Copy Cat Wingers Sticky Fingers

Crispy chicken fingers smothered with a Copykat Wingers sweet and spicy sauce! These tasty fingers are delicious by themselves, served as a topping on a salad or as a tortilla wrap. 

Last week for dinner we had these crazy good Wingers Sticky Fingers pictured above. I found this recipe a couple weeks back at Life as a Lofthouse. I knew as soon as I saw this recipe that it was defiantly something I needed to make. My first thought of this recipe was that this could be "dinner made two ways"

Anyone who has a picky eater knows exactly what I'm taking about. My son Carson probably wouldn't be too crazy about the sauce, but I'm pretty sure everyone else would love it. No problem I could just pull his chicken strips out before I cover them in the sticky finger sauce. This way I could please everyone.

What I love most about this recipe is just how versatile it is. Not only can I please my picky eater, but I can change it up a bit as well. You can eat them plain or dip them into ranch dressing. Enjoy them topped on a salad or add them to a warm flour tortilla to make a Sticky Fingers Wrap. It's all up to you.

This recipe for the sticky finger sauce is slap you silly easy. It only consists of 4 ingredients, chicken, Franks Original Hot Sauce, brown sugar and water. That's it! Now make sure to use Franks Original Red Hot because I'm hearing from everyone that's the only one to use.

I toned down the amount of hot sauce by 2 tablespoons just to make sure it wasn't too spicy for my daughter. Really it wasn't spicy at all so next time I will add the full 6 tablespoons called for.

Now I don't have a "Wingers" anywhere near by, so I really can't compare these to the original, but I have to say they were fabulous. We loved the sticky fingers both ways. This recipe is a KEEPER! I have included a few step by step photos, but the full recipe is at the end of this post.

Bake the chicken strips according to package directions. Add the brown sugar, franks hot sauce and water to a medium sauce pan. Cook the sauce over medium heat until heated through and the sugar is dissolved. Add the cooked chicken strips to a bowl that has a cover. 
Pour that yummy sauce all over the chicken strips and seal the bowl shut. Shake the bowl until all the chicken strips are covered with the sauce.

To make Sticky Fingers Wraps add the desired amount of sticky fingers to a warmed flour tortilla.

Add lettuce, tomatoes and shredded cheese. Sticky fingers are also wonderful all on their own. I usually serve mine with macaroni and cheese and a fruit salad.

Yield: 4

Author: Tina Butler | Mommy's Kitchen

CopyKat Wingers Sticky Fingers

Crispy chicken fingers smothered with a Copykat Wingers sweet and spicy sauce! These tasty fingers are delicious by themselves, served as a topping on a salad or as a tortilla wrap.

Prep time: 10 MinCook time: 25 MinTotal time: 35 Min

Ingredients

• 8 large frozen crispy breaded chicken strips, cooked
• 6 tablespoons Franks Original Hot Sauce (4 - tablespoons for kids)
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 4 tablespoons water

Instructions

1. Bake the chicken strips according to package directions. While the chicken strips are baking prepare the sauce.
2. In a medium saucepan heat the hot sauce, brown sugar and water over medium heat until sugar is dissolved and sauce is heated thoroughly. About 5-10 minutes.
3. Remove sauce from heat and set aside until the chicken strips are ready. Place cooked chicken strips in a large plastic container.
4. Pour the sauce all over the and shut with the lid. Shake until all the chicken strips are coated with the sauce.

Notes:

To make Sticky Fingers Wraps, place two sauce-coated chicken strips onto the tortilla. Add desired amount of cheese, lettuce and tomatoes. Wrap up and serve.

https://www.mommyskitchen.net/2011/05/wingers-sticky-finger-wraps-potluck.htm

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adapted from: Life in the Lofthouse 

These are my favorite Chicken Fritter Breast Strips to use for sticky fingers. They have a nice thick and crispy breading of real uncooked chicken. You can find these in the frozen food department located by the frozen chicken breast, thighs and drumsticks. This is not located with the chicken nuggets or breaded chicken strips. 


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