Description
Delicious and crispy chicken nuggets made with almond flour and Parmesan, perfect for a quick meal.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 very large boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 2 T mayo
- 2 T Dijon mustard
- 1 T white balsamic vinegar
- 1 T water
- 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp. poultry seasoning
- 4 T Parmesan cheese
- 1 cup almond flour
- 1/4 tsp. poultry seasoning
- to taste salt and fresh ground black pepper
Instructions
- Trim any undesirable parts from chicken, then put each chicken breast into a Ziploc bag and pound with a meat mallet until the chicken is an even thickness, not much over 1/2 inch thick.
- Cut the chicken breasts into nugget-size pieces.
- Whisk together mayo, Dijon, white balsamic vinegar, water, garlic powder, and poultry seasoning.
- Place chicken strips and marinade in plastic bag and marinate in refrigerator for at least 3-4 hours or as long as all day.
- When ready to cook, dump chicken into a colander placed in the sink so the excess marinade runs off and let chicken come to room temperature while you preheat oven to 450F/230C.
- If needed, use a food processor to finely grind the almond flour, Parmesan, poultry seasoning, salt, and pepper, and put coating in large flat bowl.
- Cover baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Dip each chicken piece into coating, turning to coat both sides, and arrange in single layer on baking sheet.
- Bake without turning for 12-15 minutes, or until the chicken is starting to look a little brown on the top.
- Then use metal turner and go under each piece of chicken to carefully turn each piece.
- Cook 10-12 minutes more on the second side until chicken is well browned and cooked through.
- Total cooking time will be 20-25 minutes, depending on your pan and oven temperature.
- Serve hot.
- If you’re reheating this in the microwave, be careful not to overcook or it will get dry. It is definitely best reheated in a hot pan or toaster oven.
Notes
- Use finely ground almond flour and Parmesan for best results.
- Consider marinating overnight for more flavor.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4 pieces
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 80mg