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Lime Apricot Baked Chicken Wings

Published: Jan 25, 2013 · Updated: Nov 19, 2021 · By Lisa Goldfinger · 30 Comments · This post may contain affiliate links

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pinterest pin: close up of a bunch of lime-apricot baked chicken wings topped with chopped scallions
These are super easy to make and the absolute BEST Baked Chicken Wings ever!!! Fall-off-the-bone tender, sweet, sticky, tangy, spicy, amazing! Just ten minutes of prep and into the oven to bake.
 

These lime apricot chicken wings are beyond delicious!  Oven-baked with soy sauce, lime juice, apricot preserves and garlic, which caramelize with wings as they cook. They emerge from the oven fall-apart-tender, sweet, salty, tangy, sticky, amazing!

Add a generous sprinkle of chopped scallion for absolute perfection.

Credit goes to Gourmet, where this recipe originated and Epicurious, from where I discovered and adapted it. I consider this to be one of my recipe treasures.

HOW TO MAKE LIME APRICOT BAKED CHICKEN WINGS

This recipe is ridiculously easy. All the magic happens in the oven. Just blend up the marinade, pour it over the wings, pop them in the oven and wait.

  1. Equipment: I recommend cooking these in two large foil pans - foil because the sauce gets sticky and is difficult to remove from an oven tray (trust me, I've been there).
  2. Make the Sauce: In your blender whizz up the sauce ingredients: soy sauce, apricot preserves, lime juice, sugar and garlic. Pour the sauce over the wings and toss to coat.
  3. Bake: Sprinkle crushed red pepper over the wings and pop them in the oven. 

raw chicken wings in foil pans

blender with marinade for lime apricot chicken wings

 Lime Apricot Chicken Wings with marinade, ready for the oven.

Here's how they look when they're done. YUM, right?!?

glazed Lime Apricot Chicken Wings

How Many Chicken Wings will be eaten during Super Bowl LIV?

  • According to The National Chicken Council,  Super Bowl weekend is by far the biggest time of the year for wings consumption.  
  • It is projected that Americans will eat 1.4 billions chicken wings Super Bowl LIV weekend!
  • Americans will eat  2% more wings this year than last year, that's 27 million more wings during this year’s big game!

If you're among the millions making wings for the big game, I hope you give these scrumptious easy baked chicken wings a try.

They are a big crowd pleaser and they're perfect with football and beer.

Lime apricot chicken wings on a platter with scallions

Other great recipes to feed a crowd

  • Eddie's Award Winning Chili
  • Award Winning White Chicken Chili
  • My Favorite Vegetarian Chili
  • Slow Cooker Ropa Vieja
  • Grilled Turkish Kofta Kebabs ,
  • Slow Cooker Brazilian Feijoada

Here's the recipe for Lime Apricot Baked Chicken Wings. If you try this recipe I hope you'll come back to leave a star rating and comment. I'd love to know what you think? 

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dark blue oval platter with glazed lime apricot baked chicken wings, sprinkled with scallions

Lime Apricot Baked Chicken Wings


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5 from 2 reviews

  • Author: Lisa
  • Total Time: 1 hour 45 mins
  • Yield: 12-14 1x
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Description

Fall-off-the-bone tender, sweet, salty, sticky, glazed chicken wings. An easy recipe to cook for a big crowd.

From a recipe in Gourmet Magazine 


Ingredients

Scale
  • 8 pounds chicken wings (disjointed, wing tips cut off and set aside for another use)
  • 2 large rectangular pans (preferably disposable foil 12 by 16 inches)

For The Sauce:

  • 1 cup soy sauce
  • 1 cup apricot preserves
  • 1 cup fresh lime juice
  • ⅔ cup sugar
  • 6 large garlic cloves
  • 3 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes

For The Garnish

  • 1 bunch scallions, sliced, to sprinkle on top

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 425ºF. Divide the chicken wings between the two large foil pans, spreading them out into a single layer.
  2. Put all of the sauce ingredients, except the red pepper flakes, into a blender and puree. Divide the sauce, pouring half into each pan. Toss to coat. Sprinkle red pepper flakes evenly over chicken, 1 ½ teaspoons per pan. Toss to combine.
  3. Cook the chicken in the upper and lower shelves of the oven for 50 minutes. Switch the position of the pans and flip wings over. Cook for another 30-45 minutes, checking often to prevent burning, until the wings are darkened and the sauce is thick and sticky. Mound wings onto a platter and sprinkle with scallions. Sliced, lightly salted cucumbers make a good accompaniment. Enjoy!
  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Cook Time: 1 hour 35 mins
  • Category: Appetizer
  • Method: Oven baking
  • Cuisine: Out of This World

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Appetizers, Asia, Chicken, Entertaining Tagged With: dairy-free, Game Day Recipes

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  1. Alex G

    January 28, 2019 at 11:22 am

    These are incredible! So much better and more interesting than most wings I've had.

    Reply
    • Lisa

      January 29, 2019 at 5:46 am

      Thank you 🙂

      Reply
  2. Carol

    January 14, 2019 at 7:32 am

    Hi Lisa,
    I made these yesterday for the playoffs. They were so good! I’ll be making these again next Sunday. Go Pats!

