Cajun Honey Lime Chicken Wings may change the way you flavor your wings forever. The wings are oven baked, and basted with an amazing sauce that will make these wings a crowd favorite.
Chicken wings are a real hands down favorite at our house. There are men living here so whether it is for tailgating, holidays or just a casual get-together, chicken wings are my go-to appetizer. And my guys always want the wings with a little heat, like the traditional Buffalo Wings or the kind that can make you break out into a sweat like my Fiery Asian Chicken Wings!
For a new variation on my classic wings, I decided to use Cajun Seasoning and Lime. The Cajun Honey Lime Chicken Wings are rubbed with a Cajun spice mix and lime juice is added to the basting sauce. A final sprinkle of lime zest before serving adds more tart lime flavor and a delicious citrus aroma to the wings. This was the first time I have made wings this way and oh my, they were so good. Lime is my new superhero!
**Note – to make life easier, you might want to invest in a good zester. My zester is from Microplane. I have had it for years and use it all the time to zest fruit, and to shave chocolate and parmesan. It’s really a handy little tool to have:)
Ingredients
- 3 pounds chicken wings – about 32 wing sections
- 1/3 cup Cajun seasoning
- 1 cup BBQ sauce
- 2 TBSP Honey
- 1 TBSP Sriracha sauce
- 1 fresh lime
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray baking sheets with non-stick cooking spray.
- Place chicken wings on baking sheet in a single layer, without crowding.
- Sprinkle each wing liberally with Cajun seasoning.
- Bake on middle rack of the 350 degree oven for 30 minutes.
- While the chicken is baking begin preparing the basting sauce.
- While uncut, zest the lime until you have 1 TBSP of zest. Cut the lime in half and juice 1/2 of the lime, reserving juice and setting aside the other 1/2 lime for later.
- In a small bowl, mix the BBQ Sauce, Honey, Sriracha and the juice from 1/2 of the lime. Stir until blended. Set aside.
- After 30 minutes, remove the chicken from the oven and baste with 1/2 of the prepared sauce using a basting brush.
- Return the chicken to the oven and continue cooking for 10 minutes.
- Remove the chicken from the oven and baste again with the remaining 1/2 of the basting sauce.
- Return the chicken to the oven for a final 10 minutes to complete cooking and to caramelize the basting sauce.
- Remove the chicken from the baking pan onto a serving tray. Squeeze the juice from remaining 1/2 of lime over the wings and sprinkle the wings with the lime zest.
- Serve hot!
Recipe From : Must Love Home