Gluten Free Chicken Nuggets

Crumbed chicken nuggets in a green bowl with a small bowl of tomato sauce.

4.53 from 23 votes

These gluten free chicken nuggets are so easy to make. A great alternative to commercial chicken nugget being egg and dairy free as well means they are perfect for kids with allergies.

Prep Time10

Cook Time15

Total Time25

Course: Family Dinner Ideas

Cuisine: American

Keyword: gluten free chicken nuggets, homemeade chicken nuggets, healthy chicken nuggets, keto chicken nuggets

Servings: serves

Calories: 118kcal

Author: Stacey

Ingredients

200 g fresh boneless chicken breast, tenderloins or thighs all work fine
Third cup coconut milk 80 ml coconut milk or cream
Third cup ground almonds 35g
½ teaspoon onion powder optional

Metric - US Customary

Instructions

Cut chicken into bite sized pieces.
Pour the coconut cream/milk into a bowl or dish large enough to hold the chicken. If you are using the onion powder, mix this through the coconut milk/cream.
Soak in the coconut milk/cream. If possible leave the chicken to soak in fridge for 30 mins or overnight (although however long you have is fine)
Drain the excess coconut milk/cream, if you used a thick coconut cream there may not be any additional liquid to drain
Roll the coconut milk soaked chicken pieces in the ground almonds
Place on a baking paper-lined tray. Bake in a hot oven 200 degrees Celsius, 400 Fahrenheit for 10 minutes.
After 10 minutes turn the pieces once golden on one side (. The side that is sitting on the baking paper will be the side going brown, turning helps to make both sides golden and crispy. Cook for a further 5-10 minutes until the chicken is cooked.

Notes

Tips

The longer you can soak the chicken in the coconut cream the yummier they will be
These gluten-free chicken nuggets do not freeze well, but they are delicious cold from the fridge, keep refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
The almond crumb coating on these nuggets can be quite fragile while the chicken nuggets are hot, so turn them gently, once they are removed from the oven and cool a little the coating will be more solid
Although these nuggets look a little rustic, they are absolutely delicious!

Ingredient Substitutions

Coconut cream/milk: This can be substituted for mayonnaise.
Onion powder: This is optional and could be substituted for another flavouring
Chicken: Skinless chicken breast or thighs will work, an alternative would be to use a firm white fish and make fish nuggets.

Nutrition

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