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Baked Italian Chicken with Mushrooms

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This Baked Italian Chicken with Mushrooms recipe is quick, easy, and flavorful. Perfect for those days when you're in need of a quick dinner fix with very little fuss.

Alrighty, enough of my complaints...let me get to the point of this post, this Italian Chicken with Mushrooms recipe. Busy months require recipes like this...when you can come home, put the ingredients in the oven for about 35-40 minutes, and BAM, dinner is ready. No more whining from the kid and no more pouting from the hubby about when dinner will be served.

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Cheese and Wine Tasting Experience at FlatIron

Flatiron Kitchen + Taphouse, located in Davidson, N.C.,  prides itself on its big city culinary experience specializing in high quality meats and sides.  I had an opportunity to partake in a cheese and wine tasting experience here and I thoroughly enjoyed myself. Read about my experience below. 

cheese, nuts, olives on board

My first ever cheese and wine tasting experience occurred at a cute restaurant located in Davidson, NC known as Flatiron Kitchen + Taphouse . Shout out to The Charlotte Food Bloggers for organizing this event.

Davidson N.C. is a cute little town located north of Charlotte. I usually  wouldn't make  the 30 minute drive up I-77 but had to check out this cheese and wine event hosted by this restaurant. Hubby and I have always wanted to throw a cheese and wine party and I figured that this would be a great place to get ideas.

Let me take a moment to discuss this cheese and wine party my hubby wants us to host.  He wants our guest to wear tuxedos and ballgowns and he wants a butler to carry around the cheese and wine on huge platters. He wants to call it a fancy affair and have everyone walk around with perfect posture. This may not seem odd to many people, but my hubby likes to wear overalls on a weekly basis. It just totally shocks me that he wants to have this party. I mean seriously, check out the picture of us below at his grandmother's house...wine and cheese party people or nah?

man and woman sitting in front of car eating
grilled bed and glass of water on table
cheese and wine experience platter

Alrighty...back to my cheese and wine tasting experience at Flatiron. First, we were greeted by our host, Jason, who would guide us through our wonderful cheese and wine experience. Jason was a great host and had already picked out the combination he thought we would enjoy. 

Our cheese trays came with 6 kinds of cheese (Appalachian Creamery, Buttermilk Blue Cheese, Goat Cheese, Sheep Cheese, Extra Sharp Cheddar Cheese, and Double Cream Soft Cow Cheese). The tray also came with palate cleansers to help cleanse the palette after each tasting (olives, walnuts, the best fig jam ever, grapes, and dried apricots). Grilled bread also was brought to our table as a palate cleanser and it was amazing. I could have eaten that all by itself as a meal.

We tried a different wine with each kind of cheese...yes, that's 6 glasses of wine....no worries, I didn't finish all my glasses but if I were close enough to uber, I sure would have.

My favorite cheese, although pungent, salty, and soooo blue was the blue cheese. It was paired with a Riesling wine known as P.J. Vackenberg from Germany. The blue cheese taste, which was strong in this cheese, shocked me at first but having it with that Riesling really calmed down that flavor. I ate the whole piece.

bluecheese on a fork

My least favorite cheese was a sheep cheese known as Manchego. My first, and possibly last time trying this. This cheese is hard, chalky, and pretty much flavorless in my opinion. It was matched with a red Spanish Tempranillo wine, which I loved.

hand holding sheep cheese

I could go on and on about each cheese and the multiple wines but I would strongly urge you to check out Flatiron if you're in the neighborhood or don't mind the drive or uber ride un I-77. Among other items, they have an Artisan Cheese and Meat Plate on the menu.

I had a blast at my first wine and cheese tasting experience at Flatiton in Davidson. I'll also note that they have a complintmentary ine tasting once a month. Information can be found here KnoWine Night .

sign of flatiron kitchen and taphouse

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Vietnamese Chicken Salad Recipe

This light and flavorful Vietnamese Chicken Salad Recipe with Asian flavors is a must have on your lunch menu. Bring it to work or eat it at home on the weekends, you and your family will fall in love. 

chicken salad in white bowl

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I tend to post on here once a week and missed last weeks posting. I seriously thought that I would be able to post while away on vacation but I seriously thought wrong. If you follow me on Instagram or Twitter, you may have noticed that I posted some gorgeous pics from Jamaica. I had so much fun visiting family, chillaxing, and eating some great food. I thought about not coming back but...I got bills. Speaking of bills, I returned to work yesterday and thankfully, it wasn't a nightmare when I returned. I guess it's a blessing when you love what you do.

