Chipotle BBQ Wings

5 from 1 vote

Make this smoky, sweet, and spicy Grilled Chipotle BBQ Wings recipe. Whip up an easy homemade orange-chipotle bbq sauce for your chicken wings, brush it on, and dive right in. Perfect for summer BBQs and tailgating on game day!

Prep Time5

Cook Time28

Course: Appetizers

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Calories: 458kcal

Author: Eden Westbrook

Equipment

Ingredients

3 lbs chicken wing segments around 36 wing segments
1 tablespoon vegetable oil or other high heat oil
2 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon black pepper freshly ground

Chipotle Wing Sauce

4 chipotles from a can of chipotles in adobo sauce
½ cup orange marmalade
1 tablespoon dijon mustard or more, to taste
1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
1 cup barbecue sauce or ketchup
1 scallion thinly sliced

Instructions

Make the Chipotle Sauce

Stir the chipotles, orange marmalade, dijon mustard, red wine vinegar, and barbecue sauce in a medium mixing bowl.
4 chipotles, ½ cup orange marmalade, 1 tablespoon dijon mustard, 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar, 1 cup barbecue sauce
Use an immersion blender to blend the ingredients together until smooth. For less spice, strain the seeds out with a fine mesh sieve. Taste and season with salt and pepper if needed.

Make the Chipotle BBQ Wings

Oil the grill grates with high heat oil or generously spray with nonstick cooking spray before preheating your grill to 350-375 degrees F with a side for indirect heat.
In a large mixing bowl, drizzle the oil over the wings and toss with tongs to coat the chicken. Season the wings with salt and pepper and give them a good toss with tongs again to ensure the chicken is well seasoned all over.
3 lbs chicken wing segments, 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, 2 teaspoon kosher salt, 1 teaspoon black pepper
Use the tongs to place the chicken wings over direct heat on the grill. Close the lid and let cook for five minutes before flipping on the other side and cooking for another five minutes.
After those ten minutes are up, move the chicken wings to the side of the grill with indirect heat.
Use a high heat safe silicone brush to generously coat the tops of the chicken wings with the chipotle glaze. Let that cook for 8-10 minutes, then flip and repeat on the other side for 5-10 minutes, or until the sauce has become sticky and thickened on the wings.
Serve hot with thinly sliced scallion and a dip, if you like.
1 scallion

Notes

Tips + Variations

Don't want spicy wings? Use less peppers and strain the sauce through a sieve.
Add more umami to your sauce by adding a teaspoon or two of worcestershire sauce or soy sauce.

Don't have red wine vinegar? Lime juice will work in a pinch.

Make the wings super crispy by simply grilling! Flip the wings every 10 minutes for so, remove the wings from the grill and then toss in the orange chipotle sauce before serving.

Oil is your friend on the grill! Oil those grates (with the flame off!) and the wings well, otherwise they will stick to the grill and tear your wings apart.

If you can't find chipotle peppers, use chipotle seasoning or a chipotle paste instead.

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