Whole30/Paleo Baked Spicy Chicken Nuggets and Sweet Potatoes

Name: Whole30/Paleo Baked Spicy Chicken Nuggets and Sweet Potatoes
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 large chicken breasts (cut into smaller pieces); 1/4 cup nut milk (compliant); 2 tbsp hot sauce (compliant like Franks Red Hot original); 1 tsp fine sea salt; 1 cup arrowroot or tapioca starch; 1/2 cup cashew parmesan (like this one https://adashofdolly.com/vegan-parmesan-cheese/); 1 tsp smoked paprika; 1 tsp garlic powder; 1 tsp onion powder; 1 tsp cayannne; 1 tsp chili powder; 1 tsp sea salt; 1/2 tsp black pepper; 1/2 cup olive oil; avocado oil spray (for the rack); 2 large sweet potatoes (washed and cut thinly 1/4'' wide, seasone with below ingrediets); 1/2 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon; 1/2 tsp paprika; 1/2 tsp garlic powder; 2 tbsp olive oil

3 steps

Prep:30minCook:40min

Happy Monday! Hope this is the beginning of an awesome week. Happy to be here sharing another great recipe. I’m excited about this Baked Spicy Chicken Nuggets and Sweet Potatoes. They are reminiscent of when I used to eat Wendy’s chicken nuggets. Those were a favorite of mine, and they ...

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 13:19:18 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories1083.2 kcal (54%)

Total Fat70.3 g (100%)

Carbs75.7 g (29%)

Sugars8.3 g (9%)

Protein37.7 g (75%)

Sodium2172.2 mg (109%)

Fiber7.5 g (27%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Instructions

Step 1

After cutting chicken, tenderize by poking with a fork. Place in a large resealable bag, add nut milk, salt, and hot sauce. thoroughly coat the chicken. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour. When ready Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place al the coating ingredients with the exception of the olive oil into a clean large resealable bag and shake. Coat the chicken, and place them on a cooling rack. Place a baking rack or crisping rack inside of a rimmed cookie sheet and set aside. Heat a large skillet with olive oil on med-high heat. When hot add chicken, do this in increments of 2-3. Pan fry 45 seconds on each side, or until the coating sets, remove promptly and place on a clean cooling rack for about 5 minutes.

Step 2

Spray the baking rack with avocado spray and add chicken, Bake 15 minutes, flip, then remove the baking sheet and place baking rack directly on the oven rack. Slide the baking sheet at the bottom of the oven to catch the drippings. Bake another 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and place on a clean cooling rack. Cool slightly and enjoy with a sauce of choice. BBQ or my honeyless date mustard sauce.

Step 3

Prior to baking chicken, bake sweet potatoes slightly. Heat a large baking sheet in the oven for about 10 minutes. Place sweet potatoes on parchment paper making sure they are not touching. Take the sheet out of the oven and slide sweet potatoes on top then return to the oven. Bake for 15 minutes. Remove from oven, flip sweet potatoes directly on the baking sheet and return to oven for 10 minutes, turning it sideways so you can also cook the chicken at the same time. Remove from oven and continue cooking the chicken nuggets. Sprinkle the sweet potatoes with more salt and optional chopped cilantro. Enjoy with garlic sriracha aioli.

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