If you didn’t eat chicken nuggets growing up, you definitely missed out, but you get a redo today and can finally indulge in all the Keto Chicken Nuggets you want! They pan fried until crisp, packed with flavor and great for meal prep! Check out the video below.
Homemade Chicken Nuggets Trump All!
Chicken nuggets are delicious. There is no doubt about it. However, the widely available fast food nuggets, while delicious, aren’t keto or guaranteed to be good whole ingredients. There is one exception that fits into keto, and they are the grilled nuggets from Chik Fil A, but even those have questionable ingredients from soybean oil and modified corn starch to cane molasses. That all being said, why not just make them at home! You can guarantee the quality of the ingredients and even change up the spices for twist on this keto chicken nuggets recipe. Make them in bulk and freeze them for work, school, snack time and dinner time all month long!
Chicken Recipes For Kids
This is the perfect recipes to get your kids in the kitchen begging you for more. Boring chicken thighs have taken a back seat to these and will satisfy your entire family. Another great chicken recipe that your kids will love is our Chicken Crust Pizza – you can make a pizza party out of the night with some delicious toppings. And, you can’t ever go wrong with keto chicken tenders or low carb buffalo chicken burgers.
Keto Chicken Nuggets
This keto chicken nugget is going to be a huge hit in your house, whether you are just making them for yourself and meal prepping for the week, you are feeding the picky kids or entertaining friends! You can serve with 8 different sauces like you find at McDonalds and let the dipping fun begin. If you make these keto chicken nuggets be sure to share any changes you made whether it be baking them or changing up the flavor profile!
Recipe can be quickly added to MyFitnessPal – Search “KetoConnect – Keto Chicken Nuggets”
Keto Chicken Nuggets
Ingredients:
Chicken Nuggets
- 1.5 pounds chicken breast, chopped into large chunks
- 1/4 medium red onion, chopped into large chunks
- 1/2 medium green bell pepper, chopped into large chunks
- 1 large bunch cilantro
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 3/4 tsp pink himalayan salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 2 tbsp almond flour
Frying
- 1 cup coconut oil
Instructions:
- Add the chicken breast to a food processor and pulse 3 to 4 times.
- Add in the onion, bell pepper and cilantro and pulse until fully combined.
- Add the remaining ingredients and process until everything is fully incorporated, about 30 seconds.
- Heat a medium cast iron skillet to medium high heat and add about 1/2 cup coconut oil.
- Once the oil is heated through (about 330-350 degrees F) use a cookie scooper to scoop out some of the chicken nugget mixture and drop into the oil. Flatten out slightly with a spoon. Do not over crowd the skillet.
- Once browned and crispy, about 2-3 minutes, flip and cook through on other side. Place completed nuggets on a paper towel lined plate. Repeat until all your nuggets are done.
- Serve immediately with sour cream or guacamole!
- Note: This recipe should yield about 15 nuggets.
Notes
Written by
Megha Barot
Megha has always been a passionate cook, but she took this to a new level after starting her keo journey in 2015. She loves creating new recipes and producing educational content for KetoConnect, which she co-founded in 2016 with Matt. Her passion for healthy eating and personal development continues to thrive. She's the proud mom of two awesome kids.
I baked it instead..tasted delicious..thank you..
Quite possibly one of the yummiest recipes you have ever shared! My entire family went nuts for it. YUMMO!
I loved this… I made patties out of mine. They had a good flavor… Hoping my 10 year old will love them too.
I make this probably a couple times a month. Definitely one of my go to meal preps.
I loved this recipe I just have one question the consistency was different for a lot of reason like I used canned chicken breast. Is there a better way if I do decide to use the canned again to make it more thick.
I’m doing real chicken breast next time
I know u use chicken breast but what do I think about using bj’s branch chicken breast in water.
Hey yall!
This recipe is bomb!! So I may or may not have over processed my mixture because I don’t have a food proceasor and tried to use my vitamix… oops. SO my solution was to bread my nugget goo in pork rind crumbs and paprika. Then I baked them in the oven at 400 degrees 10 minutes a side. So happy with the results! Definitely being put in my monthly meal prep rotation.
Thanks for the great content!
-Cass
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I liked these, however, the food processor made the chicken in the nugget mixture the consistency of tuna. The overall product was dry and I think it was the almond flour. I followed the recipe as posted. I’ve noticed when I use almond flour in anything, it makes my product more dry. I may try these again I’m the future if I can fix the consistency of the mixture and can make them more moist.
These were delish!
We accidentally left out the eggs and fried in olive oil and I easily downed 3 wishing I could eat more but I am calorie counting. Great for leftovers as well. I shared with several of friends who have kids as well since I know it would be great for everyone to eat.
Thanks!
This is an amazing recipe! We cooked these nuggets last night as party food and everyone really enjoyed them. I am not a fan of cilantro so substituted it with fresh parsley and it still worked like magic. I personally do not mind that these nuggets are not crunchy on the outside, I think they are much better than store bought ones due to spices and richness of flavour. They are great hot or cold and even without any sauces. Thank you guys for such a wonderful recipe. I can’t wait to eat leftovers today 🙂
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I made this recipe and the mixture was really delicious. However, I used coconut oil but they stuck to the bottom of the pan so I didn’t get the nice brown crispy outside like it shows in your photos because that part was stuck to the pan. Any ideas on how to avoid that?
Awesome recipe. Just tried them and made a few a bit larger for some chicken sandwiches. Thanks guys
Great recipe even the next day. No “day old” chicken flavor. I will make this again!
Can’t wait to try these! ?
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Please email me at contact@ketoconnect.net and I can help you out!
I want to make this recipe and was wondering can you use ground chicken to make this recipe or even chicken thighs?
Sure! Chicken thighs might be too fatty and would result in less chicken and more grease.
Absolutely wonderful. Kids love it. Thank you!
Just made these this morning now I’m trying to not eat them all. Strong cumin flavor for my taste I’ll down it to half a tsp next time. 😛
Immo call this Chicken Frit Yeah!
You guys rock!
I bet you could add a wee bit of chicken livers to this with no one suspecting.