Description
Baked honey lemon pepper chicken wings with a tangy garlic sauce are finger-licking good! The best appetizer for any party, game-day or any gluten free meal.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2 lb chicken wings
Rub:
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1 teaspoon avocado oil
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon fresh cracked black pepper
- 3/4 teaspoon sea salt
Sauce:
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1–2 garlic cloves (minced)
- 4 1/2 teaspoons honey
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh cracked black pepper
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- 1/4 teaspoon paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
Instructions
- If you want really crispy wings, place them in a bowl, season the chicken with ½ teaspoon sea salt and let it sit in the fridge overnight. This will season and dry out the chicken. But if it’s still wet, pat dry before dry seasoning.
- Heat the oven to 400 degrees.
- Toss the chicken wings with all the rub ingredients. Make sure each wing is evenly coated then place them on a sheet pan in a single layer spacing each wing about 1 inch apart.
- Place the sheet pan in the middle rack of the oven and bake for 20 minutes.
- Flip the return the wings to cook for another 20 minutes.
- While the chicken is cooking make the sauce.
- Start by adding the butter and minced garlic to a small saucepan over medium-low heat. Allow it to cook for 1-2 minutes to soften the garlic, but don’t let it burn.
- Add the honey, pepper, lemon juice, zest, paprika, and salt to the garlic butter and stir until it’s combined. Let it come to a boil and continue cooking for 1-2 minutes to reduce, constantly stirring to avoid burning.
- When the wings are cooked, remove them from the oven, coat them with the sauce and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories: 226
- Sugar: 6.9
- Fat: 12.9
- Carbohydrates: 8.6
- Fiber: 0.6
- Protein: 19.1