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Baked Chicken Nuggets Recipe
Healthy Baked Chicken Nuggets aren't just for kids! They make a quick and easy lunch or dinner that we all love. These gluten-free and paleo chicken nuggets are crispy and delicious and can easily be made ahead and frozen. Perfect for meal prep!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 190 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
North American
Ingredients
- ½ cup tapioca starch
- 2 teaspoons each: garlic powder and onion powder
- ½ teaspoon each: salt and pepper
- 1 large egg
- 3 chicken breasts cut into nugget-sized pieces
- 2 teaspoons oil
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Whisk together the tapioca starch, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper in a medium-sized bowl. Whisk the egg in another medium-sized bowl.
- Drop all the chicken pieces into the bowl with the egg. One at a time pull them out and drop them in the bowl with the tapioca starch, making sure that each piece is completely covered before placing it onto the prepared baking sheet. (Keep one hand for pulling the chicken out of the egg and the other for coating it in the starch.)
- Drizzle the oil over the chicken nuggets then put them in the oven. Bake for 20 minutes, broiling the last 5 minutes to brown the tops.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1 serving = ¼ of the recipe
Calories
190kcal
(10%)
Carbohydrates
15g
(5%)
Protein
20g
(40%)
Fat
5g
(8%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
101mg
(34%)
Sodium
408mg
(17%)
Potassium
362mg
(10%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
93IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
16mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 190
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 serving = ¼ of the recipe | |
| Calories | 190kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 15g | 5% |
| Protein | 20g | 40% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 101mg | 34% |
| Sodium | 408mg | 17% |
| Potassium | 362mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 93IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 16mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.