Honey Adobo Marinade Recipe For Chicken Wings (2024)

Woo hoo, it’s officially grilling season! Okay, well we might also be those people who grill outside when it’s less than 50 degrees. Ohio, am I right?

In partnership with our friends at Mazola® Corn Oil, we created this amazing and super easy chicken wing marinade that we know you’ll love. My favorite fact about this great cooking oil is that “A clinical study showed Mazola® Corn Oil reduces cholesterol 2x more than extra virgin olive oil. To learn more about this claim, visit Mazola.com.”

Be sure to head all the way down the post to grab the recipe for these honey adobo chicken wings.

Only 4 ingredients in this marinade.

Don’t you love a simple marinade recipe? Yeah, me too. This one only has FOUR ingredients!

• Chipotle peppers in adobo.
• Fresh garlic.
• Mazola Corn Oil.
• Honey.

If you’ve never used chipotle peppers in adobo, they are magic. They are so flavorful that this honey adobo marinade only needs minimal ingredients!

Mazola Corn Oil is a heart-healthy* cooking oil and creates marinades that make great-tasting food because it has a neutral taste that lets the natural flavor of your food stand out.

Be aware that they are a tad bit spicy but the honey balances them out quite nicely. However, if you have a wimpier palate, use a little bit less of the peppers.

How to marinade these honey adobo wings.

First, let’s just admire how beautiful this honey adobo marinade is! Those colors are just gorgeous. Plus, the chicken wings taste even better than they look.

This marinade is super simple to make.

• Combine the four ingredients (see above) in a small food processor.
• Pulse until combined.
• *Using gloves* cover the chicken wings in the marinade in a large bowl. Completely mix and cover each wing.
• Cover bowl and place in a fridge for at least 2 hours.

We love adding the corn oil to this marinade because it’s neutral and has a high smoking point. But, it’s also has a variety of uses include baking, grilling, sautéing, stir frying, or mixing up a marinade or dressing.

The best way to grill chicken wings.

We are team charcoal in this family! Sorry gas grill folks, but we love a good charcoal grill.

I already mentioned this but I love using Mazola Corn Oil for grilling because it has a smoking point of 450 degrees meaning you can heat your charcoal grill pretty high without worrying about heavy smoke from the oil.

Make sure you always use heat safe tongs too when you are turning your wings so you get that beautiful little char that we all love.

These honey adobo marinated chicken weeks are so finger licking delicious. The smoky flavor from the peppers and the sweetness from the honey make a truly amazing flavor.

I couldn’t stop eating them. I usually stop after 5-6 wings but I ate about 10 and only stopped because we ran out!

More recipes with Corn Oil.

We always have a bottle or two of corn oil in our pantry. Once you snag a bottle, you can whip up these recipes too.

• Easy Breakfast Sandwiches. These healthy breakfast sandwiches are a family favorite. The roasted red pepper is so good!
• Turkey Burgers. Okay these turkey burgers are topped with a jalapeño slaw and sriracha “mayo” and they are absolutely delicious.
• Chimichurri Marinated Chicken. This spruced up chicken recipe will quickly be a family favorite. It’s fresh and super yummy.

*see Mazola.com for more information on the relationship between corn oil and heart health.