I decided that my first post upon my return should be another bring your lunch to work recipe. In an attempt to save some coins so that I can continue to take amazing vacations I am trying to make more lunches that I can prep ahead of time and carry to work. This is where this Vietnamese Chicken Salad Recipe comes in handy.

This salad takes a bit of prep work when it comes to chopping, slicing, and dicing...but nothing too major. Once you've chopped your veggies, the rest of it comes together with great ease.

I generally make this salad on a Sunday (when Rotisserie chicken goes on sale at my local supermarket) and pack it away for lunch. It can serve me and hubby for about two lunch days.

Make sure you pack the salad portion (veggies and chicken) in a separate bowl from the dressing or else you will have soggy salad. Unless you're into that kind of thing...

The dressing for this salad contains fish sauce, also known as stinky sauce in my house. I've eaten this salad at work and no one has called me stinky girl but be warned fish sauce has a well...fishy smell. Since this salad is so freaking good, I think it's worth the risk of being called stinky girl.

Here are the recipe ingredients laid out on my itty bitty table. Don't forget to top your salad with crushed peanuts...if you're into that kind of thing.

ingredients for vietnamese chicken salad

I've created a recipe video for this one illustrating the creation of this wonderful Vietnamese Chicken Salad Recipe. Hope you all enjoy 🙂

Looking for my light recipes? Try these out:

Rotisserie Chicken Salad

Kale and Broccoli Salad with Sweet and Sour Dressing

Thai Chili Cucumber Salad

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Vietnamese Chicken Salad Recipe

Author: Tanya Harris

Ingredients

For the Salad:

  • 2 cups of shredded chicken breast from a rotisserie chicken
  • 4 cups of napa cabbage shredded
  • 1 red bell pepper chopped
  • 4 green onions sliced
  • 1 cup matchstick carrots
  • ½ cup cilantro chopped
  • ½ cup mint leaves chopped
  • ½ cup peanuts chopped (optional)

For the Dressing:

  • ¼ cup fresh lime juice
  • 1 teaspoon Sambal Oelek Also known as Vietnamese Chilli Paste
  • 3 cloves garlic grated
  • 2 Tablespoon sugar
  • 3 Tablespoon fish sauce
  • 3 Tablespoon Vegetable oil

Instructions

  • First, remove skin from rotisserie chicken and eat it because it is delicious! Then remove meat, preferably chicken breast and place in a bowl and set aside.
  • Combine cabbage, bell pepper, green onion, carrot, cilantro, and mint in a bowl and toss to combine. Set aside.
  • Add chicken to bowl with vegetables and toss to combine.
  • In a separate bowl, combine dressing ingredients and whisk.
  • When ready to eat, top salad with crushed peanuts and dressing. Enjoy 🙂

Recipe adapted from Once Upon a Chef.

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Cucumber Ginger Juice

This refreshing cucumber ginger juice recipe will leave you happy you had the chance to drink your veggies for the day. It's a delightful drink for those long, hot summer days.

Cucumber ginger juice in glass with paper straw

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My husband started a garden at his grandmother's house. I didn't really understand why initially but now I get it. He finds a certain joy in coming home with bags full of vegetables that he has planted. The garden has all types of vegetables and fruit that include tomatoes, peppers, cabbage, cucumbers, onions, cantaloupe, green beans, okra, sweet potatoes, two kinds of watermelon, and corn. Everyone has worked in the garden...except me. Even my husband's 96 year old grandma got out there and pruned some weeds. Maybe one day I will make it out there to help out...but this heat keeps telling me to stay cool on the inside.

One day, as I sat in the A.C. looking out the window, smiling at the beautiful sunshine, my hubby came home and brought me these beauties:

cucumbers from my husbands garden on table

Cucumbers! A lot...and I mean a lot of cucumbers. I had no clue what to do with them all. So I did what any logical food blogger would do, I asked The Facebook. I got many responses and ample advice. Most people suggested I make pickles with these cucumbers, which I did. However, I didn't want to eat way too many pickles and get pickle wasted.

My cousin, Vern, suggested a cucumber ginger drink and even provided a recipe. Her recipe was simple, quick, and easy. She even suggested that I could add a splash of rum if I wanted. Feel free to add a splash to yours as well.

