These flavorful homemade chicken fingers are an easy and gluten-free recipe to bake (or pan-fry) for Halloween. However, you can skip shaping these into spooky fingers and serve them any time of the year!
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground chicken
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp dried Basil
- 1 tsp dried parsley
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
- 1/4 cup almond flour
- 1 tsp chili powder or cayenne pepper powder
- 1 tsp dried harissa
- 9 almond slivers
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
- Add the ground chicken, almond flour, parmesan, harissa, salt, smoked paprika, basil, parsley, onion powder, chili powder, and garlic powder to a large bowl and mix them together. You could use a spoon, but I find that fingers work best. Make sure to wash your hands well with soap and water, after mixing and shaping these.
- Then, divide the ground chicken mixture into 9 parts. Shape each into a long and stubby finger and arrange them on a Silpat-lined baking sheet.
- Using a knife, gently “draw” lines where the knuckles and finger joints are.
- Then, add an almond sliver for the fingernail.
- Then, bake these chicken fingers for 22-27 minutes in an oven that has been preheated to 375 degrees, until they are slightly golden brown. It is imperative that these are not overbaked as overbaking these will leave them quite dry.
- When they are baked, they are ready to enjoy with some sweet chili sauce or some BBQ sauce for a truly gory, tasting experience!
Notes
• You can make this a 5-ingredient chicken finger recipe by using seasoned breadcrumbs instead of the spices and dried herbs listed. The resulting chicken fingers recipe will consist of the seasoned breadcrumb, ground chicken, salt, parmesan, and almond slivers.
• These fingers can be also cooked on a stove top. Add the shaped chicken fingers to a large skillet with oil or butter. Cover the pan and let them saute for about 6-8 minutes on one side. Then, uncover the pan, flip them over, and let saute another 6-8 minutes. If you have a meat thermometer, use it to make sure that the internal temperature of these chicken fingers reaches 165°F (74°C). Drain these on a paper towel and serve with your favorite dipping sauces.
Nutrition
Serving: 2chicken fingers | Calories: 245kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 102mg | Sodium: 460mg | Potassium: 647mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 297IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 111mg | Iron: 2mg
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