While crispy chicken wings are pretty irresistible, the sauce on these wings makes them really special. Butter, honey, lime, garlic, and chili powder simmer while the wings bake; then this incredible glaze is slathered on the wings, and wow! Wait til you try them! How long it takes: 50 minutes Equipment you’ll need: mixing bowl, sheet pan with wire rack, oven, saucepan Servings: 4 (3 lbs. wings) Serve chili lime chicken wings as an appetizer at your next big shindig or enjoy them for dinner time. They’re easy to make (you can even make them ahead) and everyone loves them. Looking for a dipping sauce to serve with the wings? This recipe includes a great sour cream dip that’s perfect for dipping these wings. (Psst…the dip is great! You’ll want to use it for everything!) If you’re looking for a great salad to serve with the wings, try this Asian-style cabbage salad with mandarin oranges and honey lime dressing.
About these wings
Oven baked chicken wings are prepared in a two step process. First, the wings are coated with seasoned flour and baked until they are crispy and thoroughly cooked. You’ll notice that the recipe includes baking powder. The baking powder aids in the crisping process, drawing out excess moisture. Don’t, don’t, don’t substitute baking soda. It will give your wings a bitter nasty taste. If you don’t happen to have baking powder, just skip it. Your wings will still turn out fine. Once the wings are baked, they get coated with a super good glaze. This is totally the best part! Either brush the sauce on or dump the wings and sauce in a big bowl and toss them around until each wing is coated. Here’s where you have a choice: Either serve the wings freshly glazed, stick them back into the oven for 5 minutes, or run them under the broiler for a few minutes to set the glaze. This one’s totally up to you. Broiling caramelizes the glaze ensuring that the wings are finger lickin’ good. If you choose to broil the wings, reserve a fourth cup of the glaze so you can brush just a little more on the wings after they come out of the broiler. We like them good and sticky! Watch these tasty chili lime wings fly off the platter! Serve them garnished with a sprinkle of fresh cilantro, green onions, or parsley. And don’t forget the sour cream dipping sauce! And LOTS of napkins!
What You’ll Need
Wings
Wings! We recommend either chicken wings or wing portions. You could also substitute chicken drumsticks if you prefer, keeping in mind that legs will take slightly longer to cook. Coating for the wings: You’ll use a flour coating for the wings, with baking powder and seasonings including garlic powder, chili powder, lime zest, salt.
Glaze
For the glaze, you’ll need butter, honey, lime juice, lime zest, chili powder, garlic powder, and salt. If you like spicy wings, add a little cayenne pepper or red pepper flakes.
Dip
For the dip you’ll need: Sour cream, lime juice, green onions, garlic powder, paprika, and lime zest.
Make It Your Own
Some like ’em hot! If you like spicy wings, add cayenne pepper or hot pepper flakes to the sauce. How much you add depends on how hot you like them. I’d start with a pinch and work up from there. Make them in your air fryer. Here’s the easy recipe. I love using an air fryer for wings. Prefer drumsticks to wings? Drummies are fine in this recipe but bake them a bit longer, about forty minutes. For an Asian style sauce, try these baked Spicy Asian Chicken Wings.
Make-Ahead Ideas
While they won’t be quite as crispy, you can make a bunch of chicken wings ahead. Buy a big package, bake the wings, cover them with the sauce , as directed, but don’t broil them. Cool the wings down, wrap, and refrigerate for up to 3 days, or freeze for up to a month. The sour cream dip can be made up to three days in advance. Refrigerate in a tightly covered container. Stir well before serving.
Reheating Tips
For refrigerated leftover wings: Reheat in the microwave, or see method below, reducing baking time slightly. For frozen cooked wings: Line a large baking pan with foil for easy cleanup. Arrange the frozen wings in a single layer and bake, uncovered, in a preheated oven (400°F) for 13-16 minutes or until heated through (140-145°F).
More Finger-Licking Recipes
Forget the forks, some foods are just made to eat with your fingers! I mean, can you imagine eating wings with a fork? Try:
Air Fryer Chicken Nuggets The Best Cauliflower Nachos BBQ Chicken Sweet Potato Nachos Pickle Roll Ups with Ham (Pinwheels) Candied Bacon Crostini — find out how to make crostini and what to top them with Bacon Wrapped Dates or Bacon Wrapped Water Chestnuts Air Fryer Chickpeas
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