Cooking and Serving: 30 minutes | 24 chicken nuggets
Ingredients
1 tablespoon lukewarm water, mixed and allowed to gel). For a proper coating to | Air Fryer alternate oven baking directions | 1 tablespoon milk
Description
Prep Time: 15 minutes | Cook Time: 15 minutes | Total Time: 30 minutes | Servings: 24 chicken nuggets
Ingredients
1 tablespoon lukewarm water, mixed and allowed to gel). For a proper coating to
Air Fryer alternate oven baking directions
1 egg, any size
1 tablespoon milk
1 ½ teaspoons dried herbs de Provence
½ teaspoon kosher salt
¼ cup (20 g) nutritional yeast flakes
¾ pound (12 ounces) skinless boneless chicken breasts, minced (or ground
½ cup (80 g) Panko-style gluten free breadcrumbs
1 to 1 ½ cups cornstarch, for dredging
2 eggs, (any size) (beaten with water) for dredging
Avocado or sunflower oil, for spraying or brushing (non-aerosol can if
Sriracha mayonnaise, for dipping (optional)
Instructions
In a large bowl, place the egg, milk, herbs, salt, and nutritional yeast, and.
breadcrumbs, mixing to combine after each addition.
The mixture should be sticky and should hold together when scooped. If you’ve.
breadcrumbs to help the mixture hold together.
Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and set it aside.
Place the cornstarch in one bowl, the eggs beaten with water in another, and.
the remaining 1 1/2 cups breadcrumbs in another. Set them side to the prepared baking sheet.
Divide the chicken mixture into portions about 1 1/2 tablespoons each (a #50.
press into a flat disk between the wet palms of your hands.
Dredge each portion through the cornstarch, coating on all sides, through the.
Press the breadcrumbs onto the nuggets so they adhere, and place each nugget.
Place as many nuggets as will fit comfortably in the basket of your Air Fryer.
in a single layer, without crowding.
Spray or brush the tops of the nuggets lightly with the oil, and place in the.
the fryer and, using heat-safe tongs, flip each of the nuggets over.
Return to the fryer and finish frying until crispy brown all over and cooked.
through (another 6 to 8 minutes).
Serve immediately with the optional sriracha mayonnaise.
ALTERNATE OVEN-BAKING DIRECTIONS.
Prepare the chicken nuggets in the same manner, but place them on a wire rack.
Spray generously with oil, and bake in a 400°F oven for 8 minutes.
Remove from the oven, flip each of the nuggets over and spray again with oil.
Return to the oven and continue to bake until lightly golden brown and cooked.
through (about another 10 to 12 minutes).
Notes
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the air fryer. I’ll have to let you know how they turn out, but I’m pretty
These Air Fryer chicken nuggets really are super crispy but made with almost no
oil and in just minutes. If you’re wondering how to use this new fun appliance,
they’re a great place to start!
Air Fryer chicken nuggets really are super crispy but made with almost no oil
and in just minutes. If you’re wondering how to use this new fun appliance,
they’re a great place to start!
TIPS FOR USING THE AIR FRYER
I’m far from an Air Fryer expert (yet!), and there are even some recipe
developers who have written entire cookbooks on the subject of this crazy
appliance already. But I’ve done a lot of reading and a ton of testing in the
last couple weeks, and here’s what I know so far:
1. If you’re converting an oven-baked recipe to the Air Fryer, keep in mind
that air frying is more efficient than oven-baking. As a rule of thumb, try
reducing the oven temperature 20%. This is just a general guideline, though!
2. Air frying is really (of course) not actually just like deep-frying. It’s
more like extremely efficient high-powered convection oven baking. Air is
circulated all around the food breading is sticking to the food quite well, or it might get separated
3. As I’ve mentioned already, stay away from an aerosol-based oil spray. It can
damage the nonstick coating on the fryer basket. Also, handwash the basket.
It cleans up very easily, and whether your manufacturer says it’s dishwasher
safe or not, I’d wash 4. I really don’t care for the recipes that the Air Fryer people themselves
provide with the appliance and on the Internet. When in doubt, trust your
favorite food blogger over the manufacturer in this case (and in many
cases!). We’re generally a pretty hardworking bunch, and we’re operating in
real-world circumstances, just like you.
These Air Fryer chicken nuggets really are super crispy but made with almost no
oil and in just minutes. If you’re wondering how to use this new fun appliance,
they’re a great place to start!
Air Fryer chicken nuggets really are super crispy but made with almost no oil
and in just minutes. If you’re wondering how to use this new fun appliance,
they’re a great place to start!
