Chick•en Nuggets

Chick•en Nuggets

What child doesn't like chicken nuggets!?  There are many gluten-free frozen brands at the grocery store that you can purchase, although many still contain a large amount of sodium and cholesterol.  Tyson is a brand that has just came out with their Gluten-free Chicken Nuggets & Chicken Strips.  They claim they use all “natural” ingredients, yet how do you know?   In this recipe it exchanges all the things that make up a chicken nugget, into a “chick-pea” nugget.  When eating chick peas, they make up 50% of your daily dietary fiber.  When going to the grocery store, you will need:

·      1 can chickpeas

·      Onion

·      Parsley

·      Garlic Clove

·      1 egg

·      Cumin

·      Salt

·      Pepper

·      Lemon Juice

·      Baking Powder

·      Olive Oil

As you can tell from the grocery list, many of these things you can find in your pantry!  This will help these “chick-pea” nuggets become cost friendly as well as kid friendly. 

Your first step in creating the “chick-pea” nuggets is to DRAIN & MASH the chick-peas into a bowl.

Then into a food processor, combine:

½ White onion (Red will also work)

Parsley (own digression on amount)

1 garlic clove

You then are going to combine the mashed chick-peas and the food processor mix!

In another bowl you are going to combine:

·      1 egg

·      1 teaspoon cumin

·      1 teaspoon salt

·      1 dash pepper

·      1 teaspoon lemon juice

·      1 teaspoon baking powder

·      1 tablespoon olive oil

Then combine this bowl (breading) with your chick-pea & onion mix.  Make sure you add enough of the breading mix so you are able to shape your “chick-pea” nuggets into whatever you would like!  You can either bake or fry these.  Enjoy!