Gluten-Free and Dairy-Free Chicken Nuggets
Try these tasty homemade gluten and dairy free chicken nuggets, which you can make in a matter of minutes. Shop bought nuggets are usually full of additives and preservatives as well as some other nasties which our kids can do without. This is bound to become a family favourite and the addition of ground almonds in the coating makes the nuggets extra crispy, delicious and nutritious.
Serve hot with home made potato chips or for something different you may like to try our recipe for Celeriac Fries!
Ingredients
2 medium chicken breast
2 tbsp plain gluten free flour
2 tbsp ground almond
1 large egg
2 tbsp coconut oil
1 tsp sea salt
1/4 tsp freshly ground pepper
Instructions
Cut the chicken breast into 6 pieces and place in the beaten egg
Mix the flour and ground almond (or desiccated coconut), salt and pepper on a large plate
Take the chicken pieces from the egg mixture and roll in the flour mixture until fully coated
Heat half the coconut oil in a pan and then cook the chicken pieces in batches. It should take about 3 minutes on each side. Keep adding more oil as you add uncooked pieces into the pan
The science bit
CHICKEN is packed with protein and the amino acid tryptophan making it a natural stress buster. It is a wonderful source of phosphorus to help support bones and teeth as well as selenium to help protect against free radical damage.