Limoncello chicken wings are seasoned with fresh lemons, lemon juice, Limoncello liqueur, rosemary and oregano. Baked into crispy lemony bliss, you’re going to flip over this chicken wing recipe.
I really enjoy recreating dishes I’ve ordered at restaurants. Heather and I ordered Limoncello Chicken Wings as an appetizer over at Raccas Pizzeria in Inverness. After our first bite we said in unison “We have to make these at home”.
Instead of trying to guess the ingredients, I have the official recipe from the restaurant.
The marinade is a combination of Limoncello, herbs and fresh lemon juice, which turns out a killer wing.
Why This Recipe for Limoncello Chicken Wings Works
This is one of Denver’s most popular Chicken Wing Recipe and here’s a few reasons the recipe works.
- Marinating the wings tart Limoncello Liqueur not only infuses some irresistible flavor, the liqueur tenderizes the wings.
- Using fresh lemons insures that this recipe is fresh with lemony goodness.
- Limited Italian spices such as rosemary and oregano compliment this Italian chicken wing recipe.
- This recipe can either be baked in the oven or grilled. We prefer to grill.
- This can be served as a crowd-pleasing Italian chicken wing appetizer, as it’s a great starter for pizza, or your favorite spaghetti or lasagna dinner.
Since I don’t have a coal fired pizza oven like Raccas, I grilled these wings and we loved every bite. I just served them as a main course with a salad and risotto as sides.
Here’s the photo that I took with my phone at Racca’s. The wings are sprinkled with parsley and cooked onion and surrounded with toasted pizza dough wedges.
I always love hearing from my readers. Here’s a review of this recipe from Sharon in Denve
“I made the recipe and it was a HUGE hit. I doubled it as I had almost 8 lbs of chicken, mostly dark but a couple of breasts.I did not, however, double the olive oil, it seemed a bit much already but doubled everything else and added garlic but not ginger.I marinated the chicken for 10 hours.”
Recipe for Limoncello Chicken Wings
I hope you give this recipe for Limoncello Chicken Wings and try. And if you do, please come back and give the recipe a star rating and leave a comment about your experience with the recipe.
And if you have a favorite recipe using limoncello, let me know, I’d love to give it a try.
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Limoncello Chicken Wings
Ingredients
- 3 whole lemons quartered and seeded
- 1/2 Cup Limoncello Liqueur
- 6 Tablespoons rosemary fresh
- 1/2 teaspoon oregano fresh
- 2 Tablespoons kosher salt
- 1 pinch crushed Red pepper flakes
- 1 1/2 cups extra virgin olive oil
- 5 pounds chicken wings
Instructions
- Blend the quartered lemons, limoncello and the rest of the marinade ingredients in a food processor.
- In a bowl, fully coat the chicken wings and marinate in the refrigerator for up to 24 hours.
- Remove the marinade and bake or grill wings at 450 degrees until browned and cooked through. 20 – 30 minutes. Serve immediately.
Nutrition
Limoncello Chicken Wings…It’s What’s for Dinner.
what is boyajian oils everyone is talking about
I’ve sent you an email.
Hmmm coal fired pizza oven, you say?
I have such a BIG bottle of limoncello, too. 🙂 You did a super job of re-inventing Marco’s recipe, Lea Ann. Gosh, those look so good.