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Healthy Gluten Free Chicken Nuggets

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I love healthy chicken recipes, especially ones as quick and easy as this.  Please use organic chicken to ensure you aren’t filling your bodies with unnecessary antibiotics, toxins and chemicals.
I make these almost weekly! Get rid of your processed chicken nuggets, these are crazy healthy and kids love them!

These are so simple to make for the kids (and adults too).  There aren’t any bread crumbs in these, just all healthy, clean ingredients.  I make a bunch of these at once and freeze them to take out and reheat for a quick weeknight meal.  The kiddies have no clue that they are eating tons of fiber, antioxidants, protein and omega-3-fatty-acids.  Shhhhhh…… I won’t tell if you won’t tell 😉

Check out just how easy they are to make…

Say goodbye to processed chicken nuggets! These are made with chia and flax seed!
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Healthy Gluten Free Chicken Nuggets

Ingredients

  • 1 pound organic skinless, boneless chicken breast, cut into bite size pieces
  • 3/4 cup ground flax seed
  • 1/4 cup chia seeds
  • 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon basil
  • 2 cloves minced garlic
  • 2 eggs

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Lightly grease a baking sheet or baking pan.
  2. In a medium bowl, place flax seed, chia seeds, Parmesan cheese, salt, oregano, basil and garlic. Mix well.
  3. In another separate medium bowl, place eggs and mix well.
  4. Line up the bowls and place each piece of chicken into egg mixture, then flax/chia mixture. Lay onto prepared baking sheet until all the chicken is used.
  5. Discard any remaining egg or flax mixtures.
  6. Cook chicken for 25 minutes or until cooked through, making sure to turn over once halfway through. Serve immediately.


I make these almost weekly! Get rid of your processed chicken nuggets, these are crazy healthy and kids love them!

Let me know how you like these! Thanks for stopping by~

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  1. I’m wondering how many servings would you say this serves? I’m trying to get weight watchers points for my tracking and I made these before I joined and loved them! Thanks for these!

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    • That would be difficult to say, maybe take not when you are cutting the breasts as to how many nuggets per breast? Then 1 breast would equal one serving, I would guess that 3 or 4 nuggets would equal one breast. Thank you so much, so glad you liked them!

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  3. Seems like a wonderful recipe and I can’t wait to try it! Out of curiosity, do you freeze them before or after you bake them?

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    • Hi Candice! I freeze them after I bake them. It’s a healthier alternative to those frozen chicken nuggets at the grocery store. Thanks for stopping by 🙂

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  4. I cooked this recipe for dinner, my husband didn’t care for it. I thought it was alright. Definitely helped with my craving for crunchy foods. We are on a low Carb diet so we don’t eat any breads. We have tried the pork rind breading with chicken which was very good bit definitely not as healthy . Thanks for the recipe.

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    • Hi Meliza,
      Just curious…Was it crunchy? seeds did not get soggy? Also, just wondering if anyone tried sesame seeds for breading…whole vs ground? on all seeds 🙂

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      • No they were crunchy! The seeds weren’t crunchy but the nuggets were soggy. I hope you like them Aurora!

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  8. I really enjoyed these chicken nuggets. I didn’t have any flaxseed so I used almond meal. I used nutritional yeast instead of the parmesan cheese and it was really delicious. Thank you for sharing the recipe.

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  9. I would like to try these but my son can’t have eggs. Do you have any suggestions for an egg free dip before putting the coating on? Thanks

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    • Hi Erin! Have you tried flax eggs? Mix 1 tablespoon flax meal plus 3 tablespoons water and stir. That can easily replace 1 egg. I hope you like them!

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  10. Just a quick question! When you say 1/4 Parmesan Cheese Grated – Do you mean 1/4 Cup? Also, the Basil, is it fresh or dried?

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    • Hi there! Yes, I meant 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese 🙂 And I used dried basil too. Sorry for the typos, I hope you like them!

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  20. These look absolutely scrumptious. I love chicken nuggets but most recipes for them are not very healthy. Nice to see a fabulous healthy alternative.

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  22. These look so good! I’ve been avoiding letting my daughter learn about chicken nuggets, but I’d have no problem with these!

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  23. I was looking for some chicken nugget recipe for my nephews since it’s break from school, and I found this recipe. I am so glad that it seems so easy to prepare and cook. I will definitely try this one next week. I hope my nephews will love this yummy chicken recipe.

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  25. Just curious what your method is for reheating after freezing. Very much looking forward to trying out this recipe. Thanks!

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    • Hi Lisa! I usually just bake them at 375 for 20 minutes but since all ovens vary, check them after 15 minutes. I hope that helps!

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  29. Definitely your healthy gluten free chicken nuggets are awesomeness! This is a great recipe Lauren, as you know I made them a short while ago and they was lovely, in fact have made them again since. Thanks for sharing!

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  30. Just made these. Using a pound of chicken I made 24 nuggets. Curious as to how many carbs in 4 our 6 of these. They are really delicious.

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    • Hi Sharon! I just added the nutritional information based on cutting the chicken into 20 nuggets. I hope that helps! Thanks for stopping by!

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