Dips & Appetizers

Keto Chicken Nuggets

By Becky Russell From Becky's kitchen

A tried-and-true family favorite from Becky's own recipe collection. Here's everything you need to make Keto Chicken Nuggets at home.

Keto Chicken Nuggets

Why keto recipes live on this site: after I had my gallbladder removed, Mike and I did keto together. I had a few rough weeks at first — a daily probiotic and the right vitamins made a real difference for me — and these are the recipes that kept keto doable for a busy homeschool family. Everybody’s different, especially after surgery, so check with your doctor about what’s right for you.

Keto Chicken Nuggets

Makes 4 servings · ~390 calories per serving (estimated) · 25 min prep · 2.8 hr cook

Ingredients

  • 2/3 cup almond flour
  • 3/4 cup parmesan cheese
  • 1 egg (beaten)
  • 2–3 chicken breast, cut into nuggets
  • Pickle juice

Instructions

  1. Place cut chicken pieces in a gallon ziploc.
  2. Add pickle juice to the bag, just enough to cover the chicken.
  3. Place bag in the fridge for 2 hours. Turn bag every 30 mins.
  4. Add one beaten egg to a gallon ziploc and add all chicken to the egg bag (remove chicken from the pickle juice bag first). Make sure no pickle juice is in the egg bag.
  5. Preheat oven to 400°.
  6. Make sure the chicken is covered with the egg.
  7. Add almond flour and parmesan cheese to another gallon ziploc.
  8. Add a few pieces of chicken to the almond flour/parmesan cheese.
  9. Cover chicken well with batter.
  10. Place chicken on a cookie sheet.
  11. Bake for 20 mins.
  12. Add avocado oil to a skillet and fry the nuggets to crisp.

From Becky’s handwritten notebook

Every recipe on this site started the same way — written by hand in Becky’s spiral kitchen notebook, usually with a dinner bubbling on the stove nearby. Here’s the original page this recipe was typed up from, smudges and all:

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Becky's handwritten Keto Chicken Nuggets recipe — notebook page 1 Becky's handwritten Keto Chicken Nuggets recipe — notebook page 2

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