Tyson Tequila Lime Chicken Wings Recipe

Tyson's Tequila Lime wings were a frozen product in its Any'tizers line, and Tyson's website no longer lists them. To make the flavour at home, bake two pounds of wings at 425°F until crisp, about fifty minutes, and toss them in a glaze of tequila, lime juice, honey, garlic and cumin simmered down to a third of a cup.

What happened to Tyson Tequila Lime wings

The product was sold as Tyson Any'tizers Tequila Lime Bone-In Chicken Wings; a retailer listing still carries the name. On 1 October 2026 Tyson's own list of wings names Buffalo, Honey BBQ, Lemon Pepper, Garlic Parmesan, Mango Habanero and Thai Style Chili wings, among others. There is no tequila lime among them, and the page gives no reason.

The recipe below is a reconstruction of the flavour the name describes, not Tyson's formula. MakeFoodLovely is not connected with Tyson.

Recipe

Tequila Lime Chicken Wings

A reconstruction of Tyson's Tequila Lime wings — chicken wings baked crisp and tossed in a reduced glaze of tequila, lime juice, honey, garlic and cumin. Four servings.

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Prep

15 min

Cook

50 min

Total

1 hr 5 min

Serves

4

Cuisine

American

Ingredients

• For the wings:
• 2 pounds chicken wings, split into drumettes and flats
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• For the tequila lime glaze:
• 1/4 cup tequila
• 1/4 cup lime juice
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 1 teaspoon lime zest
• 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro

Instructions

1. Heat the oven to 425°F. Line a baking sheet with foil and set a wire rack on it.
2. Pat the wings very dry. Toss them with the baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon of salt and arrange them on the rack so that they do not touch.
3. Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, turning the wings after 25 minutes, until the skin is deep golden and crisp and the meat is at least 165°F.
4. While the wings bake, simmer the tequila, lime juice, honey, garlic, cumin, 1/4 teaspoon of salt and the red pepper flakes in a small saucepan over medium heat for 6 to 8 minutes, until reduced to about 1/3 cup and syrupy.
5. Take the pan off the heat and whisk in the butter and the lime zest.
6. Toss the hot wings with the warm glaze in a large bowl and scatter the cilantro over them.

The tequila lime glaze: reduce first, butter last

The glaze starts as half a cup of thin liquid and has to become a syrup, or it runs off the wings. Six to eight minutes at a simmer takes it to a third of a cup. The butter goes in off the heat: it gives the glaze body, and whisked into a boiling pan it would separate.

The lime zest goes in at the end as well. Its aroma is in oils that cook off quickly.

Tequila lime wings without tequila

Simmering drives off most of the alcohol, not all of it. For a version without, replace the tequila with 1/4 cup of chicken broth and add 1 more tablespoon of lime juice. The glaze reduces the same way.

Air fryer and grill

• Air fryer: 400°F for 22 to 25 minutes in one layer, shaken twice, with the baking powder as in the card.
• Grill: medium heat for 20 to 25 minutes, turned often, without the baking powder. Brush the glaze on for the last 2 minutes only; honey burns over a flame.

The oven method is the same one this site uses for the Wingstop hot honey rub, where the reasons for the baking powder are given.

Other wings and Tyson copies

For a butter-based wing with herbs there are the cowboy butter chicken wings, and for a sweet and spicy glaze the Wingstop sweet chili glaze. The other Tyson product rebuilt on this site is the Tyson chicken tenders.