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Can you have fried chicken if you are eating gluten free or paleo? Some will say you can’t, but you can! You can do this with almond flour or almond meal! This Paleo Fried Chicken recipe is delicious and actually quite easy to make.

I’m so glad I was able to make this, by the way, because fried chicken is one of my favorite foods EVER. It’s always difficult to completely give something up you love so much if you are on a diet. Just keep in mind that just because it’s paleo doesn’t mean you should eat this non stop (even if you want to!)

Ingredients

4 chicken thighs

1 cup almond flour

2 eggs

1 tsp paprika

2 tsp garlic powder

Dash of cayenne pepper (optional)

Salt and pepper, as desired

Cooking oil/fat of your choice

Instructions

Crack the eggs in a bowl and whisk.

Whisk the eggs…

In another bowl, mix all the dry ingredients together (almond flour/meal, paprika, garlic powder, salt/pepper and cayenne pepper if you want a kick!).

Dry Ingredients

Dip the chicken thigh in to the bowl of eggs, then in to the flour mixture.

First, Egg Mixture

Then, the flour mixture!

Heat up your cooking oil (I used a mixture of coconut oil and butter , but if you are going for dairy free option, skip the butter and use coconut oil or olive oil instead.) in a pan on medium heat. Note about the heat: Almond flour/meal burns more easily than normal flour, which means that if the heat is too high, you will end up with some burnt friend chicken 🙁 so start at medium, and bump down the heat and cook longer as needed!

Melting my butter

Once your oil is heated and ready, place your chicken pieces in to the pan slowly. Do not crowd the chicken (this will also help it not burn).

Pan Frying the Chicken!

Cook the chicken for about 10 minutes, and then using tongs, flip them over to the other side. Now, cook for another 10-15 minutes or until juices run clear. (Remember the note from before, that if the chicken is burning, to bump down heat/cook longer!)

Pan frying my chicken

And that’s it! When complete, put aside on some paper towels if you want to make it a little bit less greasy, but when I make this, I don’t even do that as they don’t usually turn out too greasy for me.



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Paleo Fried Chicken (Pan Fried) Print Ingredients 4 chicken thighs

1 cup almond flour

2 eggs

1 tsp paprika

2 tsp garlic powder

Dash of cayenne pepper (optional)

Salt and pepper, as desired

Cooking oil/fat of your choice Instructions Crack the eggs in a bowl and whisk. In another bowl, mix all the dry ingredients together (almond flour/meal, paprika, garlic powder, salt/pepper and cayenne pepper if you want a kick!). Dip the chicken thigh in to the bowl of eggs, then in to the flour mixture. Heat up your cooking oil (I used a mixture of coconut oil and butter , but if you are going for dairy free option, skip the butter and use coconut oil or olive oil instead.) in a pan on medium heat. Note about the heat: Almond flour/meal burns more easily than normal flour, which means that if the heat is too high, you will end up with some burnt friend chicken so start at medium, and bump down the heat and cook longer as needed! Once your oil is heated and ready, place your chicken pieces in to the pan slowly. Do not crowd the chicken (this will also help it not burn). Cook the chicken for about 10 minutes, and then using tongs, flip them over to the other side. Now, cook for another 10-15 minutes or until juices run clear. (Remember the note from before, that if the chicken is burning, to bump down heat/cook longer!) Recommended Products As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases. McCormick Paprika, 18.4 oz

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365 Everyday Value, Almond Flour, 16 oz Nutrition Information: Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 483 Total Fat: 34g Saturated Fat: 7g Trans Fat: 0g Unsaturated Fat: 26g Cholesterol: 259mg Sodium: 337mg Carbohydrates: 8g Fiber: 4g Sugar: 1g Protein: 40g