La Morena Chipotle Honey Garlic Game Time Wings

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Believe it or not, I used to play little league when I was a kid. I was assigned to play either shortstop or outfield and abhorred the precious weekend hours that I spent practicing, or worse, sweltering in the boondocks of the baseball field wearing the world’s itchiest uniform. Surprisingly, I did not make a career out of playing America’s favorite pastime. While I didn’t enjoy playing sports as a kid, I really do enjoy watching them. Football season has always been my favorite, I don’t know why, but football parties tend to have way better food, at least in my house!

chipotle honey garlic game time wings

My family are sports people – especially the guys, during certain games we’re known to throwdown when it comes to food. My brother even does these potato skins for whichever team is playing – for instance he’ll make Texas chili potato skins if a Texas team is playing, or something with apple if a New York team is playing, etc. It’s really cool and super tasty.

La Morena at Walmart

But my favorite part of game day eating is the chicken wings! I am obsessed with them – buffalo, barbeque, fried, baked, you name it and I’ll definitely eat it. My mom and I have been using this great wings recipe for a while, and have begun to tweak and test it out with other flavors and recently we hit upon a chicken wing recipe winner! I had stopped by Walmart to pick up some ingredients for our game day party, when I spotted La Morena. If you guys have seen my Chipotle Honey BBQ Ribs Recipe then you know, I’m a massive fan of La Morena’s sauces and peppers. Craving some of that savory heat that the chipotle sauce lends, I popped it in my cart.

La Morena Chipotle SauceLa Morena Chicken Recipe

After two rounds (one may have been completely gratuitous), I nailed down this recipe. These Chipotle Honey Garlic Wings are pretty much addictive. If you’re like me and love sweet and spicy flavors, you are going to love them. The sauce used for these wings has a sort of asian base – with the addition of soy sauce and mirin, then La Morena chipotle sauce comes in and gives it this great kick. They are so, so good. Here’s a fun fact: did you know that La Morena has been around for over 25 years! It’s the only brand I use for chipotle sauce, and I had no idea they’ve been around so long!

Chicken WingChipotle Honey Garlic Chicken

You can cook these wings covered or uncovered, but I recommend uncovering it halfway through to thicken out the sauce and allow the wings to crisp up. Also, I like to use onion powder instead of onion, simply because if you dust this on the top of your wings after applying the sauce, it dries out the skin a bit and gives the sauce something to stick on to. But this is purely a case of preference, you can add your onion powder directly to the sauce/marinade or just use one small finely chopped onion instead. Once the wings are done and you’ve removed them from the pan, if you find the remaining drippings/sauce to be too thin, just quickly boil it up with a teaspoon or two of cornstarch. If it’s too thick, just whisk in a quarter cup of boiling hot water directly in the pan.

Honey Garlic Wings

These wings make for epic game day food! What are your favorite game day snacks? How would you use La Morena to add more flavor to your game time celebration?

Chipotle Honey Garlic Wings
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Ingredients
  1. 2-3lbs Chicken Wings
  2. 4-6 Cloves of Garlic Minced
  3. ⅓ Cup of Soy Sauce
  4. ⅓ Cup of Ketchup
  5. 4-5 tblsp of La Morena Chipotle Sauce
  6. ⅓ Cup of Honey
  7. 1 Tbsp Mirin (rice wine vinegar is also an alternative)
  8. 1 ½ Tbsp Brown Sugar
  9. 2-3 Tablespoons of Onion Powder (or one small onion, finely diced)
Instructions
  1. Preheat your oven to 375°. Place your chicken wings in a deep baking dish.
  2. In a separate bowl mix together the garlic, soy sauce, ketchup, chipotle sauce, honey, mirin, and brown sugar. Spoon over the chicken wings. Dust the top of your wings with onion powder.
  3. Bake covered at 375° for 20-30 minutes, uncover and continue to cook for an additional 20-30 minutes or until done.
  4. The leftover drippings should be a thick sauce. If it’s too thick, whisk in ¼ cup of boiling hot water. If it’s too thin, transfer to a saucepan, add 2 tsp of cornstarch and boil until it has reached the thickness of a sauce.
  5. Pour the sauce over your wings and serve. Garnish with cilantro (or even sesame seeds) if you like and enjoy!
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8 Comments

  1. Marlene
    January 26, 2016 / 11:21 pm

    Okay wow! This looks amazing!!! I’m adding this to our recipes to try!!! #Client

  2. Chris
    February 3, 2016 / 10:28 am

    OK, where is the chipolte sauce in this recipe?? Pour it over the wings when they come out of the oven? or be fore baking or???

    • Chris
      February 3, 2016 / 10:31 am

      sorry I miss the last line in the recipe. I expected to see the sauce in the ingredient list. My bad!

      • The NYC Talon
        Author
        February 3, 2016 / 11:48 am

        No, you’re right Chris – I can’t believe I missed that! It’s in the ingredients list now! Great eye – thanks for catching that! 🙂

  3. blackangel
    February 4, 2016 / 9:16 pm

    Hey so do you cook the chicken first and then add sauce

    • The NYC Talon
      Author
      February 6, 2016 / 1:41 pm

      Hi! Thanks for asking! You cook the chicken with the sauce, while it is cooking the sauce will flavor the chicken and thicken up at the bottom of the pan. Once the chicken is cooked, you remove the chicken and the sauce will be at the bottom of the pan. If it’s too thick, you can mix a little boiling water to loosen it up. If it’s thin, thicken it up in a saucepan with 1-2 tsp of cornstarch. Hope that helps! 🙂

  4. Daisy
    February 5, 2016 / 9:55 pm

    Hi recovering from a major surgery and since i am bored at home i decided to download some of the recipes that came across my facebook page, this is where i encountered your yummy recipe. My sweet son decided to viideo tape my preparation. They all loved your recipe, would it be okay to post this video on my facebook page and reference your website? Thank you so much for sharing your delicious creation. Sincerely, Daisy

    • The NYC Talon
      Author
      February 6, 2016 / 1:35 pm

      Oh my gosh! Absolutely! Thank you so much Daisy!!!

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