Keto Chicken Nuggets | The Best Low Carb Keto Chicken Nuggets Recipe (2024)

These keto chicken nuggets are the answer to your fast food cravings! They're flavorful and juicy with a crisp almond flour breading that's both low carb and gluten free. You can get them done in as fast as 30 minutes and each serving has just 2.5 NET CARBS! This is definitely one of the best keto chicken recipes you can make.

THE BEST KETO CHICKEN NUGGETS

When it comes to ranking themost nostalgic childhood dinners, chicken nuggets are probably number one on the list. Am I right?!

With that said, these keto chicken nuggets area step above your typical frozen or fast-food nuggets.

First off, they're muchhealthier and totally low carb– each serving has only2.5 NET CARBS– but you'd never guess it from how GOOD these chicken nuggets are!

Not to mention, they're packedwith flavor from the inside out.

From the perfectly spiced chicken, to the crisp and cheesy almond flour breading - this chicken recipe for keto is on another level.

Plus, it only takes about30 minutesto makefive servings of these keto chicken nuggets. And you can fry these chicken nuggets in a pan or cook them in the air fryer. Honestly, they might just be one of the best keto air fryer recipes you can make.

And of course, you can't have chicken nuggets without some fries. So I highly recommend making thisketo french fries recipe too!

Oh, and both of them go together with this keto cheese sauce for a combination like no other.

INGREDIENTS FOR KETO CHICKEN NUGGETS

As I mentioned, we will be using super common keto friendly ingredients to make this recipe.

That said, here's what you'll need to make them:

• 2 Eggs, Whisked
• 4 Medium-Sized Chicken Breast
• 1 Cup Almond Flour (more if needed)
• 2 Tbsps. Grated Parmesan Cheese (optional)
• ½ Teaspoon Salt
• ½ TeaspoonGarlic Powder
• ¼ Teaspoon Paprika
• ¼ Teaspoon Ground Pepper
• ½-1 Cup Oil For Frying

Super simple stuff, right?

Now, the grated parmesan is optional for this recipe, but you should definitely use it.It will give these keto chicken nuggets a slightly cheesy flavor that makes them irresistibly tasty.

Oh, and make sure to pick up some extra chicken if you're going to the store. You can use it to make this low carb chicken bryan next!

HOW TO MAKE KETO CHICKEN NUGGETS

Now, if you've only ever had pre-made chicken nuggets, it might feel a little intimidating to make them from scratch.

But, don't worry, this recipe is simple and comes together super quick– and it'seasily twice as delicious.

In fact, it should only take you about30 minutes - and that includes the time it takes to cook them!

With that said, let's dive into the recipe.

STEP 1: PREPPING THE CHICKEN

So to start,chop your chicken breastsinto smallnugget-shaped pieces - and depending on how big you want them, that could be about 1½ to 2 inches thick.

Now, once you've done that, you'll want to place the nuggets in a bowl, and set them aside.

Then,mix your seasonings – the salt, garlic powder, paprika, and pepper – in a small bowl until well-combined.

Lastly in this step, you'll want to sprinkle your seasoning mixture over your chicken, andstir until each piece is completely coated with it.

STEP 2: MAKING THE BREADING

So, the next step is preparing the breading and coating your chicken nuggets.

That said, you'll want to start by cracking the egg into a small bowl, and then you'll want to whisk it until the yolk and white have combined.

Now, after you've done that, you'll want to add the egg mixture to your bowl of chicken pieces. Then, you'll want to mix everything up until each thechicken piecesarethoroughly coated in the egg wash.

Then, after that's taken care of, you'll want to add/combine the almond flour and grated parmesanin a separate bowl to make your breading.

Now all that's left to do is to dip the chicken pieces in the breading,and coat evenly.

STEP 3: FRYING THE CHICKEN NUGGETS

Now, once you've seasoned and breaded the chicken nuggets appropriately, you can start frying them.

So, you'll want to heat your oil in a pan over medium-high heat, and fry the nuggets in batches until golden brown and fully cooked - and it should take about 3-5 minutes on each side to do this.

By the way, it's really important during this step not toovercrowd the pan-you'll risk dropping the temperature of the oil and will end up with greasy chicken nuggets.

Anyway, once the chicken nuggets are cooked, you can transfer them to a cooling rackor aplate lined with paper towelsto get rid of any excess oil.

Then, just serve on their own, or with some sugar free ketchup or your favorite dipping sauce. I like topair these chicken nuggets with some Wingstop ranch and my keto french fries I mentioned earlier.

How To Make Air Fryer Keto Chicken Nuggets

As I mentioned earlier, it's very easy to make this recipe in your air fryer.

That said, to make them like this, the first thing you'll want to do is preheat your air fryer for 5 minutes at 400°F (204°C).

Then, you'll want to spray the air fryer basket with non-stick cooking spray and evenly spread out your chicken nuggets in the basket. And you'll want all of the nuggets laying flat on the bottom of the basket, so you may need to cook them in batches.

So, when you have that taken care of, you'll want to cook the chicken nuggets for around 10-12 minutes - or until golden brown and fully cooked. By the way, make sure you flip each keto chicken nugget about half-way through cooking.

HOW TO STORE KETO CHICKEN NUGGETS

Now, although these keto chicken nuggets are homemade, you'll be glad to know that they store and reheat just as well as the frozen kind!

So, to store them in the fridge, you can keep them in anairtight containerfor about3-4 days.

That said, you can also store them in the freezertoo, but if you want to prevent them from potentially sticking together, I recommend spacingthem out on a covered tray.And you'll want to freeze them for one hour like this, and then transfer them to an airtight container or a freezer-safe bag.

By the way, to heat them back up, all you have to do is bake them in the oven at 350°F(180°C)until warmed all the way through.

Also, you can heat them back up in the air fryer. Just fry them at 400°F (204°C) for a couple of minutes - or until they're warmed throughout.

More Keto Recipes To Try

• Keto meatloaf
• Keto fried chicken
• Keto chicken stir fry
• Keto sausage balls
• Keto lasagna

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