Keto Buffalo Chicken Nuggets

These baked keto buffalo chicken nuggets require just three ingredients! A super easy and flavorsome recipe that is gluten free and low carb.

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Rather unbelievably, this is actually the 8th buffalo recipe on my blog! If you love that spicy, buttery flavor as much as I do, here are the other recipes:

• Buffalo Chicken Wings
• Buffalo Deviled Eggs
• Buffalo Chicken Soup
• Buffalo Almonds
• Buffalo Chicken Dip
• Buffalo Ribs
• Buffalo Chicken Salad

So *why* buffalo? I think because whether you use a store-bought sauce (like for this recipe and the buffalo soup), or make your own from hot sauce and butter (all the other recipes!), it is naturally zero carb. So much flavor can be achieved with so little effort! Buffalo sauce is classically paired with blue cheese, chicken, and celery - which are all low carb too!

I've made this recipe as simple as possible: diced chicken breast, buffalo sauce, and crushed pork rinds. What's not to love?

How to Make Keto Buffalo Chicken Nuggets

Dice two chicken breasts (about 1lb total) into cubes.

Pour some buffalo sauce into one bowl, and some seasoned pork rind crumbs into a second bowl. You can, of course, crush regular pork rinds - try and get them as fine as possible, then add a little black pepper to the mix.

Immerse each piece of chicken in the sauce, then coat in the crumbs. A fork is a useful tool!

Place the chicken on a baking sheet lined with a silicone mat or parchment paper. This recipe makes about 24 nuggets.

Bake in a preheated oven for 12-15 minutes or until the chicken has reached an internal temperature of 165F.

Serve with celery sticks and a blue cheese dressing or dip. Always check the label before selecting the dressing or dip - look for anything with 1g net carb or less per serving, or try this zero carb dressing from Walden Farms.

These chicken nuggets are also great served in a low carb tortilla or lettuce wrap! 

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Keto Buffalo Chicken Nuggets

4.62 from 18 votes

These baked keto buffalo chicken nuggets require just three ingredients! A super easy and flavorsome recipe that is gluten free and low carb.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 25 minutes mins

Net Carbs: 0.4

Calories: 345

Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients

 

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• 2 skinless boneless chicken breasts
• ½ cup buffalo sauce
• 2 cups seasoned pork rind crumbs
• Blue cheese dressing and celery sticks optional

Equipment

• Frank's RedHot Original
• Pork King Good Pork Rind Breadcrumbs! (Original, 12 Oz Jar)
• Le Creuset Stoneware Oval Serving Platter, 16.25"

Step-by-Step Instructions

 

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1. Preheat the oven to 400F.
2. Dice the chicken breasts into cubes.
3. Pour the buffalo sauce into one bowl, and the pork rind crumbs into a second bowl.
4. Immerse each piece of chicken in the sauce, then coat in the crumbs and place on a baking sheet lined with a silicone mat or parchment paper. This recipe makes about 24 nuggets.
5. Roast for 12-15 minutes or until the chicken has reached an internal temperature of 165F.
6. Serve with blue cheese dressing or dip and celery sticks.

Nutrition

Serving: 6nuggetsCalories: 345kcalCarbohydrates: 0.5gProtein: 53gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 123mgSodium: 1302mgFiber: 0.1gSugar: 0.4gNet Carbs: 0.4g

Notes

0.4g net carbs per serving of 6 nuggets, not including optional blue cheese dip or celery.

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Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is my best approximation. Net carbs are calculated as the total grams carbs minus the total grams of fiber.