Wings that won't spoil your diet!

 

Baked Healthy Chicken Wings

Total Time: 50 MINUTES

Step by Step video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?  v=VsJ-exRMvcM

Difficulty: medium

Serves: 6 people

IngrEdients:

·      3 pounds chicken wings 

·      1/3 cup BBQ Spice Rub : Easy to prepare with a combination of spices. 

·      2 tablespoons vegetable oil    

·      cooking spray

·      1 tablespoon chopped parsley 

METHOD

·      Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a sheet pan with foil and place an oven-safe rack on top of the foil. Coat the rack with cooking spray.

·      Place the chicken wings in a big bowl with the oil. Toss for a while to coat evenly.

·      Add the spice rub to the bowl. Toss the wings with the spice rub until they're coated.

·      Arrange the chicken wings on the rack.

·      Bake for 45 minutes or until crispy and golden brown. Top with parsley, and dig in!

Nutritional information:

·      Calories: 312kcal 

·      Protein: 22g 

·      Fat: 20g

·      Sodium: 89 mg

Fried chicken wings are everyone’s favorites, but the ingredients make it a very unhealthy option for us. Therefore, this dish becomes a staple for those who want to enjoy a similar taste while making sure the ingredients are ideal for their health. It is shocking how much the taste resembles fried chicken wings,  yet this dish is much healthier. The ingredients are simple and straight forward; however, since the procedure requires baking, you must have enough knowledge about how to properly bake.

That said, the nutritional information is ideal: high protein, good fats, and low in calories( relative). The taste that you get from the dish is worth every minute spent waiting for it to bake. It is an extremely viable alternative to the high-calorie chicken wings from restaurants; though you may not get the exact taste, you are eating much healthier than you were. Furthermore, this dish can be implemented into your cheat days; due to its healthier nature, you will get more out of it when compared to junk food.  Our inspiration to ad this dish was the amount of love it gets from people: fried chicken is a staple, so adapting a favorite to make it healthier seemed a good thing to blog about. 

However, it is to be noted that these aren’t very satiating; thus, pairing the wings with some complex carbs would be ideal.

Nevertheless, these wings are extremely solid: adding them to your pallet would spice things up and add more diversity to your dishes. Do try this adaptation to an unhealthy dish to reap the benefits of baking.