Naturally Gluten Free Chicken Nuggets – Easy and Dairy Free - Coeliac Sanctuary

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Posted On: 29th January 2017

These easy gluten free chicken nuggets are crispy on the outside and tender in the middle, made with a simple potato starch or cornflour coating. Perfect for a quick dinner, dipping in your favourite sauce or using in homemade gluten free sweet and sour chicken.

Naturally Gluten Free Chicken Nuggets – Easy and Dairy Free

This recipe is...

High Protein, Low Fat, Low Sugar

Ingredients

2 small chicken breast fillets
90g potato starch or cornflour
75ml of water
1/4tsp sugar
1/2tsp salt

Preparation Time: 20 Mins
Cooking Time: 10 Mins

This recipe contains


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 water, sugar and salt to make a fairly thin solution to marinade the chicken in, this helps tenderise the chicken.

3. Add the chicken to the potato starch/cornflour mix, make sure the chicken in submerged in the mixture and 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/cornflour on a plate. Once the chicken in chilled, remove from the fridge and roll each piece of chicken in the potato starch/cornflour until thoroughly coated.

6. Drop the pieces of chicken in to the hot oil and cook for about 10-12 minutes until golden brown, if not golden cook for a little longer and then remove from the oil. Serve with chips, beans and salad or vegetables.

This recipe makes 2 servings
Nutritional info per serving

Calories Carbs Fibre Fat Sugar Protein
311 37g 0g 5g 1g 33g

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