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Healthy Low Carb Air Fryer Chicken Nuggets

January 16, 2019 *This post may include amazon links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

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These tasty and Healthy Low Carb Air Fryer Chicken Nuggets are made with almond flour and seasonings to create an easy low carb lunch or dinner that’s cooking in about 8 minutes! Great on their own or paired with your favorite dipping sauce. 

Low Carb Air Fryer Chicken Nuggets

Chicken nuggets are great, aren’t they?! They’re great fried, baked, grilled and air fried! YES! Chicken nuggets made in an air fryer are fantastic and I can’t wait to show you how easy they are to make.

I made this version of Air Fryer Chicken nuggets low carb using almond flour because I’ve been working on keeping my carb down and I’ve been working on creating some healthy recipes with my air fryer. I really love these because these air fryer chicken nuggets don’t have a super thick breading.

I also plan on working on a regular flour breaded version too so don’t worry if you can’t have almond flour or want a regular version because I’ll have that recipe up for y’all soon.

Seasonings for chicken nuggets

You can really play around with what seasonings you want to use for your homemade chicken nuggets but here is what I use for mine:

Italian Style Herb Grinder

  • Italian Seasonings

  • Black Pepper

The Italian seasoning is just a blend of Italian Herbs that I’ve been using for a lot of recipes lately. I picked this up at Walmart but there are all types of brands out there. This just happens to be what I’ve been loving lately.

Ingredients list for Italian Style Herb Grinder

It’s filled with basil, marjoram, oregano, rosemary, sage, and thyme. Then they all combine as you grind them into your recipes. However, I think any Italian blend will work for these.

Coasting and Dip:

For these nuggets, I used Blanched Almond Flour (the same kind I use to make my favorite macarons) seasoned with the Italian Seasoning and black pepper.

Then the dip is just a few eggs whisked together. You can add milk or water to the mixture if you want too but I tried it both ways and found that I didn’t need the extra milk or water.

A bite of Low Carb Air Fryer Chicken Nuggets

Air Frying

The last step is to just cook these little tasty bites in an air fryer.

I’ve got the directions for that below along with the printable recipe!

Then just serve them up with your favorite dipping sauce. These little bites are a great change up from grilled chicken nuggets and they’re so much better for you than fried chicken nuggets.

I love serving these low carb nuggets with roasted cherry tomatoes and Worcestershire green beans! The Worcestershire green beans were actually the result of a little cooking mistake that I made earlier this month but now they’ve become a family favorite haha. I may post the recipe soon if y’all are interested.

Inside the Low Carb Air Fryer Chicken Nuggets

Healthy Low Carb Air Fryer Chicken Nuggets

Low Carb Air Fryer Chicken Nuggets Recipe

Created by Angie on January 16, 2019

These tasty and Healthy Low Carb Air Fryer Chicken Nuggets are made with almond flour and seasonings to create an easy low carb lunch or dinner that's cooking in about 8 minutes! Great on their own or paired with your favorite dipping sauce. 

  • Prep Time: 5m
  • Cook Time: 8m
  • Serves: 4

Ingredients

  • 2 Boneless Skinless Chicken breast
  • 2 cups Blanched almond flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 2 tablespoons Italian Seasoning
  • pink of Salt (optional)
  • 2 whole Eggs
  • Ketchup, Mustard, BBQ or Ranch for dipping

Instructions

  • Slice chicken breast into bite size pieces. I try to cut them into 1 inch - 2 inch pieces.
  • Set up the breading station:
  • In one bowl crack and whisk together the eggs.
  • In another bowl whisk together the almond flour, pepper, Italian seasoning and salt if using salt.
  • Also sit out one place for the breaded chicken nuggets and one plate for the cooked chicken nuggets.
  • Start by dipping a few pieces of the chicken breast into the whisked egg. Make sure each piece is coated.
  • Then roll the egg coated chicken nuggets into the almond flour mixture until coated.
  • Add a few pieces of the coated chicken to the basket of the air fryer. Just a single layer will work, don\'t over pack it.
  • Cook at 390 for 8 minutes.
  • Remove from air fryer and pour onto clean plate.
  • Cut one of the thicken nuggets in half and make sure it\'s done to your liking.
  • Contiune cooking nuggets in batches until all are done.
  • Cover cooked nuggets with a paper towel or a clean kitchen towel to keep them warm while cooking the others.
  • Serve with your choice of dipping sauce.
  • Print

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These tasty and Healthy Low Carb Air Fryer Chicken Nuggets are made with almond flour and seasonings to create an easy low carb lunch or dinner that's cooking in about 8 minutes! Great on their own or paired with your favorite dipping sauce. 

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  1. Melanie Bauer says

    January 17, 2019 at 2:26 am

    Sounds absolutely awesome! Need to put this on my menu, so easy and crazy delicious!

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  2. Allyson Zea says

    January 17, 2019 at 7:54 am

    These look soooooo good! I love using my air fryer, totally obsessed!

    Reply
  3. Taylor W says

    January 17, 2019 at 8:58 am

    These look so crispy and delicious! I think I need to buy an airfryer 🙂

    Reply
  4. Catalina says

    January 17, 2019 at 1:18 pm

    Love how crispy these look! Can’t believe that these are healthy!

    Reply
  5. Erin | Dinners,Dishes and Dessert says

    January 18, 2019 at 9:14 am

    These would disappear in our house!

    Reply
  6. Krista says

    January 18, 2019 at 12:49 pm

    Kids are going to love these for lunch! Moms and dads too!

    Reply
  7. Anna says

    January 18, 2019 at 4:09 pm

    Air fryer chicken nuggets are a favorite here! So crispy and delicious!

    Reply

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