Homemade Syn Free Chicken Nuggets
This recipe for Homemade Syn Free Chicken Nuggets is a healthy, family friendly recipe that knocks any unhealthy takeaway out of the park!
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If you are a regular reader then you’ll know I’ve previously made a recipe for Low Syn Honey BBQ Chicken Bites, which has always been one of my most popular recipes. Whilst those This recipe is another delicious Fakeaway, perfectly replacing frozen chicken nuggets that you buy at the supermarket, or nuggets that you’d order at a fast food restaurant like McDonald’s.
The best part? They’re totally SYN FREE on Slimming World!
A Healthy Slimming World Fakeaway Recipe
If you love a good Fakeaway, then you’ll love these Homemade Syn Free Chicken Nuggets! They’re the same texture as the unhealthy kind you’d buy at a fast food restaurant, but are oven baked and 100% syn free using your Healthy Extra B on Slimming World.
Not only are these the perfect Slimming World family dinner recipe, they’re also freezer friendly, packed with flavour and super simple to make. You can freeze them before cooking, once you’ve covered the chicken with the breadcrumbs (best done flat to avoid the nuggets losing their shape), or you can freeze once cooked.
This recipe uses breadcrumbs to coat the chicken, mixed with some delicious spices to give them tonnes of flavour! The recipe below shows you how to make your breadcrumbs from scratch using wholemeal bread, which keeps these totally syn free too. The full recipe includes two Healthy Extra B servings on Slimming World, which simply needs to be divided between the number of servings.
Homemade Syn Free Chicken Nuggets – Step by Step Instructions
Whether you’re cooking for yourself or trying to make a healthier meal for the kids, then you’ll simply love these Homemade Syn Free Chicken Nuggets. No one would guess that they’re syn free or made to be healthy, and by oven baking them using low calorie spray you’re seriously reducing the saturated fats that you and your family will be eating!
Scroll down for the printable recipe card for these Syn Free Chicken Nuggets! Here are the step by step instructions and pictures for you to cook along to…
Step One
Break 120g wholemeal bread into chunks and toast until browned and crispy.
Step Two
Blitz the toasted bread in a food processor with the remaining breadcrumb ingredients until you have an evenly textured mixture.
Step Three
Whisk two eggs with a pinch of salt. The salt helps to break down the egg yolk and makes it easier to bread your syn free chicken nuggets.
Step Four
Chop two chicken breasts and combine with garlic powder, salt and fresh parsley and blitz in the food processor until you have a chunky paste.
Step Five
Wet your hands and shape the chicken mince into nuggets by rolling out balls of the mixture and then pressing them flat between your fingers.
Step Six
Once formed, dip your syn free chicken nuggets into the whisked egg yolks and then into the breadcrumbs, making sure to completely coat each one.
Place on to a baking tray sprayed liberally with low calorie cooking spray.
Step Seven
Bake your syn free chicken nuggets at 180 degrees for 20-25 minutes, or until crispy and cooked all the way through. Serve with your choice of sides and sauces!
Making Homemade Syn Free Chicken Nuggets
As you can see, this Slimming World fakeaway recipe couldn’t be more simple! With a few key ingredients and some tasty herbs and spices, you’ve got a super healthy, filling and delicious meal that will leave you more than satisfied. They’re heaps better than any unhealthy fast food you might be craving and they’re cheaper and more tasty than frozen nuggets from the supermarket.
Love the look of these Chicken Nuggets? Then you’ll love these other Slimming World Fakeaways…
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Low Syn Honey BBQ Chicken Bites
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Cliona Keane
Yields 12 Large Nuggets OR 24 Small Nuggets
Serves 6
These Syn Free Chicken Nuggets are a delicious Slimming World fakeaway recipe that the whole family will love!
15 minPrep Time
20 minCook Time
35 minTotal Time
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Ingredients
- 120g Wholemeal Bread (2-3 slices aprox.)
- 1/2tsp Garlic Powder
- 1/2tsp Salt
- 1/2tsp Paprika
- 1/4tsp Mustard Powder
- 1/2 Chicken Oxo Cube (crushed)
- 1/4tsp Cumin
- 2x Chicken Breasts
- 1/2tsp Garlic Powder
- 1/2tsp Salt
- Handful Fresh Parsley
- Low Calorie Cooking Spray
- 2x Eggs (plus a pinch of salt)
Instructions
- Break 120g wholemeal bread into chunks and toast until browned and crispy.
- Blitz the toasted bread in a food processor with the remaining breadcrumb ingredients until you have an evenly textured mixture.
- Whisk two eggs with a pinch of salt. The salt helps to break down the egg yolk and makes it easier to bread your syn free chicken nuggets.
- Chop two chicken breasts and combine with garlic powder, salt and fresh parsley and blitz in the food processor until you have a chunky paste.
- Wet your hands and shape the chicken mince into nuggets by rolling out balls of the mixture and then pressing them flat between your fingers.
- Once formed, dip your syn free chicken nuggets into the whisked egg yolks and then into the breadcrumbs, making sure to completely coat each one.Place on to a baking tray sprayed liberally with low calorie cooking spray.
- Bake your syn free chicken nuggets at 180 degrees for 20-25 minutes, or until crispy and cooked all the way through. Serve with your choice of sides and sauces!
Notes
Serves 2-4 people depending on the size of the nuggets. Recipe is SYN FREE on Slimming World using 2x Healthy Extra B portions. Divide the number of Healthy Extra B portions by the number of servings made. This recipe is the property of Basement Bakehouse (owned by Atuin Digital Ltd) and is therefore subject to Copyright laws. Do not copy, or use the images or text in this recipe or blog post without permission.
If cooking raw from frozen, cook for aprox. 30 minutes or until cooked through and crispy. To reheat frozen cooked nuggets, you can use the microwave or oven. Please ensure that they are piping hot all the way through before serving.
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