This recipe is pretty quick and easy to make. The ginger gives it a unique flavor and the lime cuts down on the strong flavors of the ginger providing a good balance. Feel free to omit the rum as I did in this video. If you do add rum, make sure it is only a dash as the rum can be overpowering.

Hope you all enjoy this recipe as much as I did. Special thanks and shoutout to everyone that gave advice on what I should do with those cucumbers. I had fun trying out different recipes and I am looking forward to sharing more in the future. Enjoy 🙂

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Cucumber Ginger Juice

Author: Tanya Harris

Ingredients

  • 3 small-medium sized cucumbers
  • 1 teaspoon of freshly grated ginger
  • 1 teaspoon of sugar in the raw
  • juice of 1 lime
  • splash of rum Optional

Instructions

  • Cut cucumbers and add to blender.
  • Grate ginger and add to blender.
  • Add sugar in the raw and lime juice.
  • Blend until desired consistency.
  • Enjoy 🙂
  • ***If using rum, add a splash during blending process. Careful not too add too much.

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Dukkah Spice Mix

Dukkah Spice Mix, also known as Egyptian Spice Mix, is probably my favorite spice mix in the whole entire Universe. Ok, those are some strong words but I will say that when I came across this Dukkah Spice mix, I fell in love. This mixture of flavorful spices will have you fall in love too. This post may contain affiliate links, please read my full disclosure here.

dukkah egyptian spice mix in jar


I came across this spice mixture when I ordered one of those cooking at home kits where they deliver the meals to your door. Love those things! Anyways, this kit had a Dukkah Spiced chicken recipe. What in the world is Dukkah I thought and will I really be this courageous to try it? Oh well, here goes I thought. The kit came with a little packet of the spice mix, chicken, and sweet potatoes. There were a few other ingredients but I now forget what they were.

I was instructed to chop my potatoes, add olive oil, and sprinkle with the Dukkah spice seasoning. I was instructed to add the same seasoning to the chicken as well. Odd I thought, very odd. Why in the world would they tell me to add this seasoning to the chicken and potatoes? Because it is just that forking delicious!!!

After dinner that night, I rummaged through my kitchen looking for that little spice packet. What the heck is in this stuff I thought. It must have 40 ingredients! To my surprise, it listed only 5: Almonds, coriander, cumin, sesame seeds, and salt. That's it! I've got to find this stuff I thought.

So for weeks, I went searching for this stuff in the stores and could never find it. Like seriously, my local grocery stores are missing out by not stocking this magical Dukkah Spice Mix. Then it hit me, duh Tanya, you can make this at home...it has like 5 ingredients.

So I went to the world wide interwebs and I found out how to make it. This stuff is so good, don't be surprised if you get a jar of it from me for Christmas. In the meantime, you can make it yourself.

So now I will share my recipe with you all. Oh, by the way, did I mention that all (well most) of my recipes will be on video as well? I love visual explanations and thought I would give it a go. Feel free to leave me feedback on whether you like  the videos or not. Here are the recipe deets:

spices and nuts in ramekins on table

First, grab your ingredients:

Then, add your coriander seed (½ cup), sesame seeds (½ cup), cumin seeds (¼ cup), and whole black peppercorn (1tsp) to a skillet over medium low heat and stir until you can smell the spices, about 5 minutes.

spices being toasted in cast iron skillet with wooden spatula

Once your nose is filled with the beautiful smell of spices, remove seeds from stove and add to a food processor with 1 cup roasted whole almonds and 1 teaspoon salt.

spices and nuts in food processor

Pulse until ground.

chopped spices in food processor

And there you have it, Dukkah Egyptian Spice Mix. Sprinkle over any meat, fish, or vegetable you like.

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Here's a photo of my pan fried chicken with the Dukkah spice seasoning. Looks yummy right!

collage: dukkah in glass jar on left, dukkah on cooked chicken on right

Looking for more Homemade Spice recipes? Try these out:

Homemade BBQ Seasoning

Homemade Poultry Seasoning

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Dukkah Spice Mix

Easy and flavorful Dukkah spiced mixed. 
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
Total Time10 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: African
Keyword: dukkah spice mix
Author: Tanya Harris

Ingredients

  • 1 cup roasted almonds
  • ½ cup sesame seeds
  • ½ cup coriander seeds
  • ¼ cup cumin seeds
  • 1 teaspoon whole black peppercorn
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt

Instructions

  • Add sesame seeds, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, and whole black peppercorn to skillet over medium-low heat for about 5 minutes, or until you can smell the aroma of the spices. Make sure to stir continuously to avoid burning.
  • Once toasted, remove seeds and add to food processor. Add roasted almonds and sea salt. Turn on processor and process until nuts and seeds are finely ground.
  • Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator,

Notes

Can be added to meat, fish, or your favorite vegetable.

