Survey says, you should turn off the heat lamp for your poor little chicks when it’s over 80 degrees BEFORE you leave for work…I had sent my oldest out to check on them before we took off for school and forgot to tell her to turn it off. It’s a good thing I’ve already had kind neighbors reach out for play dates or else I wouldn’t have known who to call to save my butt!
I quickly called my new “neighbor” (neighbor is relative when you live in the stix), and frantically asked if she could run over there and save my future delicious egg-providers. My friend drove 10 minutes to my house and saved those little nuggets. She said they were panting so she put them in the shade and covered them in water.
…she also said my back door was wide open.
You could say I haven’t passed my onboarding competencies for mom life yet! Ha!
BUT I did get a couple of my lovely girlies to eat these delicious nuggets with only one of them peeling off the breading saying she didn’t like it. Paleo, anti-inflammatory, and full of protein!
Morning time is my best time to food prep as it’s after the girls leave for school and before I dive into the pile of dishes.
I trimmed the breasts and pounded them to tenderize them. That’s something I do every time I make chicken in order to make sure it doesn’t turn out tough.
Then I concocted this breading combo of almond flour, coconut flour, curry, cumin, garlic salt, and pepper. For an added kick, I crushed up some salt & pepper pork rinds and added that in.
I don’t know how many of my readers know, but I am struggling to get pregnant.
But I am a determined little sucker.
I’m currently attempting a low carb life to see if it helps me get pregnant. Without a doctor who can find out what’s wrong with me, I’m determined to try every tool I’ve heard of to increase my chances.
Pork Rind Crusted Chicken Recipe
Here’s the recipe: Super simple! You can double this if necessary based on how much breading you need.
INGREDIENTS 5-6 chicken breasts, pounded 3 eggs, with a splash of water 1/2C almond flour 1/4C coconut flour 1T cumin 1/2T curry 1/2T salt (I like things salty, ok?) 1t pepper 2 handfuls of pork rinds, crushed. *If you use plain pork rinds, add more salt & pepper.
INSTRUCTIONS
- Preheat your oven to 400F and line a baking sheet with tinfoil. Spray the sheet either with spray butter, coconut oil, or avocado oil
- In a pan big enough for your chicken breasts, beat 3 eggs and a splash of water.
- Mix together all dry ingredients in a wide, shallow dish. This is your breading.
- Dip your chicken in the egg wash, followed by your breading on both sides.
- Place each breast on the sprayed baking sheet.
- Drizzle each chicken breast with melted coconut or avocado oil to help the breading to stay on the chicken better and not get dry.
- Bake for 40-45 minutes. Check the internal temperature of the chicken at 40 minutes looking for 165F. You can remove it a touch early as it continues to cook on the pan.
- Get (or make) yourself some delicious paleo ranch and dip those crunchy golden clucks for a tasty meal!
Let me know how it goes in the comments below! This stayed good in the fridge for 3 days before they were all gone….so chances are it might have been just as good on day 4…
