Gluten Free Chicken Tenders
The best gluten free diary free nut crusted chicken fingers recipe. These low carb chicken tenders are baked and very healthy! Simple and easy to prepare and can use chopped almonds, almond flour, or almond meal to bread the chicken. Kids love them!
Equipment
Ingredients
- ¼ cups cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1½ teaspoons water
- 2 egg whites lightly beaten
- 1½ cups almond flour Could also use almond meal or plain old ground almonds.
- 1 pounds boneless skinless chicken breast cut into strips
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- honey mustard for dipping
Instructions
- In a flat, shallow bowl (or a pie plate), blend cornstarch, sugar, salt, and water. Gradually stir in egg whites.
- Place the almond flour in a second flat, shallow bowl.
- Dip the chicken fingers in the egg mixture then coat with nuts.
- In a large skillet, cook chicken fingers for 5-7 minutes or until there's no more pink and the internal temperature is 165ºF in the fattest part of the chicken. Drain on paper towels.
- Serve with honey mustard and some veggies.
Nutrition
Calories: 471kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 35g | Fat: 31g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Cholesterol: 73mg | Sodium: 448mg | Potassium: 444mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 34IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 95mg | Iron: 2mg
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