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Gluten-Free Coconut Chicken Tenders Recipe with Blackberry Dipping Sauce

October 30, 2017 Rebecca Baron 8 Comments

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Paleo Coconut Chicken Tenders Recipe with Blackberry Dipping Sauce {Clean Eating, Gluten Free, Dairy Free}

This gluten-free coconut chicken tenders recipe is fun to make and results in a light, crunchy crust that's perfect to dip in the blackberry sweet chili lime dipping sauce for a special treat.

We try our best to make food that is gluten-free and that our children can eat. Since we haven't always been perfect at eating Paleo, our children know what it is like to eat "regular" food. Let me tell you, my children LOVE chicken tenders.

And I love restaurant-style coconut shrimp, so I decided to blend two of our favorite dishes into coconut-breaded goodness with a side of sweet chili lime blackberry dipping sauce.  That's how I came up with coconut chicken that's with dipping sauce. It is a good way to get your children (or you) to try blackberries and they are delicious with some sweetness and spice added to them. It’s a favorite for sure, and it makes an easy weeknight meal.

Paleo Coconut Chicken Tenders Recipe with Blackberry Dipping Sauce {Clean Eating, Gluten Free, Dairy Free}

Tips for these chicken tenders

  • If you want to try a different sauce, try this homemade Paleo ketchup from Mommypotamus
  • If you have eager helpers in your home, let them take over the job of rolling the chicken tenders in shredded coconut and laying them on the baking sheet. It will keep them focused while you work on other kitchen tasks. Plus, I've found that children who like to help cook food like to eat food they make, even if they weren't sure about it to start with.

Another recipe I have created that is on our blog for our children is Paleo Mac and Cheese. My daughter just the other day was talking about how much she loves the cheese sauce and she actually thinks it's real cheese in the sauce, but it's not - it has veggies in it! And I happen to think that coconut chicken and mac and cheese go great together so you may want to try this winning combination tonight.

What do you think? Would your children be willing to eat this gluten-free chicken?

Coconut Crusted Chicken Tenders with Blackberry Sweet Chili Lime Dipping Sauce Recipe {Paleo, Clean Eating, Gluten Free, Dairy Free}

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Coconut Crusted Chicken Tenders with Blackberry Sweet Chili Lime Dipping Sauce

Gluten-Free Coconut Chicken Tenders Recipe with Blackberry Dipping Sauce

★★★★★ 5 from 1 reviews
  • Author: Rebecca Baron
  • Prep Time: 15 Minutes
  • Cook Time: 15 Minutes
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 4 1x
  • Category: Appetizer
  • Cuisine: American
  • Diet: Gluten Free
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This chicken tenders recipe is fun to make and results in a light, crunchy crust that's perfect to dip in the blackberry sweet chili lime dipping sauce for a special treat. {Paleo, Clean Eating, Dairy Free}


Ingredients

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Tenders

  • 14 Chicken Tenders (or 2 large chicken breasts cup into strips)
  • ¼ cup Coconut Flour *
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1 tablespoon Honey
  • 1 ½ teaspoons Real Salt *
  • ½ tablespoon Tapioca Starch
  • 1 ½ cups Unsweetened Finely Shredded Coconut * (dried)

Sauce

  • ¾ cup Blackberries (fresh or frozen)
  • ½ tablespoon Tapioca Starch
  • 1 Red Chili (seeds removed)
  • 1 Clove Garlic
  • 2 Tbl Apple Cider Vinegar *
  • ⅛ tsp Real Salt *
  • ½ tsp Arrowroot Starch *
  • ¼ cup Water
  • ¼ cup Honey
  • Juice of ½ a Lime

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a baking mat.
  2. Place the coconut flour in a shallow bowl. Set aside.
  3. Whisk together the eggs, honey, salt, and tapioca starch in a shallow bowl until well combined. Set aside.
  4. Place the shredded coconut in a shallow bowl.
  5. Coat the chicken tenders in the coconut flour. Working with one piece of chicken at a time, dip the chicken in the egg mixture and then coat it with the shredded coconut. Place on the baking sheet. Repeat with remaining chicken.
  6. Bake chicken in the preheated oven for 15-20 minutes, until cooked through and coconut is lightly golden brown.
  7. While the chicken is baking, make the sauce:
  8. Puree the blackberries in a blender and run through a fine mesh sieve *. Discard seeds and pulp.
  9. Whisk the blackberry puree and tapioca starch together until smooth. Add the honey and the rest of the ingredients except the lime juice and whisk until smooth.
  10. Bring just to a boil over medium/high heat. Mixture should thicken slightly.
  11. Remove from heat and whisk in the lime juice.
  12. Serve as a dipping sauce with the chicken tenders.

Keywords: Light, Crunchy, Tender, Healthy

Coconut Crusted Chicken Tenders with Blackberry Sweet Chili Lime Dipping Sauce Recipe {Paleo, Clean Eating, Gluten Free, Dairy Free}

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Comments

  1. Brenda

    July 01, 2019 at 9:40 pm

    I love coconut and chicken and blackberries. I gotta try this one soon.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  2. Monica Bailey

    March 15, 2016 at 11:08 am

    I can not see either recipe. The coconut chicken and the blackberry sauce. Could you please email them to me 🙂 thank you

    Reply
    • Rebecca

      March 15, 2016 at 2:00 pm

      This was a guest post, so you need to go to her blog through the link on my post to get the recipe. For your convenience, here's the link - http://www.mommypotamus.com/paleo-chicken-tenders/

      Reply
      • Linda

        February 28, 2019 at 5:24 pm

        The recipe isn't there anymore it takes you to Garlic Parmesan Chicken Tenders. I even did a search on her blog and nothing. I just thought I'd let you know.

        Reply
        • Rebecca

          March 13, 2019 at 6:23 pm

          I'm so glad you brought that to my attention. You helped me figure out she took it off her blog so now I added the recipe to my blog and you can get it. I hope you like it!

          Reply
  3. Caroline

    February 22, 2016 at 10:42 pm

    Would the coconut crust work for shrimp ya think?

    Reply
    • Rebecca

      February 23, 2016 at 10:47 am

      If you want to do coconut shrimp, there's the perfect recipe for that here - https://www.mynaturalfamily.com/recipes/paleo-recipes/paleo-coconut-shrimp-pina-colada-dipping-sauce-recipe/

      Reply
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    January 17, 2016 at 11:09 pm

    My spouse and I stumbled over here different web address and thought I may as well check things out.

    I like what I see so now i'm following you. Look forward to exploring your web page for a second
    time.

    Reply

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