The Crispy Chia Flax Chicken Fingers give all the feels of deep fried chicken fingers, only these are baked in a gluten-free, fiber-rich breading. Who says you have to trade health for comfort?!
Most chicken fingers are fried in highly processed, rancid vegetable and/or seed oils. These are incredibly inflammatory to the body. These chicken fingers are briefly seared in ghee, which has a high smoke point. Then, they finish cooking in the oven. This gives them that signature crunchy crust, but without the low quality deep-fried vegetable oil method.
Most food isn’t necessarily “healthy” or “unhealthy,” but it’s often the quality of the food, the ingredients that go into it, and the method of cooking that determine whether it’s something that will nourish or hinder your health. Once you understand that, the possibilities are endless for recreating your favorite comfort foods, but in a way that serves your body. Just as I did with these Chia Flax Chicken Fingers!
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