GLUTEN FREE CHICKEN NUGGETS INGREDIENTS & SUBSTITUTION SUGGESTIONS
Egg-free: Since there is only one egg in this recipe, I think it would work
quite well to substitute it with a “chia egg” (1 tablespoon ground chia seeds +
1 tablespoon lukewarm water, mixed and allowed to gel). For a proper coating to
which the breadcrumbs will adhere quite well, though, the question is more
difficult. Maybe “chia eggs”? If you’re egg-free and have ideas, please share in
Dairy-free: As long as that tablespoon of milk is dairy-free, these nuggets are
naturally dairy free.
Corn-free: Just replace the cornstarch for dredging with arrowroot, my gum-free
gluten free flour blend
sweet white rice flour.
Herbs: Use whatever dried herbs you like. I like herbs de Provence because it’s
a nice shortcut to a lot of flavor and the nuggets remind me of chicken and
Nutritional yeast: Nutritional yeast is an inactive form of yeast, and has a
mildly cheesy flavor. It used to be relatively hard to find, but now that Trader
Joe’s sells their own brand of the stuff, I think it’s made it to the
mainstream. If you’d prefer to eliminate it and can have dairy, try replacing it
with an equal amount by volume of finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese.
Air Fryer-free: See the recipe below for oven-baking directions!
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GLUTEN FREE CHICKEN NUGGETS
Prep Time: 15 minutes mins
Cook Time: 15 minutes mins
Yield: 24 chicken nuggets
gluten free chicken nuggets
These gluten free chicken nuggets really are super crispy but made with almost
no oil and in just minutes in the Air Fryer.
* Air Fryer alternate oven baking directions
* 1 ½ teaspoons dried herbs de Provence
* ½ teaspoon kosher salt
* ¼ cup (20 g) nutritional yeast flakes
* ¾ pound (12 ounces) skinless boneless chicken breasts, minced (or ground
* ½ cup (80 g) Panko-style gluten free breadcrumbs
about 1 1/2 cups more, for dredging
* 1 to 1 ½ cups cornstarch, for dredging
* 2 eggs, (any size) (beaten with water) for dredging
* Avocado or sunflower oil, for spraying or brushing (non-aerosol can if
* Sriracha mayonnaise, for dipping (optional)
* In a large bowl, place the egg, milk, herbs, salt, and nutritional yeast, and
beat to combine well. Add the minced or ground chicken, and then the
breadcrumbs, mixing to combine after each addition.
* The mixture should be sticky and should hold together when scooped. If you’ve
used ground chicken instead of minced chicken, you may need a bit more
breadcrumbs to help the mixture hold together.
* Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and set it aside.
* Place the cornstarch in one bowl, the eggs beaten with water in another, and
the remaining 1 1/2 cups breadcrumbs in another. Set them side to the prepared baking sheet.
* Divide the chicken mixture into portions about 1 1/2 tablespoons each (a #50
ice cream scoop is ideal for this purpose) and roll each into a round then
press into a flat disk between the wet palms of your hands.
* Dredge each portion through the cornstarch, coating on all sides, through the
egg wash (allow excess to drip off) and then through the breadcrumbs to coat
* Press the breadcrumbs onto the nuggets so they adhere, and place each nugget
on the prepared baking sheet.
* Place as many nuggets as will fit comfortably in the basket of your Air Fryer
in a single layer, without crowding.
* Spray or brush the tops of the nuggets lightly with the oil, and place in the
Air Fryer. Fry at 370°F for about 6 minutes. Remove the basket carefully from
the fryer and, using heat-safe tongs, flip each of the nuggets over.
* Return to the fryer and finish frying until crispy brown all over and cooked
through (another 6 to 8 minutes).
* Serve immediately with the optional sriracha mayonnaise.
ALTERNATE OVEN-BAKING DIRECTIONS.
* Prepare the chicken nuggets in the same manner, but place them on a wire rack
above the lined baking sheet.
* Spray generously with oil, and bake in a 400°F oven for 8 minutes.
* Remove from the oven, flip each of the nuggets over and spray again with oil.
* Return to the oven and continue to bake until lightly golden brown and cooked
through (about another 10 to 12 minutes).
Trans Fat: 0.004g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 87mg | Potassium: 71mg | Fiber:
0.3g | Sugar: 0.1g | Vitamin A: 37IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 6mg | Iron:
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an
These Air Fryer chicken nuggets really are super crispy but made with almost no
oil and in just minutes. If you’re wondering how to use this new fun appliance,
they’re a great place to start! #airfryer #glutenfree #lowfat #chicken
Air Fryer chicken nuggets really are super crispy but made with almost no oil
and in just minutes. If you’re wondering how to use this new fun appliance,
they’re a great place to start! #airfryer #glutenfree #lowfat #chicken