These copycat Chick-Fil-A keto chicken nuggets are going to be your family’s new favorite comfort food! Plus, they’re gluten free and nut free for our friends with allergies. These zero carb keto chicken nuggets are a very family friendly keto recipe!
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Chicken nuggets will always be one of my favorite foods.
No matter how strong my keto game is, Chick-Fil-A is my kryptonite.
Even though I still eat them on occasion, I desperately wanted to create a copycat keto chicken nugget.
So, how did I accomplish that?
I thought you’d never ask.
If you love Chick-Fil-A as much as I do, then you’re going to flip out over these low carb chicken nuggets.
zero carb and nut free keto chicken nuggets
Not only are these nuggets keto and low carb, they’re grain free and nut free too!
One caveat to eating a grain free and gluten free diet is the prevalence of nut flours.
With the abundance of nut allergies these days, I know many parents who struggle to feed their children nut free low carb recipes.
As a content creator, it’s discouraging to receive emails asking if there is a substitute for almond flour because so and so has a nut allergy.
I always feel so terrible having to reply “no” to those emails.
That is why I am so happy to report that these low carb nuggets contain zero nut flours!
don’t forget some keto chick-fil-a sauce for dipping
a nut free and kid friendly recipe
When my son started preschool last year, he was not allowed to bring anything with nuts in his lunchbox.
That presented quite the challenge for me as the mom of an incredibly picky eater who only liked peanut butter and jelly Uncrustables.
I didn’t want him to starve at school so truth be told, I started running through the Chick-Fil-A drive thru and getting him chicken minis with a fruit cup to throw into his lunchbox because I knew it was “safe” for school.
don’t forget some keto chick-fil-a sauce for dipping
When I came up with this keto chicken nugget recipe, of course I had my picky threenager try them.
He chowed down and I did the silent mom dance. Yeah, you know which one I’m talking about.
All three of my kids, each of whom have very different palettes, enjoyed these grain free chicken nuggets.
4 ingredient chicken nuggets with lower carbs than before
As a blogger evolves in her career, one thing she realizes is the importance of quality photos and writing.
Because we’re in the middle of our back-to-school celebration, I thought this was the perfect time to update this old post.
When I was updating the photos and adding the video, I also decided to try and lighten up the carbs and calories.
In fact, in updating this old recipe, I was able to make these zero carb keto chicken nuggets!
Omitting the arrowroot flour was key!
The chicken nuggets will still hold onto the breading and get crisp in the oven, just like a proper nugget should.
If you have an egg allergy, you can also omit the egg and the recipe works just as well!
These keto chicken nuggets can be made ahead of time and either refrigerated or frozen to eat later.
Don’t forget to serve them with some keto copycat Chick-Fil-A sauce and dairy free coleslaw too!
Zero carb keto chicken nuggets are grain free and nut free. A keto Chick-Fil-A copycat chicken nugget perfect with sugar free keto Chick-Fil-A sauce. 261 cal/9.4g f/0.1g c/44.6g p As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases.
The Best Keto Chicken Nuggets (Chick-Fil-A Copycat)
Ingredients
Instructions
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 5
Serving Size: about 6 nuggets
Amount Per Serving:
Calories: 261Total Fat: 9.4gCarbohydrates: 0.1gNet Carbohydrates: 0.1gFiber: 0gProtein: 44.6g
Can I use equal parts cornstarch instead of the arrowroot powder?
You could, technically, but cornstarch is made from corn (grain) and therefore not appropriate for a ketogenic diet.
Have you ever used an air fryer for these?
No, I don’t use an air fryer but you definitely could.
Well, I like these,, but my kids took one bite and refused to eat any more, and my husband is a little iffy on them too. I think the flavor of the pork rind coating just isn’t quite neutral enough to be enjoyable for my family. Pity, because I think these nuggets are pretty good, and they look beautifully appetizing. I let the chicken marinate in the salty kosher dill pickle juice for a full 24 hours, and I loved the flavor it imparted to the chicken.
I am going to make these tonight for my daughter since she loves nuggets but can’t have nuts. Question on freezing them. Would you do that before or after you bake them?
Thanks!
I would freeze them after cooking! Then you’d just pop them in the microwave for a few seconds to reheat!
I’m not a fan of pork rinds instead I used Mambi Pork Cracklin Strips Chili Lime. These are the best Keto nuggets I have ever.
Mambi Pork Cracklin Strips … are pork rinds?
Cracklins are essentially just extra crunchy pork rinds. You can still use them in this recipe, just pulse them a few extra times in a food processor to get them into pork dust.
Hi, I can’t eat pork so do you have any suggestions of what I should use to substitute the pork rinds?
Sorry, not in this particular recipe as the breading is intended to be crunchy.
So good! Will double recipe next time so I can have left overs for lunch. Had these with a salad and dinner was complete! Thanks so much!
Wonderful! I’m so glad you enjoyed them!
We really enjoyed these and your sauce with a side of Brussels sprouts with bacon and balsamic. My grandson called it an “excellent meal.” High praise indeed! Thank you.
Awesome, I love to hear that!
I’m really not a fan of the taste of pickles. Can you think of anything else I might use to “brine” the chicken? Crossing my fingers as these really look great!
The nuggets don’t taste like pickles, for what it’s worth. It’s just a good salty way to brine the chicken. I can’t offer a substitute in this particular recipe as I haven’t tested different brines.
Do you think I could use almond flour instead of pork rinds? My husband doesn’t like the flavour of pork rinds.
Almond flour would not produce a nice crispy coating so I would not suggest it. For what it’s worth, I don’t like pork rinds either but when used in this way, you don’t notice them.
I made these today followed exact directions, marinated the chicken in pickle juice for 2 hours. I cooked mine in an air fryer 10 minutes on 380 degrees. They were amazing!! crispy and flavorful, we made a mock chick fil a sauce as well and are in chicken tender heaven! Thank you!!
So glad you liked them! You should try them with my Copycat Sugar Free Chick-Fil-A sauce too!
Holy moley these are OUT OF THIS WORLD! I don’t ever need a chick fil a nugget again. I want to eat a tray of these!
Are you using a plain pork rind or a flavored one? Thank you. I’m excited about trying these!
They’re just plain. 🙂
I don’t eat pork and I keep seeing keto recipes that use these pork rinds. What is a good alternative??
You see pork rinds often because they’re zero carb and are a great alternative to crunchy panko bread crumbs. There is not a substitution for this particular recipe.
They also have chicken rinds or fry chicken skins. Try to look for those. Don’t know if they sell them in your area, but check out amazon. They come in chip forms so You will probably have to crush them up yourself.
The nuggests turned out great. Even my husband and my son likes it. I brined the chicken for 30 minutes. I will make this again. Also the sauce was good too.