Low Carb Sweet Jalapeno Roasted Chicken Wings w Pineapple Coleslaw
If you’re looking to enjoy Summertime on the Keto diet, you’ll die for this tasty lunch or dinner. Finger-licking-good chicken wings are roasted in your oven and coated in a sweet and spicy garlic-jalapeno sauce. After marinating in spices for hours, the wings are brushed in sauce and roasted through multiple rounds of baking. More sauce coats the wings just before serving. Next to your chicken wings is a side of pineapple coleslaw to cool your tastebuds. In-season pineapple is refreshing and juicy, while crunchy cabbage with a citrus marinade helps combat the peppers used on the wings. Enjoy your Keto meal on a patio with a Carb Manager cocktail, or bring your wings and coleslaw to the next family barbecue.
How to Make It
Step 1
Prepare the chicken wings at least 6 hours before you want to cook them or the night before. Cut whole chicken wings into separate “wings” and “dings”, if you wish. Add the chicken wings to a large mixing bowl, and season them with seasoned salt, pepper, chili powder, onion powder, paprika, and cumin. Toss or fold the chicken wings until they’re coated in the seasonings. Transfer the chicken wings to a large Ziploc bag, and marinate the wings in your refrigerator for 6 hours or more, up to 24.
Step 2
When it’s closer to cooking time, make the sweet jalapeno sauce. Combine the chicken broth, minced garlic, minced jalapeno, red pepper flakes, and liquid stevia in a pot. Heat the pot on your stove until the broth is simmering. Then, remove about ½ cup of liquid, and stir cornstarch into the ½-cup until the cornstarch dissolves. Return the thickened liquid to the simmering pot. Let the sauce bubble over low heat until it reduces and thickens enough to leave a glossy coat on the back of a spoon. Set the finished sauce aside to cool and continue thickening.
Step 3
Turn on the oven to preheat to 400 degrees. Spray a baking rack liberally with pan spray and place the rack over a sheet tray to catch drippings. Arrange the chicken wings on the baking rack, and set them straight into the oven. Cook the chicken wings for 20 minutes, then remove them from the oven. Brush a thin layer of the jalapeno sauce over the chicken wings.
Step 4
Return the chicken wings to the oven to bake for a second round. This time, cook the wings only for 10 minutes before removing them from the oven again. Use a pair of tongs to flip each chicken wing over. Then, brush the jalapeno sauce over the other side of the wings. Cook the wings in your oven for a final round of 20 minutes, totaling 50 minutes of time in the oven.
Step 5
While the chicken wings are cooking in the oven, make the coleslaw. Shred fresh green cabbage into a mixing bowl. You can also use shredded cabbage from a bag of dry coleslaw, but avoid using any other ingredients from the bag, like carrots. Dice fresh pineapple or pineapple from a can and the jalapeno. Diced ingredients are best for coleslaw, but you can leave larger pieces of pineapple or jalapeno if you wish. Add the diced ingredients to the cabbage, along with salt, lime juice, diced cilantro, and mayonnaise. Stir to combine.
Step 6
Cover the mixing bowl and let the coleslaw marinate in your refrigerator for at least 30 minutes, but you can marinate for longer. When the chicken wings finish cooking in your oven, let them cool for 5 minutes. Then, add the chicken wings to a clean, large mixing bowl. Pour all remaining sweet jalapeno sauce over the wings, and toss them with the sauce until they’re coated. Serve approximately 3 pieces of chicken wings with about 3 ¾ ounces of coleslaw.
Ingredients
- Raw Chicken Wings
1.5 lb
- Seasoned salt
1 tsp
- Black pepper
0.25 tsp
- Chili powder
0.25 tsp
- Onion powder
0.25 tsp
- Paprika
1 tsp
- Cumin, ground
0.25 tsp
- Chicken broth
0.75 cup
- Garlic
1 tsp, chopped
- Jalapeno peppers, raw
0.5 large – approx 4″ – 6″ long
- Crushed Red Pepper Flakes
0.25 tsp
- Liquid Stevia
10 drops
- Corn starch
0.5 tsp
- Cabbage, green, raw
6 oz
- Pineapple
1.5 oz
- Jalapeno peppers, raw
0.5 large – approx 4″ – 6″ long
- Salt
0.25 tsp
- Lime juice, fresh
3 tsp
- Cilantro
0.5 oz
- Mayonnaise
3 tbsp