Comfort Food - AIP Chicken Strips

Who doesn't love chicken strips?! It has always been one of my favourite comfort foods. You know, the warm, greasy, easy, treat foods you reach for on a bad day. Pre AIP, days, that is. Don't worry, though. Following The Paleo Autoimmune Protocol doesn't mean we have to give up all our comfort foods! Like my beloved chicky nuggies. When you first decide to start AIP you feel quite martyr-ish:
"I will give up whatever I have to, my health comes first." *sniff*
I know you know. Ha ha! If only I knew then that I could eat these beauties!

The first several months on The Autoimmune Protocol (Autoimmune Paleo) I didn't have a lot of AIP specific recipe. So, I stuck to the basics: AIP approved vegetables, roasted sweet potatoes & baked or sautéed protein. It worked and there is nothing wrong with that! In fact, it's still how I eat 75% of the time. It is best to keep it simple and full of nutrition.

There will be times, however, when you feel sorry for yourself and desperately miss "comfort food". I think it helps psychologically to have something AIP compliant that feels like a cheat! So, I was beyond happy when I discovered simple ideas & ingredients for creating AIP versions of old favourites. Like chicken strips. There are some magical, AIP-friendly ingredients that I now use again & again. Like cassava root and plantain. Enter the plantain chip.
(Can't find any? Try my fav brand here:)

You may have seen one of the many recipes for Plantain Chip Chicken floating around. If you have tried one you know how delish it is! So, why am I sharing yet another recipe for plantain chip chicken? Because if you haven't tried it, you must. Now! Trust me. I make it often enough it deserves mention. My version is simple, delicious, and easy to make in large batches. Win, win, win!

​Now go make some and feel comforted! Ha ha! Enjoy!

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AIP Chicken Strips

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Time: 30 min.
Yeild: 25-30 pcs.

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{Free of Gluten, Grains, Dairy, Eggs, Nuts, Seeds, Nightshades, Soy, Sugar.}

Ingredients:

• 2 lg. chicken breasts (slightly frozen makes for easy slicing)
• Approx. 200 grams plantain chips
• 1/3 cup oil (I like melted coconut oil, but your favourite will work)
• 3/4 tsp. pink salt
• 1 tsp. garlic powder
• 1 tsp. onion powder
• {Optional for AIP re-intro of seeds: 3/4 tsp. pepper}

Method:

• ​Preheat oven to 425F
• Slice chicken into strips 1/4 inch wide.
• ​Put plantain chips & spices into Ninja (food processor or Vitamix works also). Blitz until they look like fine breadcrumbs.
• Put crumbs & oil into separate shallow bowls.
• Dip chicken strips first in oil, then in crumb mixture. Make sure they are coated all over. Shake off excess crumbs. Place onto a parchment lined baking sheet.
• Bake for 10 min. Then flip strips over & return to oven for another 10 min.
• ​Enjoy!

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TIP: Make a double batch & freeze half. To reheat from frozen: 400F oven for 10 min.

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Let me know what you think!

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