Ian's Chicken Nuggets Are Gross. Any Suggestions?

[hadabaday2day]

So, even my 2 year old won't eat these things. I thought they would be okay. I can handle a different breading. I like most gluten free baked goods. I thought this could be great for my little nugget lover. But sadly, no. It's like they took thier nasty breading and mixed it with the chicken. With a high breading ratio. I just thought if I was going to spend $5 on 9 nuggets, I could at least find some yummy chicken inside. I mean come on, the chicken is gluten free already. No need to mess it up. But they did. It doesn't even seem to have as much chicken inside it as a fast food nugget and to think I used to make fun of fast food nuggets saying that it wasn't REALLY chicken. Well, it was......compared to these.

Anyone know of a decent gluten free nugget or a good recipe for making them at home? Thanks!

BTW- I hope I am not the only one who feels this way. Then I'll just feel like a jerk.

Alia

[irish daveyboy]

So, even my 2 year old won't eat these things. I thought they would be okay. I can handle a different breading. I like most gluten free baked goods. I thought this could be great for my little nugget lover. But sadly, no. It's like they took thier nasty breading and mixed it with the chicken. With a high breading ratio. I just thought if I was going to spend $5 on 9 nuggets, I could at least find some yummy chicken inside. I mean come on, the chicken is gluten free already. No need to mess it up. But they did. It doesn't even seem to have as much chicken inside it as a fast food nugget and to think I used to make fun of fast food nuggets saying that it wasn't REALLY chicken. Well, it was......compared to these.

Anyone know of a decent gluten free nugget or a good recipe for making them at home? Thanks!

BTW- I hope I am not the only one who feels this way. Then I'll just feel like a jerk.

Alia

Hi Alia,

you could try this recipe for Homemade Chicken Nuggets.

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Best Regards,

David

[Darn210]

When I make fried chicken, I make a little extra and freeze but when I buy, I buy Bell&Evans. They have nuggets and tenders. Make sure you get the ones that say gluten free because they have other versions. We tried a couple of versions (not sure if Ian's was one of them) and this is what the kids liked best (for store bought).

[Fiddle-Faddle]

Home-made taste better, and are surprisingly easy and quick to make.

I use chicken tenders, which are already the right size for older kids, but for toddlers, you can cut them pretty easily into 4 pieces of McNugget-size.

Dip each piece into cornstarch, then beaten egg, then corn meal. Sometimes I use potato flakes instead of corn meal. You could also use crushed potato chips (my kids like sour cream and onion flavor) or crushed rice Chex.

Use whatever seasonings you like. We like garlic powder and Italian seasoning, or seasoned salt, or sometimes I mix the corn meal with shredded parmesan and basil.

You can then either bake or pan-fry. If you bake, spray the pan REALLY well with PAM, place the nuggets, and then spray them, too. If you pan-fry, use at least a couple of spoons of oil, and get the oil nice and hot before you put the nuggets in, making sure they don't touch each other. 2-3 minutes per side and you're done!

[lbd]

I second that if you want something quick from the freezer, Belle and Evans chicken strips are all white meat and are very good. They are raw, so make sure you cook them thoroughly in the oven. And there are two versions, gluten free and not, so check the package carefully.

Laurie

[missy'smom]

For storebought, we love Allergyfree brand. For homemade, I bread with a loaf of EnerG light rice bread that has been processed in the food processor-not too fine so that it has some texture. I don't dry it. Keep it in the freezer in a ziplock. The bread is not appetizing as bread but make great breadcrumbs for breading. Bread the nuggets, place on a parchment lined tray and pop into the freezer 'till firm. Transfer to containers. Works well with fresh fish for fish sticks too.

[mommida]

Alia,

I think the Ian's chicken nuggets are the possibly the nastiest gluten free product on the market. Or at least I hope there is nothing worse.

The pure junk food way for making truely tastey chicken nuggets - crushed potato chips!

I don't have a specific recipe.

1 cut up chicken,

2 take potato chips, some parmesan cheese if you're not casein free, some spices if you like - you don't need any more salt, gluten free bread crumbs if you have some on hand (you don't have to use anything but potato chips really) place in a ziplock bag crush and mix in the bag.

3 You can use egg to dip the chicken so the mixture will stick better to the chicken. 4 Place into a a preheated oven to bake. I have been experimenting with the temperature - 350 is a safe baking temperature, but higher temperature makes a crispier nugget.

* an extra tip * place aluminum foil on the baking sheet for easier clean up.

