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Cilantro Lime Chicken Wings on a white plate
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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.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time12 minutes
Total Time22 minutes
Course: Appetizer, Main Course
Cuisine: American
Diet: Diabetic
Servings: 3 people
Calories: 325kcal
Author: Oscar
Cost: $8

Ingredients

Chicken Wings

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
  • teaspoon salt
  • 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 below 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