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 time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 12 min
- Yield
- 3 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
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- 10 medium chicken wings
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 18 sprigs fresh cilantro
- 1 tbsp sour cream (full fat)
- 2 tbsp mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 tsp lime zest
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp black pepper
Instructions
- 1
Preheat air fryer at 400°F
- 2
Pat chicken wings dry between two paper towels
- 3
Place the wings in a large bowl and sprinkle with salt, pepper, paprika and baking powder
- 4
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.
- 5
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
- 6
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).
- 7
Garnish with chopped cilantro and a squeeze of lime.
- 8
(Refer to the video instructions if further clarification is needed)