Grilled Lemon Pepper Wings

These grilled lemon pepper wings are the only wing recipe you'll need! They’re crispy, tender, and packed full of buttery, lemon pepper goodness! What sets these apart is the lemon garlic butter that the wings are tossed in! It adds so much flavor and richness and sticks to the wings like honey!

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Course Appetizer, Main Course

Cuisine American

Servings people

Ingredients

For the Wings

2 lbs wings
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon oil

For the Lemon Pepper Sauce

4 tablespoon salted butter
6 cloves garlic minced
1 tablespoon lemon zest
⅛ teaspoon pepper
1 small lemon juiced
1 tablespoon chives finely diced
Maldon salt

Instructions

Start by preheating your grill over medium-high heat.
In a large mixing bowl, add chicken, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon pepper, 1 teaspoon garlic powder and 1 tablespoon oil. Toss everything together and set aside.
Once the grill is hot, add your chicken wings and close the lid for 5-10 minutes - checking every so often. Once the wings start to brown and get grill marks, begin flipping them over as needed - some wings will cook faster than other wings so you’ll want to keep an eye on them and flip or turn as necessary.
After the wings have cooked for about 10 minutes, add a small shallow pan to your grill surface and add 4 tablespoon of salted butter.
Once it’s melted add the garlic and a pinch of salt and cook down for a few minutes until the garlic gets tender and fragrant. Move the pan to a cooler part of the grill if the butter/garlic start to burn
Next, add 1 tablespoon of lemon zest and ⅛ teaspoon more pepper and cook for a few more minutes then remove from the heat.
After about 20 minutes on the grill, the wings should be done. If you’re unsure, insert a thermometer into the thickest part of the wing near the bone. The wings are cooked perfectly when the internal temp is 165F degrees.
Pull the wings off the grill and place in a clean mixing bowl. Add the garlic butter mixture, the juice from the lemon, an 1 tablespoon of finely diced chives. Toss and serve on a platter with a sprinkle of Maldon finishing salt.
Serve with whatever dipping sauces you like!

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Keyword chicken, grilling, lemon pepper, wings