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Grilled Lemon Pepper Chicken Wings

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By: MadelinePosted: 07/16/2020Updated: 05/05/2021

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Make these Grilled Lemon Pepper Chicken Wings for a healthy grilled appetizer. These grilled wings are bursting with flavor and made with simple Whole30 and paleo-friendly ingredients.

How do you make crispy skin chicken wings on the grill?

The trick to getting the skin nice and crispy on these grilled chicken wings is to not let them burn and char. You want to cook them on a medium-high grill and watch to be sure the grill flames do not flare up. If the grill is to hot reduce the heat to closer to medium.

Once you have the right grill temp, be sure to rotate and flip the wings every 3 minutes. This method allows the natural fat in the wing skin to render and crisp. Toss the wings in the lemon pepper butter sauce while they are still warm so that the skin retains a crisp.

What kitchen tools will I need to make these healthy grilled wings?

  • Measuring spoons
  • Liquid measuring cup
  • Tongs for grilling
  • Grill
  • Mixing bowl for tossing in sauce
  • Microplane or zesting tool

What ingredients will I need to make these lemon pepper chicken wings?

You will be amazed at how easy it is to make these crispy and flavorful wings on your grill

  • Chicken wings separated into flats and drumettes
  • Salt
  • Fresh crack black pepper
  • Garlic powder
  • Spray avocado oil
  • Butter or ghee (use ghee if on Whole30)
  • Lemon juice
  • Lemon zest
  • Dijon mustard

Let’s make some Grilled Lemon Pepper Chicken Wings!

Step 1: Season wings with dry rub

To begin, remove the wings from the refrigerator and pat down with paper towels. Spray lightly with avocado oil or brush on a light layer of oil with a food bush. Then, combine 2 tsp salt, 1 tsp fresh cracked black pepper, 1 tsp garlic powder in a small bowl. Season wings on all sides with the seasoning mixture.

Step 2: Grill wings

Next, preheat grill to med-high heat. Then, place seasoned wings on the warm grill. If your grill runs hot and you are seeing a lot of flames flare up, reduce the heat. We don’t want to burn the wings.

Then, cook the wings for 15-20 minutes in a closed grill rotating every 3 minutes. The constant rotation will allow the skin to crisp without burning. Remove the wings from the grill when the internal temp reaches 170F.

Step 3: Toss wings in lemon pepper sauce

Then, while the wings are still warm from the grill, prepare the sauce by combining melted butter or ghee, lemon juice, lemon zest, dijon mustard and 1 tsp cracked pepper in a small bowl. Finally, toss the wings in this sauce and enjoy! You can use the excess sauce for dipping as you eat

Step 4: Enjoy!

How long will these wings keep in the fridge?

These wings are best enjoyed immediately to keep the skin crispy. If you wanted to save them and reheat them, allow them to cool completely and then store in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 5 days. Reheat in the oven on broil or in an air fryer.

Check out these other delicious grilling recipes!

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  • Marinated Grilled Chicken Thighs
  • Grilled Sweet Potato Wedges

You can find the full recipe below. If you make this recipe, please rate and review it in the comments, or share it with me on Instagram!

Recipe

Grilled Lemon Pepper Chicken Wings

★★★★★ 5 from 4 reviews

Crispy grilled wings tossed in a butter, lemon, pepper sauce

Recipe By: Madeline
Prep: 15 minutesCook: 15 minutesTotal: 30 minutes
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Servings: 4 servings 1x

Ingredients

  • 2 lb chicken wings (separated into flats and drumettes)
  • Spray avocado oil
  • 2 tsp fresh cracked black pepper (1 tsp for dry rub, 1 tsp for sauce)
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/4 cup melted butter or ghee
  • 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • 1 tsp lemon zest
  • 1 tsp dijon mustard

Instructions

  1. Remove wings from the refrigerator and pat down with paper towels
  2. Spray lightly with avocado oil or brush on a light layer of oil with a food bush
  3. Combine 2 tsp salt, 1 tsp fresh cracked black pepper, 1 tsp garlic powder in a small bowl
  4. Season wings on all sides with the seasoning mixture
  5. Preheat grill to med-high heat
  6. Place seasoned wings on the warm grill – if your grill runs hot and you are seeing a lot of flames flare up, reduce the heat. We don’t want to burn the wings
  7. Cook the wings for 15-20 minutes in a closed grill rotating every 3 minutes – the constant rotation will allow the skin to crisp without burning
  8. Remove the wings from the grill when the internal temp reaches 170F
  9. While the wings are still warm from the grill prepare the sauce by combining melted butter or ghee, lemon juice, lemon zest, dijon mustard and 1 tsp cracked pepper in a small bowl
  10. Toss the wings in this sauce and enjoy! You can use the excess sauce for dipping as you eat
This website provides approximate nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. Nutrition data is gathered primarily from the USDA Food Composition Database, whenever available, or otherwise other online calculators.
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  1. Ames says

    Posted on 9/11 at 11:40 pm

    So tasty!!! They were still so crispy even with the sauce! I can’t wait to make them on game day!!! Go EAGLES!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Madeline says

      Posted on 9/12 at 5:41 pm

      Yes!! Need to make them for game day for sure!

      Reply
  2. Lauren says

    Posted on 2/7 at 2:22 pm

    Baked these on a wire rack and came out delicious!! This is my new go-to wings recipe

    Reply
    • Madeline says

      Posted on 2/8 at 1:44 pm

      yay!! So glad that tweak worked!

      Reply
  3. Theresa says

    Posted on 6/13 at 1:00 am

    These wings were DELICIOUS and super easy to make. I made these in the oven the first go around. They came out crispy and tasty . Next time I’ll try them in the air fryer which I’m sure they’ll still come out BOMB!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Madeline says

      Posted on 6/17 at 9:11 pm

      YAY! Thank you so much! I need to try them in the air fryer!

      Reply
  4. Danielle says

    Posted on 6/29 at 6:09 pm

    I used this recipe for my first time making wings and I was SHOCKED. I really didn’t think I would be able to make good wings but these were so good and so easy to make. Tossed mine in parm and parsley too.

    Reply
    • Danielle says

      Posted on 6/29 at 6:10 pm

      Totally meant to leave 5 stars with that last comment!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Madeline says

        Posted on 7/1 at 9:08 am

        you’re the best!!

        Reply
    • Madeline says

      Posted on 7/1 at 9:08 am

      ooo yes the parm addition!!

      Reply
  5. Emily says

    Posted on 1/1 at 10:55 pm

    This recipe worked PERFECTLY! Thank you so much for sharing.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Madeline says

      Posted on 1/2 at 10:04 am

      Awesome! Great to hear, Emily!

      Reply

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