Enjoy in moderation.

[NewGFMom]

I make gluten-free "breadcrumbs" with a mixture half almond flour, and half cornmeal, garlic powder and herbes de provence (but you could easily use Italian Seasoning).

Use egg as the glue to hold them on the chicken strips and cook up in olive oil and butter (or one or the other) and they come out really good.

[Juliebove]

My daughter won't eat Ian's nuggets either. I love them, but then I don't usually like chicken nuggets.

[climbmtwhitney]

Anyone know of a decent gluten free nugget or a good recipe for making them at home? Thanks!

Alia

Alia,

We love Bell & Evans. We get them at Whole Foods. They're delicious! And, I too, have a chicken nugget connoisseur at home. They come in tenders and nuggets, just be sure to get the BLACK box. The blue box isn't gluten free. They bake 28 minutes because the chicken isn't pre-cooked. Also, the chicken is raised w/o antibiotics. Plus they're casein free too. They really are awesome!

Jill

[hadabaday2day]

Thanks for the replies everyone! I will try Bell and Evans for quick snacks and making my own at home when I have time. I'm glad I am not the only one who thinks Ian's are gross.

[hadabaday2day]

Obviously I don't know how to make a signature. Anybody have advice on that?

[Darn210]

Obviously I don't know how to make a signature. Anybody have advice on that?

When you click on a different font/size/colour, it does not turn it "on". Whatever you are trying to change must be bracketed by the command (without the spaces in the brackets - had to put those in so it would show up):

[ font="whatever you picked" ] stuff here that I want to be a different font [ /font ]

Best way to do it is to select the words you want to change (they become highlighted) and then select your font/size/colour . . . that will automatically bracket your selection like I've tried to demonstrate above.

Hope I helped and didn't thoroughly confuse you

[AMQmom]

We recently found a big bag of Naked Nuggets for a reasonable price at Costco of all places. They are in the freezer section and they are good. They are not all breaded tasting and my children like them best fried - 2-3 minutes per side. I think the best taste is in Grapeseed Oil, but I tend to be a little picky (-; I also agree on making your own and freezing, but these are super easy. Since they do not have too much breading, you can even use them in recipes.

[stolly]

I don't like Ian, but DD does, so I occasionally keep them in the house for a quick meal for her. Most of the time, I try to make chicken nuggets at home and freeze a big batch. I cut boneless breasts into small pieces, dip in egg, then a mixture of crushed Rice Chex, potato chips (or cornmeal), garlic powder, salt, pepper, and paprika. I bake them for DH and I, fry them in canola oil for my DD since we're calorie boosting for her. She's picky but she loves them! The baked ones are great, too.

[harp1]

Home-made taste better, and are surprisingly easy and quick to make.

I use chicken tenders, which are already the right size for older kids, but for toddlers, you can cut them pretty easily into 4 pieces of McNugget-size.

Dip each piece into cornstarch, then beaten egg, then corn meal. Sometimes I use potato flakes instead of corn meal. You could also use crushed potato chips (my kids like sour cream and onion flavor) or crushed rice Chex.

Use whatever seasonings you like. We like garlic powder and Italian seasoning, or seasoned salt, or sometimes I mix the corn meal with shredded parmesan and basil.

You can then either bake or pan-fry. If you bake, spray the pan REALLY well with PAM, place the nuggets, and then spray them, too. If you pan-fry, use at least a couple of spoons of oil, and get the oil nice and hot before you put the nuggets in, making sure they don't touch each other. 2-3 minutes per side and you're done!

I made these tonite. delicious. thank you!!!!

[amybeth]

We, too, buy Bell and Evans...

but we also coat tenders at home with a recipe I found here on the site...It's been so long I can't remember who posted it... maybe I found it on allrecipes.com. Hmmm...now I can't remember at all, I kind of wing the measurements

Dip in butter and then coat with instant potato flakes mixed with garlic salt and pepper and some parmesan cheese. The coating will get nice and crisp, and they are yummy!!!!

[lpellegr]

Alia,

I think the Ian's chicken nuggets are the possibly the nastiest gluten free product on the market. Or at least I hope there is nothing worse.

I guess you've never had Enjoy Life No-Oats Oatmeal cookies! I went around sharing these with people I work with just to see the look on their face after their first bite. Nastiest gluten-free thing I've tried so far.

I second (or third or fourth) the Bell and Evans frozen breaded gluten-free chicken. My non-gluten-free son requests them over regular ones or homemade.