Bigger and better than your average wings, these turkey wings will take center stage at your next holiday party. They'll make a great appetizer and an even better main dish. Dress up the already impressive baked wings with a few more vegetables included alongside to dip in the blue cheese dressing—think radishes, cucumbers, cauliflower, or asparagus. 

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Credit: Antonis Achilles, Food Styling: Mary Claire Britton and Sarah Epperson; Prop Styling: Prissy Lee

Recipe Summary

total:
1 hr 10 mins
Yield:
Serves 4 (serving size: 1 turkey wing, 3 Tbsp. dip, 1 cup vegetables)
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Ingredients

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Directions

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  • Preheat oven to 375°F with oven rack 8 inches from heat source. Set a wire rack on a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil. Toss together wings and oil in a large bowl until coated. Stir together garlic salt and lemon pepper in a small bowl; rub mixture onto wings. Arrange wings in a single layer on wire rack. Bake in preheated oven 30 minutes. Increase oven temperature to high broil (leaving wings in oven); broil 5 minutes. Flip wings; broil 5 minutes. Flip wings; broil until wings are crispy and a thermometer inserted in thickest portion of meat registers 190°F, about 10 minutes.

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  • Meanwhile, stir together bottled blue cheese dressing, crumbled blue cheese, and 2 tablespoons of the chives in a bowl until blended. Chill until ready to use.

  • Transfer cooked wings to a large bowl; add hot sauce, softened butter pieces, and remaining 2 tablespoons chopped chives. Toss until butter has completely melted and wings are coated. Serve wings with blue cheese dip and vegetables.

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