Gluten Free Chicken Nuggets Kids Will Love!

Homemade Gluten Free Chicken Nuggets Kids will Love!

I came across this recipe at http://wholenewmom.com/recipes/recipe-for-chicken-nuggets-easy-chicken-recipe/

Great Chicken Nuggets that are not expensive at all. My girls ate them up tonight so I thought I would share. I plan on making more and freezing them in small portions for those times I need a "quick" nutritious meal.

Do It Yourself – Easy Baked Gluten Free Chicken Nuggets

Ingredients

1 lb chicken breast
1/4 cup flour Gluten Free Flour
3/4 tsp salt (I recommend Real Salt)
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp paprika
1/8 tsp cayenne (optional)
1/8 tsp black pepper
coconut oil, melted (or other fat suitable for high heat. Use amount desired. About 1/4 cup should be enough.)

Method

1. Cut chicken into small chunks, about 1 – 1 1/2 inch chunks. Place in bowl.

2. Mix Gluten Free flour with seasonings.

3. Sprinkle Gluten Free flour and seasoning mixture over chicken and mix well to coat thoroughly.

4. Melt coconut oil. Drizzle over chicken and mix to coat lightly.

5. Bake in preheated oven (425 degrees for convection / 450 for conventional) until chicken’s internal temperature reaches 180 degrees (about 10 minutes for a convection oven [I love my Hamilton Beach convection oven] and 14 for conventional).

Hints and Notes:

1. The smaller you cut the chicken, the faster it will bake. Don’t cut them so small that you have crispy bitty pieces of chicken, but not as big as commercial nuggets.
2. The original recipe recommended a spray bottle for the oil to coat the chicken. I recommend using a solid oil like coconut for this recipe as its smoke point is higher and you will not be creating free radicals by cooking at a high temperature.
3. Experiment with the cayenne and pepper to adjust the “spicy-ness” to your taste.
4. For even faster meal prep, cut up chicken into chunks, coat and store in small plastic bags in the freezer. Just take out of the freezer and bake in the oven for a ready-in-a-flash meal! The chunks will only take about 5 minutes longer to cook. Serve with rice, or with or without a dipping sauce. 

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