Crispy Low Carb Chicken Nuggets are so easy in the Air Fryer

These crispy low carb chicken nuggets are quick and easy in the Air Fryer. Whip up a batch with just a few ingredients and the whole recipe has only 3.8g net carbs! 

You might also like these low carb breaded pork cutlets.

I’ve had an air fryer for a few months now because I am the gadget queen. I didn’t use it much but I have a friend who just raves about it so it’s time to put it to use. One thing I noticed is that it cooks breaded food really well. To me it cooks like a microwave and oven all in one. So today I wanted to make some crispy low carb chicken nuggets and tenders in the air fryer for my son. He loved them!!! 

 

He actually said to me “mom you know how you try to make foods I like [junky foods ] well this one I really like!” Yay for me! I’ve been trying for years to make healthier versions of foods he likes and I win maybe 25% of the time. So.

 

 

 

Low Carb Chicken Breading

I have used pork rinds for my breading when I made my breaded pork cutlets. I don’t really like pork rinds or want to think about what they actually are but they make great breading! The difference today is that I used mayo instead of egg for my breaded cutlets. It worked great for this recipe because usually you have to mix whatever you make in the air fryer with a tablespoon of oil. The mayo acts as the oil and keeps the crunchy topping on.

 

 

 

 

I bought everything at Aldi, including their pork rinds. I crushed them up and added some spices and parmesan cheese. This became my breading and it was quite good! So I just mixed the ingredients and place in a large shallow bowl or plate.

 

 

 

Low carb chicken nuggets recipe

Now you start by towel drying your chicken so it will adhere to the mayo. Then place it in a baggie with the mayo and squish it around until the chicken is covered. Then you roll each piece in the breading and then gently place in the basket of the air fryer. Continue until all the chicken is done. 

 

 

 

What temperature should you set the air fryer to?

I air fryed the chicken at 380 degrees F for 15 minutes and then turned it up to 400 for five more minutes. The higher temp will get it crunchier. Make sure the meat is done though. If not put them back in for a few more minutes. It’s so easy to do in the air fryer.

 

 

 

Note I made tenders and nuggets. The nuggets cook a bit faster then the planks so make sure you check them to see if the tenders are cooked before you serve them if you are making them together like I did.

 

This is my air fryer

 

 By the way this is the air fryer I bought. It’s an Air Fryer XL by Cozyna (5.8QT) and so far so good. It has a pretty large basket and it’s simple to use. I did a little research and this is the one I thought would work best for me. 

Well they were awesome and I will definitely be making more. Next time I might use Aldi’s spice pork rinds and see how they go. The nutrition for 1/4 of this recipe (1 used a pound of chicken tenders) is:

389 cals / 24.3g fat / 1.2g carbs / 0.3g fiber / 43.8g protein = 0.9g net carbs