Gluten Free Copycat Chick-fil-A Nuggets
These copycat Chick-fil-A nuggets are crispy, juicy, and made without seed oils or additives. A gluten free, kid-approved dinner perfect for families.
Ingredients
- 3 Chicken Breasts Chunks
Chicken Brine
- ½ cup Pickle Juice
Breading
- 1 cup Gluten Free Flour one-to-one
- 1 cup Millet Flour
- 2 ½ TBSP Non-Fat Milk Powder
- 1 ½ tsp Baking Powder
- 2 ½ TBSP Maple Sugar
- ½ tsp Paprika
- 2 tsp Mustard Powder
- 2 tsp Salt
Copycat Chickfila Sauce
- Copycat Chickfila Sauce Recipe
Instructions
Prepare the Chicken Brine
- Cut breast meat into chunks of chicken and place into a glass jar or gallon sized bag with 1 cup of dill pickle juice. Store in the refrigerator to marinade for 4 hours (overnight is best).
Bread the Nuggets
- Whisk all ingredients together in a flat bowl or container.
- Once the nuggets are marinated, drain the brine for the nuggets. In a separate bag, pouring the breading for the nuggets and add the strained nuggets into the coating.
- Seal the bag and mix the bag up really well until all nuggets are coated.
- Once coated, set aside until all of the nuggets are done.
Frying
- Preheat oil to 350°F and fry the nuggets until golden brown.
- Remove the nuggets from the heat and place on a drying rack with a cookie sheet underneath to catch the dripping oil. This allows airflow around all of the nuggets to keep them crispy.
- Mix up some sauce (I suggest Chickfila Sauce) and enjoy!