Chicken Nuggets as a Keto Superfood
Low Carb chicken Nuggets that taste just as good as McDonalds chicken nuggets but way more healthier. Enjoy these nuggets as an appetizer or as a main dish with a side of low carb veggies.
Equipment
- Food Processor
Ingredients
- 3 3/4 cups Pork Rinds*
- 1 tsp Onion Powder
- 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Dried Cilantro
- 1 tsp Dried Mustard
- 2 lbs Ground Chicken
- 1 lb Chicken hearts
- 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 3 Tbsp Fat of choice
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375F and line a baking tray with parchment paper.
- Grind pork rinds till they resemble panko breadcrumbs.
- Put them in a bowl and add the garlic powder, onion powder, cilantro and salt. Stir to combine.
- Place chicken hearts in a food processor and process till they resemble ground meat. Pour ground hearts into another bowl with the ground chicken.
- Add garlic powder, chili powder and salt to the ground chicken mixture. Mix till combined.
- Scoop about a tablespoon of the ground chicken mixture and roll it in the pork rinds. Put it on the prepared tray and flatten it.
- Repeat with the rest of the chicken and pork rind crumbs. Drizzle some oil on top of the nuggets.
- Put the nuggets in the oven for 7 minutes. Flip over the chicken nuggets and put them back in the oven for another 7 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and eat as is or with Buffalo sauce, ranch, celery or rutabaga fries.
Notes
You will want to buy two 5oz bags of plain pork rinds to make sure you have enough breading.