Adapted from The Kitchn

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How to Make a Fruity Martini at Home

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Learn how to make a fruity martini at home. Watch the video for more details, recipe below.

You must try this Fruity Martini with fresh Strawberries. At less than $2.50 per serving, this martini is not only delicious, it's budget friendly. We decided to prepare this martini after realizing we were spending way too much on drinks when we went out to dinner. Seriously, imagine going to a restaurant and ordering two meals at 15 dollars. Pre tax, and if you drink water, your dinner would be 30 dollars. But if you add 5 or 6 drinks, especially martinis...you start sweating bullets wondering how much that bill will be. Now I'm not saying I'll never have a martini or two when I go out to eat, but it would be nice to make some of these fancy pants martinis at home.

All you need is the alcohol, ice, martini glasses or a spice jar (the spice jar explanation is in the video), and a martini shaker. Oh, and of course fruit if you are fancy like we are.

We have received rave reviews on this drink! OK, so my friend Tia and my best friend Miss. Tracy tried it out and loved it. hehehe. Best review was that it taste like a Jolly Rancher. And for those of us that don't get enough fruit in our diet, here's a great place to start.

Enjoy a date night or get together at home by making this drink and turn up! Enjoy 🙂

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Author: Tanya Harris

Ingredients

  • Ice
  • 3 parts Watermelon Pucker
  • 2 parts white Tequila
  • 3 parts Sweet & Sour Mix
  • Sliced Strawberries

Instructions

  • Add ingredients in shaker.
  • Shake vigorously for about 30 seconds.
  • Pour into martini glasses or spice jar. Enjoy 🙂
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Peach Sweet Tea and Rum

Cool and refreshing Peach Sweet Tea that's perfect for the summer.

peach rum iced tea on a table outside

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This post is sponsored by Southern Breeze Sweet Tea. All opinions are my own.

My all time favorite season is summer! I got married on the first day of summer. I dream of summer in the winter. If I could put summer in my pocket and keep it year round I would. I can’t control my excitement that the warm weather is finally here!

You know what that means in the South? Fireflies, porch sitting, and Sweet Iced Tea!

Well, let me correct myself. People in the South drink sweet tea year round, not just in the summer. However, mixing a pitcher of sweet tea and sitting on your front porch waving to neighbors is a great way to spend a Saturday afternoon. As a matter of fact, sitting on your front porch drinking this Peach Sweet Tea and Rum and waving to neighbors is a great way to spend a Saturday afternoon.

This Peach Sweet Tea and Rum drink was created using Southern Breeze Sweet Tea.  These tea bags are not your typical tea bags. The cool thing is they come in Family Pitcher sizes already. No need in finding 10 tea bags to make 1 pitcher of iced tea, all you need is 2 of these Family Sized bags.  

How much sugar should you add when making sweet tea? A question you don’t need to ask when using Southern Breeze Sweet Tea because the sweetener is in the bag! What a win with this no sugar sweet tea!

Feel free to make this tea on its own without the addition of alcohol or fruit. I added peaches and rum into my tea because....well I have no good reason, it's rum and peaches, why not?

This drink is a breeze to make and you will enjoy sitting on your porch waiving and cheesing at everyone as they walk by. You may even catch yourself smiling and waving at that neighbor who you secretly dislike.

If you like this, you'll love my Spiced Iced Sweet Tea.

Here are the recipe deets:

Prepare your Southern Breeze Sweet Tea by bringing 2 quarts of water to a boil.

boiling water in saucepan

Once boiled, add water and 2 Family Sized Tea Bags to a pitcher and let steep for about 5 minutes.

tea bags for iced tea in water in pitcher

Remove the bags and discard. Place pitcher in fridge to cool.

Once cooled, Slice 2 ripe peaches and add to the pitcher. Add ½ cup of dark rum.

peaches sliced
dark rum for iced tea in measuring glass

Stir and serve over ice. Enjoy 🙂

glass of peach tea lemonade in southern breeze sweet tea glass

*Southern Breeze Sweet Tea is zero calories and contains the sweetener in the bag along with the tea leaves. It comes in a variety of flavors for all you sweet tea lovers out there.

