Sweet and Spicy Grilled Chicken Wings Recipe
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A super sweet, spicy and simple Sweet Spicy Grilled Chicken Wings recipe.
This recipe is short and sweet, and a little spicy too. Sweet and Spicy Grilled Chicken Wings have become a regular weeknight meal for us, usually every Monday, our BBC Top Gear Family TV Night. The wings are quick and perfect with a side of sweet potato fries, and seasoned beans of some sort. Plus they’re grilled. Which means a bit lighter, with no greasy, frying mess to clean up.
If you’re familiar with grilling, this recipe is as simple as it gets. (Of course there are alternate instructions for baking them in the recipe below.) We use a charcoal grill with these over a low, even heat, and for better control over flame. My husband is the grill master in our home and prefers charcoal over gas when time permits. Nothing beats an old kettle charcoal grill.
Other than grill skills, the sweet and spicy sauce is made with equal parts of balsamic vinegar, honey, and hot sauce. For the hot sauce, we usually use sriracha hot chili sauce (the one with the rooster on the bottle), but any of your favorite hot sauces will do. We use this sauce for other cuts of chicken too. It’s a nice balance of sweet and spicy for us, but if you can kick it up a notch or two if you like it hot.
Try this one soon, y’all! I think you will find these Sweet and Spicy Grilled Chicken Wings become a favorite regular in your home too. Whisk up some sauce, light the grill, and get those paper towels ready! Happy cooking!
Sweet and Spicy Grilled Chicken Wings Recipe
Sweet and Spicy Chicken Wings
This lighter wing option is so easy and super delicious to prepare. Perfect for game-time grub!
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/4 cup hot chili pepper sauce (or your favorite hot sauce)
- 4 pounds bone-in chicken wings, thawed*
Instructions
- Whisk together first three ingredients. Set aside.
- Place wings on grill over low, direct heat. Grill 15 minutes per side, then baste chicken with sauce, turn, and continue to baste until done, and desired crispness, color, coverage is reached.
Notes
* Substitute your favorite cut of chicken. Thighs and legs are fabulous! To bake in oven: Preheat oven to 350-degrees F. Place wings on baking sheet (line with aluminum foil for easy cleanup). Cook for 15 minutes, then baste wings with sauce, turn over, baste. Continue to cook and baste until done, checking every 15 minutes or so.
More grilled chicken recipes you’ll enjoy:
- Honey Jalapeno Grilled Chicken Recipe
- Southwestern Grilled Chicken Recipe with Lime Butter
- Buttermilk Chicken Recipe
Originally published May 15, 2012.
Oh my hubby will love you for this….he loves his wings!! What an easy, simple sauce you’ve created. I was just recently introduced to the sriracha sauce by our nephew. Can’t believe I’d never heard of it before.
Ooh, that sauce sounds perfect! I might try it on some boneless breasts…I’m sort of a freak about actual bones in my meat. I know…I’m lame. 🙂
Karly,
I think this sauce would work on just about any meat. Ribs (of course w/o the bone for you), pork tenderloin … all would be yummy!
Amy
Trying it on boneless breasts tonight. I’ve been thinking about it all day. 😉
I love how simple this looks! Mmmmm!
I love grilled chicken! Your sweet n spicy recipe makes me want to eat a big ol plate of it! 🙂
Dear Lord those look so GOOD.
These look amazing, Amy. Your photographs always just make me sigh at the simple beauty you capture in every single one. I seriously need you to sit atop my shoulder coaching me all the way.
Robyn,
I’m a little big to be sitting atop your shoulder. Maybe in a chair next to ya? ; )
How about you cook, and I’ll help you in between nibbles? Deal? Sounds like the perfect deal to me.
Amy
Looks yummy, Amy.
seriously, these look incredible! i don’t always love cooking wings because it feels so tedious sometimes but i would TOTALLY make these in a heartbeat. maybe this weekend? 😉
Amy, this looks seriously yummy! My kids would go nuts over these little beauties.
This looks so good!! I love sriracha hot sauce!
Loving your honey recipes and this is one the boys would go crazy for!
My hubby loves his wings too, the spicier the better. I bet he’ll love this sauce!
Love that combination of sweet, tart, and spicy! We’ll be trying your version real soon.
I’m going to need a few extra napkins. Want.
Oh my! Chicken wings is my most favorite part of chicken. I can see it now. This will be a weeknight meal for us as well for many weeks to come.
I’ve baked and fried chicken wings but I have yet to grill them. The boyfriend and I are thinking about investing in an electric grill soon so this will definitely be on our “to-grill” list this summer!
I love chicken wings and these look AMAZING! Will definitely make these for dinner tonight!
I know a man in my house that will go crazy for these!
Ooh nice way to kick off the season! Love chicken wings and love this sweet and spicy version! Now only thing left is to clean the grill!
My husband would love these! He happens to be the grill master in our house too and I don’t think he would have any problem grilling up some of these babies.