Umami
Umami

Chicken

Sweet and Spicy Paleo Chicken Fingers Recipe

4 servings

servings

15 minutes

active time

40 minutes

total time

Ingredients

1 ½ cups almond flour (almond meal)

½ teaspoon sea salt

¼ teaspoon fresh cracked pepper

2 eggs

¼ cup tapioca or potato starch (*NEW INGREDIENT*)

1 lb chicken tenders

½ cup honey

⅓ cup hot sauce (Franks or Tapatio work great)

½ teaspoon garlic powder

Optional: paleo ranch for dipping

Directions

preheat oven

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Trim any overhanging edges of the parchment paper.

make coating

Place the almond flour, sea salt, and fresh cracked pepper into a bowl and stir it together. Place the eggs in another bowl with a splash of water and whisk them.

coat chciken

*STEP CHANGE*: Dip the chicken tenders, one at a time, into the tapioca or potato starch, then into the egg then into the almond flour. (Keeping one hand for the egg and one for the starch and flour makes this a lot less messy.) Lay the chicken tenders on the prepared baking sheet.

let rest

*OPTIONAL STEP*: Let the chicken rest for 30-60 minutes in your fridge before you bake it. This step will help the crust to stick to the chicken.

bake

Bake the chicken for 25 minutes, or until it is crispy and beginning to look golden brown.

prepare sauce

While the chicken is baking, prepare the sauce. In a small frying pan over high heat bring the honey, hot sauce and garlic powder to a boil then set it aside.

sauce the chciken

When the chicken has finished baking remove it from the oven and turn the oven to broil. Dip each of the chicken tenders in the sauce then lay them back on the baking sheet. Save the extra sauce.

finish baking

Put the chicken back in the oven for 2-5 minutes for the glaze to caramelize slightly. Keep an eye on it to make sure it doesn't burn.

serve

Baste the chicken with any extra sauce once they come out of the oven then serve immediately.

Nutrition

Serving Size

1 serving = ⅙ of the rec

Calories

370 kcal

Total Fat

17 g

Saturated Fat

2 g

Unsaturated Fat

2 g

Trans Fat

1 g

Cholesterol

103 mg

Sodium

656 mg

Total Carbohydrate

34 g

Dietary Fiber

3 g

Total Sugars

24 g

Protein

24 g

4 servings

servings

15 minutes

active time

40 minutes

total time
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