Cilantro Lime Wings

Cilantro Lime Wings

zingy, sweet and hot

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Reviewed by Arturs Arnicans
Prep Time: 4h 5m
Cook Time: 50m
Total Time: 4h 55m
Temp.: 425 °F
Servings: 10
Difficulty: Easy
4.8 (23 Reviews)
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Ingredients

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Nutritional Information

360
Calories
19.8g
Fat
133mg
Cholesterol
189mg
Sodium
4.6g
Carbohydrate
39.6g
Protein
Cilantro Lime Wings

Recipe Description

Cilantro Lime Wings are one of my favorite things to make on a lazy Saturday when we spend the day at home watching movies or sports. I make a huge bath of these wings which I serve with plenty of napkins to wipe sticky hands. The zingy sweet sauce is a classic combination of lime, honey and hot sauce with the freshness of chopped cilantro.

Start by making a marinade for the chicken wings by combining olive oil, lime juice, garlic powder, cumin, and paprika. Mix with the chicken wings and chill in the refrigerator. After a few hours, bake the wings in the oven. While the wings bake, make a glaze by melting butter in a small saucepan. Mix honey, hot sauce, and lime juice. Turn off heat and stir in the cilantro before mixing with the chicken wings before serving.

To make Cilantro Lime Wings, you will need the following ingredients:

Ingredients for Cilantro Lime Wings

Steps to make

  1. 1

    Prepare marinade

    1 min
    Step 1 - Cilantro Lime Wings

    Whisk together ¼ cup of olive oil, juice of two limes, 1 teaspoon of garlic powder, 1 teaspoon of cumin and ½ a teaspoon of paprika.

  2. 2

    Marinate the chicken wings

    4h
    Step 2 - Cilantro Lime Wings

    Mix in 3 pounds of chicken wings and place in the refrigerator to marinate for up to 4 hours. Drain and pat the wings dry with a paper towel.

  3. 3

    Heat oven

    5 min
    Step 3 - Cilantro Lime Wings

    Preheat the oven to 425 °F. Line a large baking sheet with a metal rack.

  4. 4

    Cook the wings

    50 min
    Step 4 - Cilantro Lime WingsStep 4 - Cilantro Lime Wings

    Season the wings with salt and pepper. Place the marinated wings on the wire rack and bake for 50 minutes.

  5. 5

    Make a glaze

    2 min
    Step 5 - Cilantro Lime Wings

    Melt 4 tablespoons of butter in a small saucepan. MIx in 2 tablespoons of honey, 1 tablespoon of hot sauce and the juice of one lime. Remove the saucepan from the heat and stir in 2 tablespoons of cilantro.

  6. 6

    Coat wings with sauce

    2 min
    Step 6 - Cilantro Lime Wings

    Transfer the cooked wings to a large serving bowl. Pour the sauce over the baked wings and toss well with a tongs until the wings are fully coated.

  7. 7

    Serve

    Step 7 - Cilantro Lime Wings

    Serve these wings warm.

These Cilantro Lime Wings are delicious with a sweet yet zingy lime and honey sauce! Try them out soon and don’t forget to come back with your thoughts!

About the author

Jeff O'connor

Jeff is a 38-year-old bachelor who prefers not to waste his time on salads and light meals. He’s a true carnivore who knows how to enjoy food to the max! Jeff will tell you how to cook rich and filling meals from scratch, bringing some real meaty decadence to your kitchen. His recipes are sure to satisfy every meat lover!

Recipe Reviews

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4.8 out of 5 (23 reviews)
Katy
May 2, 2025
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Superb

Penny
March 28, 2025
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Superb wings, loved!

Tina
October 15, 2023
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Delicious, loved these!

Mikey
October 10, 2023
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I absolutely love making these Cilantro Lime Wings for our family movie nights! The kids devour them in no time and the sauce is just superb. It’s super easy too, which helps a lot on busy weekends. They’re a total hit!

Emily
January 3, 2023
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Delicious

Quinn
December 31, 2022
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These wings are simply superb. Made a massive batch for the fam last weekend, and they vanished in no time. Perfect combo of zingy and sweet, just how we like it when chillin' at home.

Zoe
November 25, 2022
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Delicious

Quentin
March 29, 2022
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Super tasty wings

Charlize Fretty
April 19, 2020
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My family is Hispanic so we LOVE everything with lime and lemon in it or on it. I made this for my familia with some brown rice and plantains, EVERYONE was begging me to cook this atleast once a week afterwards, loved it.

Grecia Bollar
April 17, 2020
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Lime made my tongue burn almost haha, less lime for me next time for sure.

Jazlynn Mhoon
April 16, 2020
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Can't get over how good these are made them for my hubby and he fell in loveeee with these lime wings.

Sofie Schutzenhofer
April 14, 2020
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My abuela (Grandma for english speakers) was licking the bones after i made her these, LOL!

Laney Wiedmer
April 14, 2020
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Absolutely delicious, can't wait to have this again next week going to make it with nachos and salsa.

Jacey Akesson
April 13, 2020
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Took a long time to make these and they were slightly undercooked so had to cook them longer, when they did finish they were good though i recommend baking them longer than just an hour.

Audra Messier
April 12, 2020
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Totally making these instead of the sunkist wings over and over again, i'm obsessed.

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