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Peach Sweet Tea and Rum

Author: Tanya Harris

Ingredients

  • 2 Family Sized Southern Breeze Sweet Tea Original Flavor
  • 2 quarts of water
  • 2 ripe peaches
  • ½ cup dark rum

Instructions

  • Prepare your Southern Breeze Sweet Tea by bringing 2 quarts of water to boil.
  • Once boiled, add water and 2 Family Sized Tea Bags to a pitcher and steep for about 5 minutes. Remove the bags and discard.
  • Place sweet tea in fridge to cool.
  • Once cooled, Slice 2 ripe peaches and add to the pitcher. Add ½ cup of dark rum. Stir and serve over ice. Enjoy 🙂

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Strawberry Basil Lemonade Recipe

This Strawberry Basil Lemonade Recipe will leave you refreshed and and satisfied. Try this delicious spin on your traditional Lemonade recipe. 

strawberry basil lemonade in a pitcher with lemons surrounding it

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Post updated on 3/28/19 

You’ll find the full recipe with ingredient amounts and instructions in the recipe card at the bottom of this post. Be sure to check out the blog post itself for extra tips and tricks!

If you follow me on the Gram, you will realize that I eat out more than I should. I promise I am trying to change my ways but I won't lie, I love restaurants. Typically when I go out to eat, I always order just a water to drink. Why you may ask? Because I am cheap and also because I think water is delicious!

Well one day while eating out with my hubby, I decided to be fancy and ordered a strawberry lemonade instead of a water. You all, I was super excited about this strawberry lemonade. I was ready for my taste buds to jump out of my mouth and do the running man on the table. And not that new dance they claim is the running man, but old school Kid&Play running man.

I was ready for magic....and when I took that first sip of that strawberry lemonade, I wanted to cry. It was gross. I politely asked my waiter to bring it back and went back to my traditional water. This is where the idea of strawberry basil lemonade began.

This experience made me want to go home and make up my own recipe for strawberry lemonade, and I did!

strawberry basil lemonade in glass with stray

This recipe calls for a few simple ingredients: strawberries of course, lemon, sugar, and......BASIL! A lot of you are probably thinking I have gone insane? " Basil?" "In my drank?" "Are you for real?"

Why yes I am.

Now feel free to omit the basil if you want, this strawberry lemonade is still delicious without it. But I wanted to kick it up a notch.

How to make Strawberry Basil Lemonade

First, create a simple syrup by combining 1 cup of white sugar and 1 cup of water in a medium pot and bring to a boil. Boil until sugar is dissoved. Remove from heat and allow to cool.

sugar in measuring cup being poured into water in saucepan

Next, squeeze about lemons to make about 1 cup of squeezed lemon juice. Set aside.

half a lemon on juicer top

Next, chop about 12 medium straberries, yielding about 1 ½ cup of strawberries. Add that and about ¼ cup of basil leaves to a food processor and process until smooth. I like to use my mini food processor for this recipe. 

Strain strawberry and basil mixture through a fine strainer into a pitcher. Add simple syrup mixture, lemon juice, and 2 ½ cups of water to a pitcher. Stir until combined.

water being poured into pitcher with strawberry syrup

Serve chilled over ice and Enjoy 🙂

Variations of this Recipe

This flavor profile goes great in a margarita. Check out my Strawberry Basil Margarita.

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Strawberry Basil Lemonade Recipe

This strawberry basil lemonade recipe is a refreshing sweet treat that is perfect for any spring or summer day. #strawberrylemonade #summerdrinks #lemonade
Prep Time10 minutes
Total Time10 minutes
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 149kcal
Author: Tanya Harris

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups chopped strawberries about 12 medium strawberries
  • ¼ cup basil chopped
  • 1 cup lemon juice squeezed from lemons
  • 3 ½ cups water divided
  • 1 cup sugar

Instructions

  • Create a simple syrup by combining 1 cup sugar and 1 cup water in a small pot and bring to a boil until sugar is dissolved. Turn off stove and allow mixture to cool to room temperature.
  • Add strawberries and basil to a food processor or blender and pulse until combined and mixture is smooth.
  • Strain strawberry and basil mixture into pitcher. 
  • Add 2 ½ cups of cold water, lemon juice, and simple syrup to a pitcher. Stir until combined.
  • Serve over ice. Enjoy 🙂

Notes

Suggested Tools for Strawberry Basil Lemonade

Nutrition

Calories: 149kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Sodium: 8mg | Potassium: 96mg | Sugar: 36g | Vitamin A: 55IU | Vitamin C: 37.1mg | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 0.2mg

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Sweet Chili Asian Wings - Cooking with Flemz

Sweet Chilli Asian Wings is a quick and easy appetizer that can be created with ease. No excuse not to make these as it has only 6 main ingredients. Woo hoo!

