Margarita Chicken Wings Recipes

MARGARITA CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine margarita mix, lime juice and garlic. Pour 1 cup marinade into a shallow dish. Add chicken; turn to coat. Cover and refrigerate for 2-4 hours. Cover and refrigerate remaining marinade., Drain and discard marinade from chicken. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Place chicken on oiled grill rack. Grill, covered, over medium heat or broil 4 in. from heat until a thermometer reads 165°, 5-7 minutes on each side, basting frequently with reserved marinade.

BEST GRILLED MARGARITA CHICKEN... EVER!

Steps:

• Place cilantro, pepper, garlic powder, and onion salt in the bowl of a blender. Pour in margarita mix, lime juice, orange juice, tequila, triple sec, and honey. Puree on high speed until smooth, then reduce speed to medium-low, and slowly add the olive oil; blend until creamy. Place chicken breasts in a resealable plastic bag or glass bowl; pour marinade overtop and toss to coat. Refrigerate for 5 hours.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil grate.
• Remove chicken from the marinade, shake off excess, and discard remaining marinade. Grill the chicken until tender and juices run clear, approximately 7 minutes per side.

GARLIC-MOLASSES CHICKEN WINGS

Steps:

• Mix soy sauce, garlic, molasses, brown sugar, honey, and garlic salt together in a large bowl. Pour 3/4 of the marinade mixture into a resealable freezer bag and add wings. Release any air from the bag and seal. Place marinating chicken wings and remaining marinade into the refrigerator and chill for 5 to 6 hours.
• Remove wings from the refrigerator 1 hour before baking.
• Preheat the oven to 225 degrees F (110 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and top with an oiled rack about 1/2-inch above the surface of the foil.
• Space marinated wings on the rack about 1/2-inch apart.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Baste wings with some of the remaining marinade; repeat baking and basting every 20 minutes 2 more times for a total of 1 hour. Turn wings over, baste, and bake 30 minutes more. Turn wings over again, sprinkle with garlic salt, and increase oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Continue baking 15 minutes more.

KICKED-UP MARGARITA CHICKEN WINGS

Steps:

• Wash the wings, pat dry and place in a large resealable plastic food bag.
• In a small bowl, combine the tequila, orange juice concentrate, lemon zest, lemon juice, garlic, cumin, black pepper, salt, and cilantro. Pour the marinade over the wings in the bag. Seal the bag and refrigerate several hours or overnight.
• Prepare a medium-hot charcoal fire or pre-heat a gas grill to medium-high.
• Drain the wings, discarding the marinade.
• Grill the wings, turning often, until they are slightly charred and cooked through, about 25 minutes.
• To bake: Preheat oven to 375 dg. and bake on cookie sheet for 45 minutes, turning once after 25 minutes, or until brown.

PICKLE MARGARITA

Steps:

• Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add tequila, triple sec, lime juice, and pickle juice and shake to combine.
• Strain into a glass filled with more ice and garnish with a pickle slice.

UNCLE LOUIE'S CHICKEN WINGS MARINARA(JAY LENO'S FAVORITE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• If using whole wings, disjoint wings and remove tips; you should have 24 drumettes.
• In a large bowl, toss the chicken with the olive oil, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Place on a rack in a baking pan.
• Roast the chicken wings or drumettes in preheated oven until done, about 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, to make sauce, place the marinara sauce, hot sauce and garlic in a blender or food processor and blend to puree garlic.
• When the wings are done, remove from the oven, and toss with half the sauce. Leave the oven on. Return wings to oven for 10 more minutes .
• Sprinkle the wings with parsley.
• Serve with the remaining sauce on the side to dip the wings into. Enjoy!
• This is good served with a good blue cheese or gorgonzola dip too!

CHICKEN WINGS MARINARA

Steps:

• Line a baking sheet with paper towels. Heat 4 inches peanut oil in a medium stockpot over high heat until a deep-fry thermometer registers 400 degrees. Dredge wings in flour, shaking to remove excess flour. Add wings to hot oil, and fry until dark golden brown, 14 to 18 minutes. Transfer to prepared baking sheet; season with salt and pepper.
• Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add crushed garlic; cook until fragrant, about 4 minutes. Remove garlic from oil and discard. In a medium bowl, crush tomatoes with your hands. Add to olive oil; cook, stirring occasionally, until heated through. Add parsley, salt, and pepper; reduce heat to low and simmer for 20 minutes. Add hot sauce and garlic powder; cook for 3 to 4 minutes. Keep warm until ready to use.
• In a large bowl, toss wings with 1/2 cup of sauce. Serve immediately with remaining sauce on the side.