    Reply
  3. Michelle | A Dish of Daily Life

    January 28, 2016 at 9:22 pm

    YUM! Chicken wings are a big favorite here! This flavor combination sounds wonderful! Looking forward to trying them!

    Reply
  4. katie

    September 26, 2015 at 11:04 pm

    Did you use white or brown sugar in this recipe?

    Reply
    • Lisa

      September 27, 2015 at 7:51 am

      Hi Katie - I use white sugar.

      Reply
  5. David

    February 11, 2013 at 8:04 am

    We had a "Time to make some of he Panning the Globe recipes from the 'printed and waiting to try' folder" dinner last night. The wings were amazing. Can't believe the 4 of us finished almost 8 lbs...

    Made the Hasselback potatoes too. They were fantastic!

    Reply
    • Lisa Goldfinger

      March 30, 2013 at 9:11 am

      Hi David, so nice to hear from you. I'm glad you enjoyed! Lisa

      Reply
  6. Wendy

    February 08, 2013 at 10:04 am

    I LOVED them too - they never even made it to dinner because we ate them right up! Question though- I am still trying to get the burnt sauce off the pan. Other than parchment paper suggested above, is there anything else you would line the pan with to prevent the sauce being difficult to clean off sides of pan? (MIne got very burnt to the pan, but the wings weren't burnt at all.) ALSO, you say to toss wings with the remaining sauce at the end but I think you mean just stir and cover it with the sauce already baking with it - yes? LOVE your recipes - I am trying almost every one!

    Reply
    • Lisa

      February 08, 2013 at 12:16 pm

      Hi Wendy, As you say, the sticky sauce is great on the wings - not so great on the sides of a pan. I would suggest soaking and maybe scraping with a dull knife and use foil next time. I always use foil pans for these wings. First of all, I'm often bringing them right from the oven to a party, so the foil is perfect. Second of all, no cleaning up the pans. They can be rinsed off and recycled. And yes, you got what I meant when I said "...toss with remaining sauce..." Thanks so much for your comments! Lisa

      Reply
  7. Barbara Joseph

    February 07, 2013 at 2:35 pm

    They were a big hit in my house as well - thank you!

    Reply
  8. Barbara Joseph

    February 07, 2013 at 2:35 pm

    They were a big hit in my house as well - thank you!

    Reply
  9. Donna

    February 07, 2013 at 2:02 pm

    I made this again with the wings (the first time I used drumsticks). Everyone loved them. Even my husband who is a die hard buffalo wing fan. Thanks.

    Reply
  10. Bob Pulver

    February 04, 2013 at 3:58 pm

    Lisa, I made them last night, but in a much smaller scale. Annie ate 4 and I ate 8.Very nice.

    Reply
    • Lisa Goldfinger

      March 30, 2013 at 9:09 am

      hi Bob, Thanks for trying my recipe. Glad you enjoyed it! Lisa

      Reply
      • Grace

        January 06, 2015 at 12:36 pm

        Lisa,
        I have been going through your recipes and most of them look divine! I am a writer for a small Monday through Friday newspaper in Hope, Arkansas and I would love to use some of your recipes. I have a column I publish twice a week called Cook's Korner. May I use some of your recipes? I would make sure that I gave you credit if I used them. Thanks for your consideration. Have a great week.
        Be blessed.
        Grace
        870-777-8841

  11. Betsy

    February 04, 2013 at 8:40 am

    I made these for the Superbowl and they were a HUGE hit! Am going to make again today for friends in Sandy Hook. This recipe is a keeper! Thanks, Lisa.

    Reply
  12. John

    January 27, 2013 at 7:22 pm

    Very nice recipe. I will try it.
    Please, Please, do NOT discard those beautiful chicken wing tips!!
    They are among the most flavorful part of the bird, and make great stock.
    If you can't or will not use them, toss them in the freezer and give them to one of your friends who will. Trust me, it is a gift that will be appreciated.

    Reply
    • Lisa

      January 27, 2013 at 8:28 pm

      Hi John, I appreciate the info about the wing tips and I'm going to change my post and say to set them aside for another use. Thank you so much for your feedback. I will definitely keep wing tips in mind next time I make chicken stock. Lisa

      Reply
  13. Donna

    January 27, 2013 at 6:13 pm

    I made these for dinner tonight and they were a huge hit with my kids. I used chicken drumsticks because it was what I had. I used pure bottled lime juice from Whole Foods to save myself a step. I lined a pan with parchment paper and had the paper go up the sides of the pan for easy clean up. It was so easy and everyone wanted more. I will try it with the wings next weekend for the super bowl! Thanks for another great go-to recipe.

    Reply
  14. Matt eats quite a bit

    January 26, 2013 at 10:44 am

    These were yummy! Nothing but compliments even now, two weeks afterwards. We're blaming last week's loss on the fact that we didn't have these for the Pats game!

    Reply
  15. juliana loh (@bilbaobab)

    January 26, 2013 at 5:43 am

    Yum!!!! sounds like a great recipe!! I usually use oyster sauce and honey as a marinate but lime, apricots and garlic sounds wonderful - making this when I next do chicken wings!!!

    Reply
  16. Tracy

    January 25, 2013 at 3:11 pm

    This looks and sounds delish!

    Reply
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