Crispy Coconut Chicken Bites with Avocado-Lime Dip and Carrot Sticks
Crunchy coconut-crusted chicken bites with a cool avocado dip and crunchy carrots for dunking.
- Celiac
- AIP
- Hashimoto's
- PCOS
- Anti-inflammatory
- Pregnancy
- Dairy-free
- Alpha-gal
- Diabetes
- High blood pressure
- Heart health
- Gluten-free
- Crohn’s and colitis
- High cholesterol
- Keto
- Low-GI
- Paleo
- One pan
- Gluten-free dairy-free
Ingredients
- 1.5 lb chicken breast, cut into bite-size pieces
- 0.33 cup coconut flour
- 4 tbsp garlic-infused olive oil
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 2 whole ripe avocados
- 1 whole lime, zest and juice
- 4 large carrots, cut into sticks
- 1 tsp sea salt
Method
- Toss the chicken pieces with coconut flour, oregano and salt.
- Fry in garlic-infused oil until crisp and cooked to 165°F inside.10 min timer
- Mash the avocados with lime zest, lime juice and a pinch of salt.
- Pile the crispy chicken bites on a platter with carrot sticks and the dip.
Why it works
- Type 2 diabetes: Chicken and avocado with crisp carrots—no sugar, and the crunch keeps it satisfying.
- Hashimoto's thyroiditis: Soy-free and grain-free: the crust is pure coconut flour.
- Autoimmune protocol (AIP): Coconut flour crust with oregano and lime—everything the elimination phase welcomes.
- Celiac disease: Coconut flour, not breadcrumbs, so there is no gluten in the crunch.
- Milk allergy: The dip is avocado and lime—no milk, butter or yogurt.
- Wheat allergy: No wheat flour or breadcrumbs in the coating at all.
- Egg allergy: The coating sticks with coconut flour alone—no egg wash.
- Gluten-free: The crunchy crust is coconut flour, a naturally gluten-free pantry staple.
- Anti-inflammatory: Olive oil, avocado and raw carrot, with the chicken pan-fried not deep-fried.
- Paleo: Chicken, coconut, avocado and carrots—a fully paleo take on nuggets.
- Egg-free: No eggs needed: coconut flour makes the crust cling.
- Dairy-free: Creaminess comes from mashed avocado instead of dairy.
- No spicy food: Oregano and lime carry the flavour—no chili or hot spice anywhere.
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