These Low Calorie Healthy Lemon Pepper Chicken Wings are just 65 calories each, or you can have half the batch (5 wings) for just 325 calories. I also included 2 more low calorie chicken wing recipes, and some yummy low calorie dips to serve all of them with.
Everything You Need
- Olive Oil Spray
- 1 lb. chicken wings (or wings and drumettes)
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 2 garlic cloves
- 2 lemons (fresh- you’ll need the zest and the juice)
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
Healthy Lemon Pepper Chicken Wings
Low Calorie Chicken Wing Meal Prep and Storage
Meal Prep: I like to bake these ahead of time and then reheat on the “day of” but you can also add all of the ingredients to a freezer bag (even if you’re doing the oven method!) and marinate in the fridge (will hold for 4 days) or freezer (will hold for a month). Then bake as directed.
Leftover Storage: Leftovers will hold in the fridge for 4 days and the freezer for 1 month.
Reheating: You can reheat in the microwave for 1-2 minutes, or in the oven (350 degrees) for 20 minutes.
Healthy Lemon Pepper Chicken Wings Recipe
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Low Calorie Lemon Pepper Chicken Wings
Ingredients
- Olive Oil Spray
- 1 lb. chicken wings (or wings and drumettes)
- ½ teaspoon salt divided- if baking
- 1 teaspoon pepper divided- if baking
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- Zest of 2 lemons
- Juice of 1 lemon
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
- Lemon wedges for serving (I just use the second zested lemon)
More Low Calorie Chicken Wings:
Try These Low Calorie Dips with the Wings:
Instructions
Oven Directions:
- Preheat oven to 400° and line a rimmed baking sheet with a wire rack or parchment paper.
- Pat chicken dry, then add to the prepared baking sheet. Spray the tops with olive oil, and sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon of pepper.
- Bake for 20 minutes, remove from the oven flip and spray with olive oil and sprinkle with remaining salt and pepper.
- Return to the oven and bake for an additional 20 minutes.
- Remove the chicken from the oven and toss in lemon zest and juice.
- Turn the Broiler on to HIGH.
- Broil the chicken for 8-10 minutes, until browned and crispy.
- Sprinkle with red pepper flakes (if using) and serve hot with lemon wedges.
Air Fryer Directions:
- Preheat air fryer to 400° for 2 minutes.
- Pat chicken dry, and stray with olive oil and toss in salt, pepper, lemon zest and juice.
- Add wings in a single layer to the air fryer (they should NOT be touching), and air fry for 10 minutes.
- Flip the chicken wings and air fry for 8 more minutes.
- When the chicken is done, remove from the air fryer, sprinkle with red pepper flakes (if using).
- Serve hot with lemon wedges.
Nutrition
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