Cilantro Lime Chicken Wings
These low carb Cilantro Lime Chicken Wings are full of zesty flavours and made with a quick sauce that doesn't require marinating. Quick and easy wings that can be made in the air fryer or oven.
Servings: 3 people
Calories: 325kcal
Cost: $8
Ingredients
Chicken Wings
- 10 medium chicken wings
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ tsp black pepper
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
Cilantro Lime Aioli
- 18 sprigs fresh cilantro
- 1 tablespoon sour cream (full fat)
- 2 tablespoon mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 teaspoon lime zest
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
Chicken Wings
- Preheat air fryer at 400°F
- Pat chicken wings dry between two paper towels
- Place the wings in a large bowl and sprinkle with salt, pepper, paprika and baking powder
- Air fry for 8-10 minutes, then flip and fry for another 2 minutes or until preferred crispiness. If baking in the oven place wings on parchment lined baking sheet and bake at 350 F for 20 minutes, then crank up the heat to 425 F for another 20 minutes, flip and bake for another 5 minutes or until preferred crispiness. Toss in the cilantro lime sauce after air frying.
Cilantro Lime Aioli
- In a blender or food processor blend the sour cream, mayonnaise, garlic clove, cilantro, olive oil, lime zest and juice plus salt and pepper in a blender for 20 seconds, mix and blend for another 20 seconds
- Toss the wings in a large bowl with 1 cup of the cilantro lime aioli (reserve any remaining sauce for dipping veggies or on top of a cauliflower rice).
- Garnish with chopped cilantro and a squeeze of lime.
- (Refer to the video instructions if further clarification is needed)
Video
Notes
Less than 1g net carb per chicken wing.
All nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates. Actual nutritional content will vary with brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes and more.
Nutrition
Serving: 3wings | Calories: 325kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 52mg | Sodium: 677mg | Potassium: 383mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 1g
