro, scallion and salt. Mix together and set aside in refrigerator while wings cook.

Sauce for Chicken

  • Optional: Mix together olive oil, cider, mexican hot sauce, adobo sauce, garlic powder and salt in small bowl. Whisk together. Pour over chicken wings once chicken is done.
  • Place wings on platter and serve with dipping sauce. Enjoy!!

Nutrition

Serving: 6g | Calories: 504kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 39g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Cholesterol: 130mg | Sodium: 2607mg | Potassium: 421mg | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 700IU | Vitamin C: 13.9mg | Calcium: 220mg | Iron: 1.3mg