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Sweet Chili Asian Wings

Sweet Chili Asian Wings are easy to make and delicious. 
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Keyword: asian wings
Servings: 4
Calories: 512kcal
Author: Tanya Harris

Ingredients

  • 3 lbs chicken wings
  • ¾ cup sweet chilli sauce
  • 2 Tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 1 teaspoon ginger
  • 2 Tablespoon cilantro
  • salt & pepper

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 500 degrees. Prepare baking sheet by lining with foil and spraying with cooking oil.
  • Season chicken wings with salt & pepper, not too much, not too little.
  • Place chicken wings on baking sheet and cook for 20-25 minutes, or until cooked through.
  • While wings are baking, make your sauce by combining sweet chilli sauce, soy sauce, garlic, and ginger.
  • Once wings have finished baking, remove and place them in sauce, tossing to coat.
  • Place wings back on pan and return to oven for 5 minutes to allow sauce to bake into chicken.
  • Remove and sprinkle with cilantro. Enjoy 🙂

Nutrition

Calories: 512kcal | Saturated Fat: 8g

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Easy Baked Chicken Wings in Sweet & Sour Sauce

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Easy Baked Chicken Wings in Sweet & Sour Sauce is an ideal recipe for any busy night. I get it, I get it...I literally say this about all my recipes. Yet it's true, my goal in life is to provide easy and quick recipes you can whip up in a breeze. So here goes another.

I didn't typically think of wings as a dinner item when I initially started cooking. When most people think of wings, they think of appetizers. Well that's the win win of the situation, wings can be both. Whether you're hosting a party or just feeding your hungry family, these can be whipped up in a second...or like 30 minutes 🙂

Now I'd like to take a moment and discuss this sauce...oh this sauce. Anyone else love that sauce from the Chinese restaurants that comes when you order Sweet & Sour chicken? Well...this isn't it. I always tried to replicate it in my kitchen by combining ketchup, white sugar, and vinegar...Fail, complete fail, lol. It never came out like the restaurants. I did however change up the ingredients and came up with the sauce below. It's great on the wings and it is daughter and hubby approved. Here are the recipe deets.

First, Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Prepare a baking pan by covering with foil and spraying with cooking spray until fully covered, set aside.

Next, combine ½ cup ketchup, 1 tablespoon white vinegar, 1 tablespoon brown sugar, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, 1 clove minced garlic and 1 teaspoon grated ginger in a medium bowl. Stir and set aside.

Ingredients for chicken wings in white ramekins

Ingredients

mixed sauce in glass bowl with spoon sticking out

mixed sauce

Next, season 2 lbs chicken wings with salt & pepper....use your judgment here. Not too much, not too little.

peppered chicken in bowl

Then, add your sauce to you chicken and stir until fully coated.

chicken wings covered in sauce in bowl

with sauce

Place your wings on your prepared sheet.

marinated chicken on baking sheet

marinated chicken

Bake chicken for 30 minutes or until cooked through. Then, crank that oven to broil and let the wings crisp a little. Keep them in there no longer that 5 minutes.

And then you will have this.....

finished chicken wings on blue plate with orange towel in background

Enjoy 🙂

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Easy Baked Chicken Wings in Sweet & Sour Sauce

Author: Tanya Harris

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs chicken wings
  • ½ cup ketchup
  • 1 Tablespoon vinegar
  • 1 Tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 1 teaspoon grated ginger

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with foil paper and spray with cooking spray. Set aside.
  • Combine ketchup, vinegar, brown sugar, soy sauce, garlic, and ginger. Set aside.
  • Season wings with salt & pepper. Cover wings with ketchup mixture.
  • Bake wings in preheated oven for 30 minutes or until cooked through. Increase heat to broil and broil for 5 minutes until wings become sticky. Enjoy!
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