Now everyone can enjoy vegan chicken nuggets - these are soy, gluten, and nut free! Gather your favorite dipping sauce or top a salad - YUM.
recipe originally published August 14, 2014
Vegan Chicken Nuggets
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Whether you bake or air fry, you are going to love these!
Yes, I am back with soy free, gluten free "chicken" nuggets. This recipe is adapted from my Buffalo Wings so many have enjoyed for years.
Endless Serving Ideas
In addition to multiple cooking methods - baked or air fried - you can serve these Vegan Chicken Nuggets so many different ways. My go to is usually warm "chicken" over crisp cool salad greens - that is just the best, right?
A game day favorite is serving several big baskets of nuggets alongside all the dipping sauces. Just go overboard here - because who doesn't like dippable bite size foods?
One of my current favorites?
Dipping into Brandi's Sesame Teriyaki Sauce:
Vegan Dipping Sauces
One of the best ways to enjoy these Vegan Chicken Nuggets? Dipping them!
- Celery Ranch Dressing
- Easy Gluten Free Vegan BBQ Sauce
- Slow Cooker Basil Marinara
- Green Goodness Dressing Dip
- Easy Poppyseed Dressing
- Vegan Thousand Island Dressing
- Brandi's Sesame Teriyaki Sauce
that Celery Ranch Dressing, tho.
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Vegan Chicken Nuggets
Now EVERYONE can enjoy vegan chicken nuggets – these are soy, gluten, and nut free! gather your favorite dipping sauce or top a salad – YUM.
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cups gluten free corn flakes
- 1 (15 ounce) can chickpeas, drained (save liquid) and peeled
- ½ cup cooked quinoa
- 2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 3 tablespoons aquafaba
- 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast, divided
- 2 teaspoons onion powder
- salt and pepper
- various dipping sauces
Instructions
- If air frying, line basket with a parchment round.
- If baking, preheat oven to 325 °F. Line baking sheet with parchment or silpat.
- In food processor, pulse corn flakes to fine crumb. Transfer cornflake crumbs to flat bowl or dish, add 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast. Stir to combine and set aside.
- In food processor, pulse chickpeas to a crumbly paste.
- To the pulsed chickpeas, add ½ cup corn flake crumbs, cooked quinoa, minced garlic, apple cider vinegar, aquafaba, remaining 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast, onion powder, salt and pepper, pulse until partially smooth / completely mixed.
- Form chickpea – quinoa mixture into small nugget size pieces, roll through corn flake crumbs, and place on baking sheet or set in lined air fryer basket:
- Air fry at 370 °F for 6 minutes. Remove basket, carefully flip to other side, return to air fryer and cook another 4-5 minutes at 370 °F.
- Bake at 325 °F for 20 minutes, turn and bake another 15 minutes.
- Serve warm.
Notes
adapted from this Vegan Buffalo Wings recipe
dairy, egg, soy, oil, and gluten free, vegan
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
5Serving Size:
4 piecesAmount Per Serving: Calories: 148Total Fat: 2gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 354mgCarbohydrates: 19gFiber: 5gSugar: 4gProtein: 7g
nutrition calculations results vary by calculator, are for informational purposes only, and are not intended to replace medical advice or treatment.
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Rozelyn says
Thank you for posting this recipe. I've been trying to make a vegan and allergy friendly nuggets for years. As you may know being soy free and nut free makes it super challenging.
Have you tried using other beans for this? Any thoughts?
Kristina Sloggett says
hi Roselyn! YES, I have used other beans, and they work. BUT... chickpeas are more DRY than some beans (I have used cannelini and great northern beans), so the "dough" will be more wet. I have added more corn flakes and quinoa to compensate - and you'll end up with a few bonus nuggets! (you will just want to reach a "dough" consistency that stays together when you form it, but is not too sticky to handle.)
enjoy! let me know if you use a different bean.
Margaret says
These look great! I've made a similar recipe before, but never with the addition of aquafaba. I'll have to try this version!
Alisa says
This is my kind of "faux" meat recipe since it uses ingredients I always have on hand! I admit that I'm very leery of buying most brands due to the ingredients.
Jules Shepard says
Very well done! They look perfect! The best kind of nuggets are vegan nuggets 😉
Celeste Noland says
Thank you for making these gluten free, it can be hard to find vegan AND gf recipes!
Kristina Sloggett says
you are SO welcome! that is exactly why I made them, the vital wheat gluten (or soy, for many) often found in this sort of protein definitely doesn't work for us.
Maria Williams says
Hey! Looks very delicious. Moreover, love your pictutes it’s not too difficult to make so I will try soon. Thanks for your sharing!
Rhonda @ Change In Seconds says
On my list of new recipes to try!
Laura @ Sprint 2 the Table says
Totally thought these were going to be store bought when I looked at the pic - they look so perfect!!! One day I'm going to do the aquafaba thing.
Kristina Sloggett says
ahhh, yesssss - that's what I was going for! the "commercial" versions are always these weird random shapes, so I went with it. they are GOOD too. aquafaba! you won't believe it!