Gluten Free Easy Chicken Nuggets

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You have Lisa from Sweet Mandarin to thank for this little gem, she is the one that taught me that the best chicken nuggets are done just using potato starch which is naturally gluten free, a quick little Chinese cooking tip! These are whipped up so fast and taste better than any other chicken nuggets out there!

This recipe is...

  • Preparation Time: 20 Mins
  • Cooking Time: 15 Mins
  • This recipe makes 2 servings

Last updated 31st January 2021

Added 29th January 2017

Recipe by Alison Wheatley

Gluten Free Easy Chicken Nuggets
Gluten Free Easy Chicken Nuggets

Ingredients

2 chicken breast fillets
90g potato starch (or cornflour)
4-5tbsp of water
1/4tsp sugar
1/2tsp salt

Method

  1. Dice the chicken in to bitesize cubes and set aside.

  2. In a large bowl mix 30g of the potato starch/cornflour with 4-5tbsp of water, sugar and salt to make a fairly thin solution.

  3. Add the chicken to the potato starch mix, coat the chicken as evenly as you can and them place in the fridge for 10 minutes.

  4. While the chicken is resting heat some oil to deep fry your chicken in.

  5. Place the rest of the potato starch on a plate. Once the chicken in chilled, remove from the fridge and roll each piece of chicken in the potato starch until thoroughly coated.

  6. Drop the pieces of chicken in to the hot oil and cook for about 10-15 minutes, if not golden cook for a little longer and then remove from the oil. Serve with chips and salad or vegetables.

Nutritional Information (Per serving)

Cals
311
Carbs
37g
Fibre
0g
Fat
5g
Sugar
1g
Protein
33g
Alison Peters
Alison Peters has been Coeliac since June 2014 and launched Coeliac Sanctuary in August of that year, and since then has aimed to provide a one stop shop for Coeliacs, from blogs, to recipes, eating out guide and online shop.

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