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Top view of a plate of Hot Wings with Blue Cheese Dressing. Celery and tomatoes on the side.
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Crock Pot Hot Wings

These Hot Wings with Blue Cheese Dipping Sauce will be a hit at your next party! The wings are slow-cooked in a perfect blend of seasoning and spices.
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time4 hours 30 minutes
Total Time5 hours
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Chicken, Crock Pot, Hot Wings, Slow Cooker
Servings: 7
Calories: 264kcal
Author: Emily Walker

Equipment

  • Crockpot
  • Small Saucepan

Ingredients

  • 2.5 pounds frozen wings
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 2 tablespoon liquid smoke
  • kosher salt to taste

For the Hot Sauce:

  • 1 teaspoon garlic minced
  • ¾ cup ketchup
  • ½ cup cider vinegar
  • ¼ cup brown sugar firmly packed
  • 3 tablespoons Worcetershire sauce
  • 1 ½ tablespoons Yellow mustard
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons sriracha hot sauce
  • ½ teaspoon chili powder

For the Blue Cheese Dipping Sauce:

  • 3/4 cup mayonnaise
  • 3/4 cup sour cream
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1 package hidden valley ranch mix dry, regular, not buttermilk
  • 1/2 cup blue cheese crumbles

Instructions

  • Mix water and liquid smoke in the bottom of a large slow cooker. Add frozen wings and sprinkle with kosher salt. Cook on high for about 4 hours.
    Slow Cooker with frozen chicken wings for Hot Wings with Blue Cheese Dressing.
  • Just before wings are done cooking, add all sauce ingredients to a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer about 15 minutes.
    Pan with sauce and whisk for Hot Wings with Blue Cheese Dressing.
  • When wings are done cooking in the slow cooker, dip each wing in the sauce and place on a rimmed baking sheet. Place in oven under the broiler on high for a couple of minutes.
    Hand holding mini tongs dipping cooked chicken wings into the sauce for Hot Wings with Blue Cheese Dressing.
  • Brush each wing again with sauce and place on the baking sheet again with the other side of the wing facing up. Place under the broiler again for a couple of minutes.
    Brush basting chicken wings with sauce for Hot Wings with Blue Cheese Dressing.
  • Place wings on a serving plate and baste with the remaining sauce. Serve with blue cheese dipping sauce and celery sticks, carrots, cherry tomatoes, and/or fries.
    Side View of a plate with Hot Wings and Blue Cheese Dressing. Celery and tomatoes on the side.

Blue Cheese Dipping Sauce

  • Mix together all the ingredients for the blue cheese dipping sauce except for the blue cheese crumbles. Then gently stir in the blue cheese. (You can also blend them in if you don’t like big pieces of cheese). Refrigerate for at least a couple of hours, the longer the better- it just gets more flavorful.
    Bowl of Blue Cheese Dressing with blue cheese crumbles. Wooden spoon on the side.

Notes

Nutrition information is for hot wings only.

Nutrition

Calories: 264kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 67mg | Sodium: 636mg | Potassium: 307mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 314IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 34mg | Iron: 2mg