Crispy baked chicken wings with a margarita glaze and a smattering of salt are the perfect way to celebrate National Margarita Day! 
Did you know that just about every day has been designated as the nation something or other day related to food? It’s a little silly, but some are definitely worth celebrating. Today, a group of friends and I are celebrating National Margarita Day – probably one of the very best days there is!
I didn’t really feel like making an actual margarita though, since I already posted a few cocktail recipes this month (my blackberry-basil margarita and this awesome color changing cocktail). I’ve had chicken wings on my mind ever since Eat the Love posted a whole week of chicken wing recipes last month (more specifically since the second I first laid eyes on his Korean Fried Chicken Wings, which I plan to make very, very soon), so it seemed like a natural choice to make Margarita Chicken Wings!
These wings are baked at high heat until they’re perfectly crisp before getting slathered with a sticky, sweet, citrusy glaze. Since no margarita is complete without the salt, a smattering of crunchy sea salt is the perfect finishing touch. These are so easy to make and are such a fun dish to serve at a party or perk up a weeknight dinner. They’re also dangerously good – we gobbled them right up!
(These wings are delicious with just the glaze but if you like to spice things up, they’re also great with a splash of hot sauce. My instinct was to grab a bottle of Cholula, which you can see below, but I was wrong. We both thought they were way better with Tabasco, which is thinner and more vinegary.) 
Baked Margarita Chicken Wings
Most of the alcohol in the margarita glaze will evaporate during the cooking process, but if you prefer to cook without it you can substitute 1/4 cup of water.
Ingredients
- 24 chicken wing pieces
- 1/4 cup tequila
- 1/4 cup honey
- 2 limes, juiced
- 1 orange, juiced
- 1 lemon, juiced
- coarse sea salt
- Hot sauce (like Tabasco or Cholula) for serving, if desired
Directions
- Heat oven to 450ºF. Line a baking sheet with foil and set a baking rack on top.
- Sprinkle the chicken wings with a little salt and arrange skin-side up on the baking rack. Bake for 30 minutes, or until the skin is crisp and the chicken is cooked through.
- Meanwhile, in a small saucepan bring the tequila, honey, and juices to a simmer. Let simmer 10 minutes.
- Brush about half of the glaze onto the wings; cook another 10 minutes, or until the wings are golden brown. Remove from the oven and brush with remaining glaze. Sprinkle with coarse sea salt.
- Serve with hot sauce, if desired.
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If you love margaritas, be sure to check out all of these National Margarita Day posts from my friends! From drinks to desserts, we have all of the bases covered.
Margaritas:
- Blackberry Margarita from Cooking for My Peace of Mind
- Chili Lime Margarita from Curious Cuisiniere
- Chocolate Margaritas from The Texan New Yorker
- Creamsicle Margaritas from Savvy Eats
- Frozen Mango Margarita from Noshing with the Nolands
- Lilikoi Margarita with Li Hung Mui from The Little Ferraro Kitchen
- Margaritas Gone Wild from Delaware Girl Eats
- Mixed Berry Margarita from Kudos Kitchen By Renee
- Mom’s Wicked Margarita from Desserts Required
- Pomegranate Margarita from Daily Dish Recipes
- Spicy Raspberry Frozen Margarita from The Weekend Gourmet
- Tamarind Margaritas from girlichef
- The Great Grapefruit Margarita from La Cocina de Leslie
- Tim G’s Margarita from Sidewalk Shoes
Margarita Bites:
- Baked Margarita Chicken Wings from Healthy. Delicious.
- Chambord Margarita Macarons from The Girl In The Little Red Kitchen
- Margarita Cake with Sugar Cookie Crust from Gotta Get Baked
- Margarita Cheesecake Bars from Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks
- Margarita Cupcakes from The Foodie Army Wife
- Margarita Donuts from Big Flavors from a Tiny Kitchen
- Margarita Mousse from Cindy’s Recipes and Writings
- Margarita Shrimp from That Skinny Chick Can Bake
- Margarita Shrimp Tacos from Supper for a Steal
- Strawberry Margarita Sweet Rolls from The Dutch Baker’s Daughter
- Top Shelf (Margarita) Truffles from Culinary Adventures with Camilla
Legit speechless, these baked margarita chicken wings recipe looks unreal!!! I found your post from Pinterest! I’m also gonna pin this post on my Pinterest board my followers will love it. Thanks for sharing, Lauren!
Love this recipe!
Brent has 3 food groups.
-ribs
-wings
-everything else.
Would love to make these for him!
So bummed to miss this day, but now I can’t wait to try those wings!
Yum. Those look delicious! I am going to make them one of these days 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
finally some protein to go with all the liquid libations
Love the idea of these wings! I usually go straight for Cholula, too, so good to know that it’s not the best match in this case.
Oh I love chicken wings, and I love margaritas, so you putting the two together is just beyond! These look awesome. I agree Tabasco would be better than Cholula (no disrespect to the lovely Cholula, of course!). Do you think Frank’s would also work?
I hope you washed these delicious wings down with a big pitcher of margarita, Lauren! I was drooling over Irvin’s crispy Korean wings too and now I’m drooling over these! Yum!
This is such a smart idea! (And it looks like a delicious one, too)
Yay, now I can eat my tequila too!
Oh my gosh, these just look awesome! I would gobble them right up.
Oh my gawsh. A great way to celebrate National Margarita day too ; )
These are gorgeous! My husband has been dying for some wings and the flavors in these sound perfect!
Love, love, love this recipe and the drinks listed below to celebrate National Margarita Day. Thanks for sharing!
These look BOMB!!! And I LOVE cholula…I put it on everything..haha
I think it’s hysterical we both started our posts off with the same opening! Also I need to make these wings soon!
omg….these look so good!!! Happy National Margarita Day!
It’s almost lunch time and you’ve made me extremely hungry! Wish I had a big pile of your wings in front of me 🙂
What a delicious way to celebrate National Margarita Day!!
That vinegary kick is why I love Tabasco so much, too – but still, these look stellar! And as I mentioned, you’ve just sparked up my craving for wings. Again! Yum.
I love all hot sauce, but Tabasco was definitely the winner for these. The Cholula was too heavy and Buffalo wing-ish… it masked the margarita flavor too much. The Tabasco added heat without covering up the other flavors.
Nom, nom, nom, gone, those look great!!!
These would be the perfect game-day food!