These homemade Honey Garlic Chicken Wings are perfectly sweet, sticky, and delicious. They're also very inexpensive to make at home, and they only have 6 ingredients so they're an easy recipe too. They're perfect for entertaining, or make to go with pizza. or as an appetizer.
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Why We Love This Recipe
- They only have 6 ingredients.
- They're way cheaper than take-out.
- They're sweet, sticky, and delicious.
- They're made on the stove top, so no need to for a fryer.
If you're looking for an easy from scratch recipe for honey garlic chicken wings, you will love these.
Love chicken recipes? You might also like our Butter Chicken Pizza Recipe, Tiana's Chicken, Sausage, and Shrimp Gumbo Recipe, or Easy Chicken Salad Toast Cups.
This honey garlic chicken wing recipe is an old favourite. I have great memories of my dad making it for dinner for our whole family as a kid. He used to use an electric frying pan...is that even still a thing? And I remember the chicken wings being sweet and sticky and delicious.
I don't think my dad has made these since way back when, but I have made them lots. They're easy and inexpensive to make and always a hit at a party or get together. Add them to your appetizer night, and everyone will love them. They are also amazing with homemade pizza for a pizza and wings night.
They're pretty much delicious anytime really. And is it even game day without wings? These are my favorite party wings. Everyone always loves them, including kids, because they are not spicy. For those of us who are not big fans of buffalo sauce or cayenne pepper or hot wings, this honey garlic chicken wings recipe is perfect. These are such a favorite appetizer. And the best part is they're made from scratch with homemade wing sauce and easy to put together.
Just be prepared to have sticky fingers after eating them. 🙂
Made From Scratch
One of my favorite things about this honey garlic chicken wings recipe is that the sauce is made from scratch. It's so much cheaper than buying prepared sauce jars all the time. Also it's made with really simple sauce ingredients that you probably already have on hand in your pantry. These juicy wings get their sweetness from a combination of honey and sugar. These wings are very inexpensive to make. The other ingredients are some garlic cloves, soy sauce, and onion, plus some water. That's all, just seven simple ingredients, including the wings. And with just a few ingredients it means that they don't take long to put together either.
Ingredients:
See the recipe card below for exact measurements and steps.
- Wings: For the cheapest option, look for whole chicken wings at the grocery store and cut them into wing pieces with a sharp knife. Cut the wing into three pieces and discard the wing tip or save to use in chicken stock, leaving you with the wingette and the meatiest part which is the drumette. You can also purchase the wings already cut into the two pieces. This recipe is for 2 pounds of chicken wings. Depending on the size of the wing, there are usually about 4-8 wing pieces per pound. If you need more than 2 pounds this delicious wings recipe is best made in several small batches.
- Soy Sauce: We used a dark soy sauce for the batch of delicious chicken wings we took these photos of. You can also use a regular soy sauce and they're a little bit lighter in colour, more of a dark golden brown. Either way is super yummy though. You can also use a low sodium soy sauce for this recipe if you prefer.
Equipment
Unlike many other wings recipe you don't need a deep fryer or an air fryer. This is an easy stove top homemade chicken wings recipe that you can make in a large skillet or frying pan. Because these wings are made in a frying pan, they're not crispy like fried wings, they're soft and sticky, unctuous and sweet. If you're looking for a crispy chicken wing recipe this is not it.
How To Make Honey Garlic Chicken Wings
1. If you have whole chicken wings, cut them into pieces and discard the wing tips.
2. In a large frying pan with a lid, combine the honey, soy sauce, water, sugar, onion and garlic and stir to combine. Add the chicken pieces in and stir to coat.
3. Cook on medium heat with the lid on for 20 minutes. Remove the lid and cook another 10-20 minutes, stirring occasionally until the remaining sauce is thickened. It will continue to thicken more as it cools.
Chicken wings are fully cooked when the internal temperature of the meat hits 165F. When using an instant-read thermometer be sure the tip is inserted into the meatiest part of the wing and not touching any bone for an accurate read.
Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge and reheat to serve.
Expert Tip: When you are making these remember that the sticky honey garlic sauce will continue to thicken more as it cools a bit, so remove it from the heat a little before it gets to the exact consistency you want.
Frequently Asked Questions
These wings are best eaten fresh. You can prep all your ingredients ahead of time, but cook them right before serving.
This recipe is best made in small batches.
Yes, just fully defrost before cooking them.
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Recipe
Honey Garlic Chicken Wing Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 lbs chicken wings
- ¼ cup honey
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 1 cup water
- 4 tablespoon sugar
- ½ onion diced
- 3 cloves garlic minced
Instructions
- If you have whole chicken wings, cut them into pieces and discard the wing tips.
- In a large frying pan with a lid, combine the honey, soy sauce, water, sugar, onion and garlic and stir to combine. Add the chicken pieces in and stir to coat.
- Cook on medium heat with the lid on for 20 minutes. Remove the lid and cook another 10-20 minutes, stirring occasionally until the remaining sauce is thickened. It will continue to thicken more as it cools.
dnr says
Hi Stacy, thanks so much for your question. I've always referred to it as soya sauce, but is in fact soy sauce, which I googled after your question. I quick survey of my friends revealed that I wasn't alone in this mistake -it might be a Canadian thing? Anyway I will fix the recipe, thanks for bringing it to my attention.
Best,
Dannyelle
stacy Ludwig says
Dumb, dumb question - what is soya sauce?