Food is Fun Friday: Baked, Egg Free, Chicken Nuggets

I found this really great recipe for Baked Chicken Chunks or Nuggets or Tenders, whatever you want to call them, but the great thing is that they are egg free.  We need egg free options in this household due to William’s allergies, so this one is perfect!

Tell me what you think and if have you a great egg free (and nut free) recipe you want to share please do so by commenting and I will post it on a Food is Fun Friday!

 

Ingredients

1 lb chicken breast
1/4 cup flour (whole grain preferred)
3/4 tsp 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 flour with seasonings.

3.  Sprinkle 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 and 14 for conventional).

Tips and Notes

• -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.
• -Experiment with the cayenne and pepper to adjust the “spicy-ness” to your taste.
• – 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.

Bon appetite and don’t forget to share your favorite recipes with us!

FT&PD

Suz