Two-thirds of the regular season will be complete following this weekend’s action, which is kind of sad.  However, Mrs 3M is going to make things a little less sad at our house when she makes some delicious Jalapeno Pretzel Knots and these delicious Crock Pot Buffalo Wings.

INGREDIENTS

4 pounds chicken wing drumettes, frozen
1 cup buffalo sauce (we used Frank’s)
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
6 tablespoons honey

DIRECTIONS

In a 5 quart slow cooker on low, add buffalo sauce, butter, and honey and stir it all up to combine.  Add chicken wings.  Stir until wings are well coated.  Cook on low 6-8 hours or high for 3-4 hours.

Remove wings from slow cooker and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper (the stuff is a God send).  Drizzle sauce from slow cooker over wings. 

Set oven to broil.  Place baking sheet in oven and bake for 2-3 minutes until the sauce starts to caramelize.  Remove from oven, serve and enjoy.

PRO TIPS: If you like a thick sauce coating, transfer the sauce to a saucepan and boil it until it cooks down, approximately 5-8 minutes, stirring occasionally.  Then brush or drizzle the sauce over the wings.

You can also layer the sauce on the wings.  Coat wings with sauce, broil for 1 minute, remove from oven.  Coat with sauce, broil 1 minute.  Add more sauce, broil until sauce is caramelized.

You can use fresh wings.  Cook time would be 3-4 hours on low or 1 to 2 hours on high.

Instead of cooking the sauce down and broiling it you can mix up 2 tablespoons corn starch and 2 tablespoons water in a re-sealable container and shake it really well. Pour into crockpot then cook an additional 30 minutes on high.

If you’re going mobile with these, you can add them back to a heated, covered dish and transport to the tailgate in an insulated carrying case.  Or, you can add them back into the crockpot, seal it up, and hit the road.

I hope that everyone enjoys these eats, and we all enjoy an evening feast from New Jersey.

And, get your favorite tailgate recipes ready for next week's bye week extravaganza.  I'm turning it over to you.

Previous Tailgate Fare

Week One: Buffalo Chicken Dip
Week Two: Chicken Tacos
Week Three: The World's Greatest Veggie Dip
Week Four: Jalapeno Stuffed Pretzel Bombs
Week Five: Turkey Cheddar Kabobs
Week Six: Southwest Chicken / Crab Pinwheels
Week Seven: 3M’s Original Chili