Coconut and lime go so well together!
These are one of my homemade takes on chicken nuggets. Fast food Friday is a challenge the boys set to make healthier, non processed fast food to start the weekend off.
When I say use only one hand to coat the strips I really do mean it, I can guarantee the phone will go or the door bell as soon as both hands are covered in crumbs!
Serves 8.
Ingredients
1.2kg chicken breasts, cut into thin strips
zest of 3 limes
250g unsweetened desiccated coconut
a pinch of chipotle chilli powder
salt and pepper
150g rice flour
3 eggs, beaten
Method
Process the lime zest, coconut, chipotle chilli, salt and pepper to make a light crumb.
Measure the crumb, eggs and rice flour into separate bowls.
Using one hand, dip each strip into the rice flour, followed by the egg and finishing with the coconut, set aside until finished.
If baking, preheat the oven to 190 degrees Centigrade. Bake the strips for 25-30 minutes until golden.
If deep frying, heat the oil until a sprinkle of coconut sizzles, deep fry in batches until golden brown.
Cooking Up The Pantry 
This looks wonderful! Did you bake or deep fry yours?
Hi Kathryn, these ones are fried but I also bake this chicken and it works very well too. 🙂 Ros
Thanks! My partner has a deep fryer but I don’t, so maybe we’ll try both!
Very refreshing taste and flavor for chicken nuggets!
Thanks Chris! 🙂 Ros
These look very good and different!
They certainly don’t last in our house Lynn! 🙂 Ros
Yes i am sure!
Love the addition of coconut and lime to this recipe:))
Thanks cookingwithshy, the coconut and lime combination is a favourite in our house! 🙂 Ros
Looks so good!
Thanks Rae. 🙂 Ros
This looks so amazing! I have to try this for my cheat day, looks like all of the pleasure and none of the guilt 🙂
Thanks SugarTheVanilla! It’s a good cheat!!! 🙂 Ros
I may have to try this. My husband and I are always trying to figure out some new flavor profiles for chicken breast. It’s slightly harder to cook than dark meat and finding fun new flavors is always a plus! I feel like a honey sriracha dipping sauce might be a good idea with this one. :0)
Hi Jennyrockstar148, honey sriracha would be good, we have sweet chilli sauce with added lime juice. 🙂 Ros
Coconut and chicken.. Perfect combo! I think I’d oven these with wedges..
They oven bake really well Miss Dinie! 🙂 Ros
I have been mucking around with gluten free flours, and I have a recipe that I will update soon!
looking forward to reading your recipe Miss Dinie, I started out trying all of the GF flours but over time I’ve narrowed it down to my favourites! 🙂 Ros
Well, Ros, I have only used Teff,Sorghum and Chickpea flour so far.. I quite liked Sorghum.. Would love to make a cake out of sorghum flour and something else. Still experimenting!
Hi Miss Dinie, I’m a big fan of buckwheat flour, it gives a lovely nutty flavour to baking. 🙂 Ros
OK!