Spicy PBJ Wings

I promise you that this is no gimmick. The spicy, sticky, and peanut-based sauce base delivers a distinct chicken wing-eating experience. If you're a fan of satay, you will enjoy this approach.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 55 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins
• Calories: 342 Calories

Ingredients

• ¼ cup peanut butter
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 4 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste
• ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
• ¼ cup instant mashed potato flakes
• 1 tablespoon kosher salt
• 2 tablespoons fish sauce
• ¼ cup seasoned rice vinegar
• 5 pounds chicken wings
• ¼ cup jalapeno pepper jelly
• 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
• 1 dash chili garlic sauce (such as Sriracha®), or to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.

Step 2

Whisk peanut butter, pepper jelly, rice vinegar, soy sauce, fish sauce, sesame oil, garlic, red pepper flakes, and chili garlic sauce in a large bowl. Set aside.

Step 3

Whisk mashed potato flakes, vegetable oil, kosher salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper in a large shallow bowl. Add chicken wings and toss to coat.

Step 4

Place coated chicken wings in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet. Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Remove from oven, turn wings over using tongs, and return to oven. Bake for 20 minutes.

Step 5

Transfer chicken wings to the peanut pepper jelly mixture; toss to coat. Return chicken wings to baking sheet and bake in the oven for 5 minutes.