Cinco de Mayo Glazed Chicken Wings

Green chilies and taco seasoning add the piquant flavor but it is the lemon-lime carbonated beverage that adds the sweetness to these chicken wings.

Cinco de Mayo Glazed Chicken Wings

OldElPasoRecipe by OldElPaso

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50 minutes

50 minutes

5 servings (4 chicken wings each)

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Nutrition Info

  • 1 Serving
  • 350
  • 19g
    (Saturated Fat 5g, Trans Fat 0g)
  • 70mg
  • 850mg
  • 20g
    (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 14g)
  • 23g
  • Percent Daily Value*
  • 8%
  • 6%
  • 4%
  • 10%
  • Exchanges
  • 3 1/2
  • 1 1/2
  • Carbohydrate Choices
  • 1

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Tips & Techniques

  • High Altitude (3500-6500 ft):

    In step 1, cook 8 to 11 minutes.

Ingredients

  • 1  tablespoon canola or vegetable oil
  • 2 1/2  lb chicken wings, cut apart at joints, wing tips discarded
  • 2  medium green onions, thinly sliced including tops (about 2 tablespoons)
  • 1  teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • 2  cans (12 oz each) lemon-lime carbonated beverage
  • 1  can (4.5 oz) Old El Paso® chopped green chiles, drained
  • 1  package (1 oz) Old El Paso® taco seasoning mix
  • 10  lettuce leaves, if desired

Directions

  1. 1In 12-inch nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add chicken wings and onions; sprinkle with pepper flakes. Cook uncovered 5 to 8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until browned; drain.
  2. 2Stir in carbonated beverage, green chiles and taco seasoning mix. Increase heat to high; cook uncovered 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to medium-high; cook 5 to 10 minutes, stirring frequently, until chicken wings are completely glazed, small amount of glaze remains in skillet and juice of chicken is clear when thickest part is cut to bone (180°F).
  3. 3To serve, line serving plate with lettuce; arrange chicken wings over lettuce. Serve immediately.

Categories: Course, Appetizers, Hot Appetizers, Chicken Wing Recipes

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Anonymous said:

These were super tasty! Made them for dinner with a large green salad for my family of four and everybody loved them!

2/12/2011 3:21:37 PM

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