Gluten Free Brown Sugar Baked Wings with Red Pepper Ricotta Sauce Recipe

These brown sugar wings are baked to perfection and served with slightly spicy red pepper ricotta dip!  Perfect for tailgating or parties!

Serves at least 4

Sweet Brown Sugar Baked Wings with Red Pepper Ricotta Sauce 

It's not a party until someone pulls out the wings! And these sweet baked wings are delicious! They're crispy and crunchy and they've got a lovely sweetness to them. Paired with the red pepper ricotta sauce, these are the ultimate party snack!

This recipe was inspired by a popular Pinterest wings dish that calls for goat cheese instead of ricotta. I'm not a fan of goat's cheese but I really wanted to make try the red pepper sauce so, out came the ricotta! It works beautifully, I think. These wings have a secret ingredient in them that will have everyone coming back for me: smoked paprika. If you've not discovered the amazing umami powers of smoked paprika, be prepared for an amazing explosion of flavor.
Adapted from Damn Delicious.

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Ingredients:

For the wings
1 tsp onion powder
1 tbsp brown sugar
1 tbsp smoked paprika
2 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp chilli powder
chicken wings
olive oil

For the sauce
1/3 cup roasted red pepper, chopped
1/2 cup ricotta cheese
salt

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Instructions:

Sweet Brown Sugar Baked Wings with Red Pepper Ricotta Sauce

1. Preheat your oven to 220C/425F. 
2. Combine the chopped red peppers with the ricotta and salt in a food processor. Refrigerate until needed.
3. Place all of the ingredients for the wings into a large bowl. Toss the wings in and coat well.
4. Arrange the wings on a stoneware tray and bake skin-side down for about 20 minutes, or until cooked through.
5. Serve with the ricotta sauce.

Feel like chicken tonight? Check out these dishes: 

Coriander Mesquite Barbecue Chicken 

Slowcooker Jerk Chicken with Rice and Peas and Roasted Lime 

 Lemon & Lavender Oven Chicken