An Italian and a Greek walk into a Tailgate

I was flipping through a stack of recipes I had torn out of magazines from back when I used to read magazines and tear out recipes.  Greek chicken wings with loads of lemon and oregano, I immediately knew I had to try these and quickly.  Most of my inspiration comes from my terrible habit of procrastinating and the need to come up with 5 new recipes 2 days before we shoot my show.  These wings seemed too easy and yet they have so much flavor it was easy to dress them up a tiny bit and make them an original Tailgating Tidbits recipe.  They can be baked and served, grilled only or try both like I did, just don't forget the feta and olives!  The following recipe is very forgiving, no need to measure much of anything, just eyeball your marinade and the final Greek toppings.  You can never have too much flavor in a simple dish like this!  

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Greek Chicken Wings with Grilled Lemon 

Ingredients:

15-20 chicken wings, 

       legs or combination of both 

5 lemons  (zest from 2 lemons) 

1 cup olive oil   

2 Tablespoons dried oregano 

1 Tablespoon Sweet Hungarian Paprika 

1 Tablespoon Granulated Garlic 

      (similar to garlic powder)

1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper 

1 Tablespoon kosher salt 

1/2 Tablespoon Cracked Black Pepper 

For serving: 

1 bunch scallions, green part only chopped 

1 small can sliced black olives, drained 

Handful flat leaf parsley, chopped 

1/2 – 1 cup feta cheese 

Instructions: 

If using chicken wings, remove wing tips 

Add chicken wings to a re-sealable bag or container with a lid 

Marinate wings overnight (or a few hours) in olive oil, zest of two lemons, 

juice of three lemons, and spices from above.  

Toss and coat wings in marinade.  Place in fridge until ready to cook 

Preheat oven to 375 degrees 

Place wings on foil lined baking sheet 

Bake wings for 45 minutes 

Throw cooked wings on the grill for 5-8 minutes for a nice char

Add two sliced lemons to the grill 

as well for 3-4 minutes 

Remove wings and pile on platter 

Add scallions, olives, parsley, 

feta and juice from grilled lemons 

Serve immediately