Coconut Chicken Tenders If you love fried chicken you'll enjoy these paleo coconut chicken tenders! 4 Servings 4 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts, sliced lengthwise into strips 2 Egg whites, lightly beaten * 1/4 Cup Coconut Flour 1/4 cup Arrowroot Powder 1/2 Cup Shredded Coconut 1/2 Teaspoon Sea Salt 1/4 Teaspoon Pepper Coconut Oil for frying

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If you love fried chicken you’ll enjoy these paleo coconut chicken tenders!

Coconut Chicken Tenders

Fried chicken fingers are one of my all time favorite fast food dinners! I especially enjoy spicy chicken fingers with a good blue cheese dip.

Coconut chicken tenders can be made easily at home with real food ingredients.

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Coconut Chicken Tenders

Coconut Chicken Tenders

Ingredients:

Instructions:

  1. You will want to fry your chicken fingers in 2-3 inches of coconut oil. The amount of oil you use will depend on the size of the skillet you use.
  2. Melt coconut oil in skillet over medium heat, approximately 375 degrees.
  3. Mix coconut flour, arrowroot powder, salt and pepper together in a medium bowl.
  4. Pour shredded coconut into a small bowl and set aside.
  5. Next your going to dip the chicken strips into the flour mixture. Make sure they’re well coated with the coconut flour and arrowroot flour mix.
  6. Then dip the chicken strips into the egg whites.
  7. Now your going to coat the chicken with shredded coconut. Dip the chicken strips into the coconut and place them on a clean plate.
  8. Once all the chicken is coated you’re ready to fry them up!
  9. Test your first chicken strip in heated coconut oil. The chicken should turn golden brown and be completely done in 4-6 minutes.
  10. If the chicken fries up too quickly, adjust heat and test another piece.
  11. Turn chicken fingers half way through cooking.
  12. Serve hot with a side homemade dipping sauce. Enjoy!
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Coconut Chicken Tenders

  • Author: The Coconut Mama

Ingredients

  • 4 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts, sliced lengthwise into strips
  • 2 egg whites, lightly beaten. Egg whites are used for a crispier chicken finger but whole eggs will also work fine in this recipe too.
  • 1/4 Cup Coconut Flour
  • 1/4 cup Arrowroot Powder
  • 1/2 Cup Shredded Coconut
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Sea Salt
  • 1/4 Teaspoon Pepper
  • Coconut Oil for frying

Instructions

  1. You will want to fry your chicken fingers in 2-3 inches of coconut oil. The amount of oil you use will depend on the size of the skillet you use.
  2. Melt coconut oil in skillet over medium heat, approximately 375 degrees.
  3. Mix coconut flour, arrowroot powder, salt and pepper together in a medium bowl.
  4. Pour shredded coconut into a small bowl and set aside.
  5. Next your going to dip the chicken strips into the flour mixture. Make sure they’re well coated with the coconut flour and arrowroot flour mix.
  6. Then dip the chicken strips into the egg whites.
  7. Now your going to coat the chicken with shredded coconut. Dip the chicken strips into the coconut and place them on a clean plate.
  8. Once all the chicken is coated you’re ready to fry them up!
  9. Test your first chicken strip in heated coconut oil. The chicken should turn golden brown and be completely done in 4-6 minutes.
  10. If the chicken fries up too quickly, adjust heat and test another piece.
  11. Turn chicken fingers half way through cooking.
  12. Serve hot with a side homemade dipping sauce. Enjoy!

 

Tiffany - The Coconut Mama

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I’m a mama of three beautiful coconuts and they are the reason I named my website, The Coconut Mama. I’m passionate about traditional and healing foods. As a true believer in the health benefits of coconut, I use coconut products in all my recipes. I share my tutorials and recipes on my site with the hope of helping others to live healthier lives – with coconut!

Whether you have been following my website since 2010 or you’ve stumbled on some of my more recent content, I am excited for you and hope we can share this coconut passion together! You can download my free Coconut Flour Recipes E-book here. Thanks for stopping by!

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  3. Marley

    November 19, 2015 at 6:19 pm

    Hi Tiffany, Thank you for this recipe! I love coconut too, in and on everything, omgosh. I cook a lot but never thought of coconut chicken tenders. I followed your recipe exactly and they were delicious, as all your recipes that I’ve cooked have been! Nice, clean tasting and not even overpowered of coconut flavor. My family loved them! Thanks again!

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