Grilled Honey Chipotle Lime Chicken Wings
Tangy honey lime chipotle chicken wings in a spicy chipotle BBQ sauce that are baked and then grilled for extra crispiness
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 20 chicken wings
- 1 ½ cups ketchup
- 1 chipotle pepper
- ½ teaspoon adobo sauce
- 1 tablespoon dried minced onions
- Juice from 1 lime
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon honey
Instructions
- for the honey chipotle sauce
- Add the ketchup, chipotle pepper, adobo sauce, lime juice and mustard to a medium-sized sauce pan.
- Stir in the onions, salt, pepper, brown sugar and honey, and cook on medium heat until warm.
- Turn heat to low, cover and keep warm until ready to use.
- for the wings
- Arrange the chicken wings on a foil-lined baking sheet, and pat with a paper towel to remove any excess moisture.
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper, and bake at 400 degrees for about 20 minutes.
- Brush with chipotle barbecue sauce and bake for an additional 10 minutes or until temperature reads at least 160 degrees.
- Remove from oven, and grill on low heat for about 5 minutes, turning once.
- Brush with more barbecue sauce, remove from grill, and serve.
Nutrition
Calories: 512kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 30g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 123mg | Sodium: 845mg | Potassium: 476mg | Sugar: 34g | Vitamin A: 545IU | Vitamin C: 4.2mg | Calcium: 46mg | Iron: 1.9mg