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Home » Seasonal » BBQ » Lemon Pepper Grilled Chicken Wings

Lemon Pepper Grilled Chicken Wings

Created: May 11, 2018 Updated: April 12, 2023 by Lyuba Brooke Leave a Comment

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Grilled chicken wings can’t get much better than these tasty lemon pepper marinated wings. First, chicken wings and drumettes are marinated overnight in an easy lemon pepper marinade. Then, the wings are cooked on the grill to infuse an amazing smokey grilled flavor.

Grilled Chicken Wings stacked up on a cooling rack with lemons in the background

GRILLED CHICKEN WINGS

Oh, the amazing aroma that surrounds the house when something tasty is cooking on the grill. It’s intoxicating!

I start drooling the seconds the coals are ready, especially if they are mesquite coals. There is something special about meats and veggies that are cooked on the grill. It must be the smokey flavors from coals and fire.

Gar grill is just not the same. When hubs and I were choosing our very first grill, we chose the split grill. One side was gas and the other side was coal. We thought it was awesome because we could do a quick grill on gas side when we didn’t feel like starting coals. Turns out, gas side was completely useless for us. In 5 years that we had that grill, we have not used the gas even once.

It’s just not the same flavor when it comes off of gas grill. We like the smokey flavors of coals and as it turns out, it’s totally worth the extra time to start the coals. So we ditched the old half and half grill and got a nice, long coal grill. It’s perfect for BBQ parties, just like these Lemon Pepper Grilled Chicken Wings.

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Chicken Wings on the grill

HOW TO MAKE CHICKEN WINGS ON A GRILL:

Choose your meat first. I don’t mean the type of meat since chicken wings are…CHICKEN. What I mean is choosing the cut. Some people prefer the wings and others prefer drumettes. Or, you can have a mixture of wings and drumettes.

Then, prepare the marinade, seasoning, or sauce.

If you’re planning of marinading the wings over a long period of time, start the night before so wings have time to marinade.

To grill the wings, I highly recommend using a veggie basket, episodically if making chicken drumettes. You don’t want to loose your wings to the coals.

Set the coals to the lowest level, farthest away from the grilling surface so that the outside of the wings don’t cook too fast.

Get the grill temperature to about 350 degrees.

Depending on thickness of the wings and drumettes, they should take about 20-25 minutes to cook. The very small drummettes will be ready faster, so take them off or move the off the coal side.

Cook wings with the grill lid closed but check often to rotate and flip the wings to ensure even cooking.

Grilled Chicken Wings stacked up on a cooling rack with lemons in the background

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Garlic Grilled Potatoes

Tropical Slaw

Citrus Butter Grilled Salmon

Italian Tortellini Salad

Holding Lemon Pepper Grilled Chicken Wings with tongs

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Lemon Pepper Grilled Chicken Wings

Amazing grilled chicken wings marinaded overnight in lemon pepper easy marinade. 
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Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes
Marinading time: 10 hours hours
Total Time: 25 minutes minutes
Servings: 6
Calories: 552kcal
Author: Lyuba Brooke

Ingredients

Lemon Pepper Marinade:

  • 5 lemons zest and juice
  • 1 tbsp fresh cracked black pepper
  • 1/4 cup white wine vinegar
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • Salt

Wings:

  • 4 lbs chicken wings and drummettes
  • Coals
  • Veggie basket for the grill
  • Cooking spray
  • Gallon zip-lock bag
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Instructions

  • Combine lemon zest, lemon juice, pepper, vinegar, oil, and salt in a gallon size zip-lock bag. Close and shake to mix.
  • Add chicken wings and drumettes to the bag. Push out most of the air and close the bag. Spread the marinade and wings evenly in the bag. Place it on a large plate and refrigerate overnight. 
  • Set the coals to the lowest level, farthest away from the grilling surface so that the outside of the wings don’t cook too fast. Get the grill temperature to about 350 degrees.
  • Grease the veggie basket with some cooking spray and place wings on it. Spread them out in one even layer.
  • Cook wings with the grill lid closed but check often to rotate and flip the wings to ensure even cooking.
  • Depending on thickness of the wings and drumettes, they should take about 20-25 minutes to cook. The very small drumettes will be ready faster, so take them off or move the off the coal side.
  • **Note: if you wish, save the marinade after the wings are done and simmer it for a few minutes. Use the cooked marinade as dipping sauce for the wings. 

Notes

All images and text ©Lyubov Brooke for ©Will Cook For Smiles. Please do not use my images without prior permission. If using my posts in collections and features, please link back to this post for the recipe. Disclaimer: Nutrition information shown is not guaranteed to be 100% accurate as most ingredients and brands have a slight variation.

Nutrition

Calories: 552kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 31g | Fat: 44g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 125mg | Sodium: 122mg | Potassium: 392mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 260IU | Vitamin C: 48.8mg | Calcium: 47mg | Iron: 2.3mg
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ABOUT LYUBA

I’m Lyuba Brooke, mother of 2, the cook, recipe developer, photographer, and author behind willcookforsmiles.com. I share many classic and original recipes, cooking tips, and tutorials. My passion is sharing delicious meals for everyone to try. Read more...

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All images and text ©Lyubov Brooke for ©Will Cook For Smiles. Please do not use my images without prior permission. If using my posts in collections and features, please link back to this post for the recipe. Disclaimer: Nutrition information shown is not guaranteed to be 100% accurate as most ingredients and brands have variations.

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I’m Lyuba Brooke, mother of 2, the cook, recipe developer, photographer, and author behind willcookforsmiles.com. I share many classic and original recipes, cooking tips, and tutorials. My passion is sharing delicious meals for everyone to try. Read More.

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