These coconut chicken nuggets will take you back. Way back. Maybe to TV dinners, a local drive-thru, or eating lunch on the schoolyard.
But now that you’re all grown up, you can make you own nuggets and use quality ingredients that you love. Like shredded coconut for just the right amount of crunch. Coated in a blend of tapioca flour, cassava flour, garlic powder, onion powder, and black pepper. Perfect for homemade ranch dressing.
What are you waiting for? Grab a handful and slide each one through puddle of tangy ranch dressing. Dip until your heart feels full. And maybe follow with these paleo Banana Choco-Nut Bars .
Coconut Chicken Nuggets
- 5.0 stars
- 5m
- 40m
- 45m
Ingredients
- 1/2 c tapioca flour
- 1/2 c cassava flour
- 1/2 c unsweetened shredded coconut
- 1 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
- 1 1/2 tsp. onion powder
- 2 tsp. sea salt, plus more to taste after cooking
- 1/2 tsp. ground black pepper
- 1 tsp. dried thyme
- 1 tsp. dried basil
- 1/2 tsp. ground turmeric
- 1 1/2 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 c avocado oil, enough for 1/2 inch at the bottom of your pan
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, add all of the ingredients except for the chicken, eggs, and oil. Set aside.
- Beat eggs in another large bowl. Cut chicken into bite-sized pieces and mix in a bowl with the beaten eggs.
- Add the eggy chicken to the large mixing bowl with flour, and stir to completely coat the chicken in the flour mixture.
- In a large saucepan on medium-high heat add about 1/2 of the oil. When the oil is hot and shimmering, add chicken in small batches.
- Use tongs to turn the chicken pieces until all sides are brown. Remove chicken to a warm plate in the oven while you finish frying, adding more oil as needed.
- Serve chicken with ranch dressing for dipping.
Nutrition
- 676
- 37g
- 37g
- 4g
- 41g
- 12g
- 240mg
- 2g
- 1397mg
Dolores
A surprise winner. I was surprised… I didn’t expect this to be a “five star” for me. It works because it doesn’t try to replicate your favorite fast food… I imagine it would be popular with kids as well.
Krystal
Feels like childhood. This is an ugly delicious food without the ugly.
It takes some technique, because you have to move quickly before the oil solidifies whenever you work with coconut oil, but its worth the effort.
Willow
Delicious as leftovers too! I served these with mustard aloili and loved the on a salad the next day!
Alene
best chicken nuggets I’ve ever had. So good. Like coconut shrimp, but with chicken. It took a REALLY long time to cook enough for all the kiddos though . . .