Best Homemade Gluten-Free Chicken Nuggets for Kids
Easy, homemade, simple ingredients, gluten-free and kids love them!
Ingredients
- 3 chicken breasts
- 1½ tbsp olive oil
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp smoked paprika
- ¼ cup almond flour
- 1 tbsp Parmesan cheese (optional)
Instructions
- Cube the chicken breast into small pieces into a bowl (I use kitchen scissors)
- Toss with olive oil, garlic powder, smoked paprika, and salt and pepper
- Add almond flour and parmesan cheese
- Mix together
- Spray air fryer basket and spread chicken onto basket
- Air fry for about 15 minutes at 425 F
- Serve with fries or mashed potatoes!
Notes
- I am really big on freezer-friendly recipes but I actually found while testing these that they don’t really freeze well. The texture after reheating from frozen becomes very chewy.
- You can keep these nuggets in the fridge for a few days and reheat in the microwave or air fryer at a low temperature!
- This recipe is very forgiving so if you need to add more almond flour, or throw in another chicken breast and increase the seasonings and almond flour, it will still come out good!
- This recipe makes about 2-3 "servings" with sides - I usually serve half to my daughter for dinner and save the other half for her lunch the next day
- I air fried these at 425 F, but if your air fryer runs really hot, you can drop the temp down to 375 or 400 F, just make sure to check that the chicken is done!
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