These delicious Sweet Potato Chicken Nuggets are baked to perfection and are Whole 30 & Paleo friendly. Perfect for a healthy kid-friendly weeknight dinner.
Sweet Potato Chicken Nuggets (Whole 30, Paleo)
Yup, another chicken recipe I’m afraid….
Dessert posts will have to wait until my jeans fit again (at least the stretchy ones)
Even though is a chicken post, you’ll want to save this one because it is SO GOOD. My girls and husband go crazy for these nuggets.
Serve it with a side of guacamole which is Paleo friendly and dinner will be ready in a jiffy. A lot of the time I add a nice crisp green salad to balance out the sweetness.
To make them I start by mixing everything in a big bowl.
Just a bunch of chicken shredded sweet potato, coconut oil, coconut flour, and spices.
Then, just shape them into “nuggets”, place them in a sheet pan, and into the oven, it goes.
How easy is that?
They are amazing when they bake.
As soon as I take them out of the oven my family swarm to the kitchen to steal them all.
Who could’ve thought that nuggets could be healthy?
Just by substituting a few ingredients, it made a huge difference without sacrificing flavor.
Honestly, being on a diet sucks, plus, I don’t plan on making one meal for me and another one for my kids so these kinds of recipes are the perfect happy medium since everybody can eat a delicious dinner while maintaining to a regimen.
Now that I’ve tried these Sweet Potato Chicken Nuggets I am not going back to making them with regular flour, breadcrumbs and eggs again.
They are crunchy, sweet, savory, and so flavorful.
I hope you can try this delicious sweet Potato Chicken Nuggets at home. If you do, please upload a pic on Instagram and tag me @Livingsweetmoments or use the hashtag #LivingSweet.
Sweet Potato Chicken Nuggets
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground chicken
- 2 cups finely shredded sweet potato about 2-3 sweet potatoes
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil
- 2 tablespoons coconut flour
- 2 green onion sprigs finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside
- In a large bowl, add all ingredients and use clean hands to fully incorporate
- Using a measuring tablespoon, scoop out the mixture and roll it into a ball before flattening and shaping it into nuggets. Place on the baking sheet
- Bake nuggets in the preheated oven for 24-27 minutes, and flip half way through to lightly brown both sides
- Allow nuggets to cool for 5-10 minutes before serving
Nutrition
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Hi1 I am so excited to try these out on my family – I have some monster sweet potatoes from the farmers market that I need to use up. I have a quick question – Do you shred the sweet potato raw (like w a box grater) or do you bake the sweet potato, then mix the soft sweet potato with the other ingredients? In the recipe, it sounds like the former, but in the picture, it looks like the latter. Thanks for the clarification!
Hi Julie, I shred it raw with a box grater. Then mix! Hope that helps
I can’t wait to try these with my 5 year old! Can I make a large batch and freeze these?
Yes, you can make in advance and freeze!
Do you freeze raw? Do you defrost before heating?
I freeze them raw and they go directly to the oven (no defrosting)
These are delicious! Thank you for sharing! I made them up for my 1 year old and she loves them!
Glad you and your 1-year-old liked them!
Hey there! Do you think I could substitute whole wheat flour for the coconut flour? I know it wouldn’t be paleo then, but I don’t have coconut flour and I want to try them tonight!!
I haven’t tried it with coconut flour but if you do, let us know if it worked!
Is there any way to make these with no flour(as in no nut flours or coconut flour, etc) ?
Yes, but honestly I haven’t tried it with other flour. If you do let me know how they come out
Hey just curious where the actual recipe went?
Sorry Amanda! there’s a glitch in the software I am on the process of fixing it!
Hi! Have you ever cooked and frozen these (rather than frozen them raw)?
I have not because I am afraid of the final texture. If you do, please let me know how they come out
Could I make these with cooked mashed sweet potato. I baked mine before fully reading the recipe
They texture will be off
I made these today my 1 year old and they were at HIT! My husband tried them and also loved them… he “hates” sweet potato and I haven’t had the heart to tell him, and don’t know if I ever will 🙂
hahhahaha Stacy! Glad your baby and your husband enjoyed them!
These are absolutely delicious. I used my food processor to grind my own chicken because it’s not easy getting to the store these days. I also used white flour without any issues. I think they could be amazing in burger form too.! Thank you for sharing!
You’re welcome Cassandra! glad you enjoyed them! Great idea on the burger shape, will definitely try it!
These are awesome! Never feeding my kids those gross foster farm frozen chicken nuggets again!
yay!! thanks for your feedback! glad your kids loved them!