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These crispy Buffalo Chicken Bites have the perfect touch of spice and are made totally gluten-free and paleo-friendly! Chicken breasts is cut up, dipped in batter and pan-seared before being coated in the easiest buffalo sauce. Perfect for an appetizer or for dinner when served with your favorite side.

Buffalo Chicken Bites
Crispy Buffalo Chicken Bites

Buffalo Chicken Bites are our new favorite appetizer, snack, or chicken dinner that nobody will guess is completely allergy-friendly! They are easy to make (watch the video below), and are both kid-friendly and a hit with adults as well. Serve with your favorite side for dinner or dish up for game day with ranch or blue cheese and all the cut up veggies.

Ingredients Needed

  • Avocado Oil
  • Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast
  • Eggs
  • Tapioca Flour
  • Salt and Pepper
  • Hot Sauce (we used Frank’s)
  • Grass-Fed Butter or Ghee
Buffalo Chicken Bites


How to Make Gluten Free Buffalo Chicken Bites

  1. Heat the oil. We use avocado but feel free to use whatever high heat oil you want.
  2. Whisk together the batter ingredients.
  3. Coat the chicken with the batter.
  4. Fry and then let excess oil drain on paper towels.
  5. Make buffalo sauce by heating hot sauce and butter (or ghee) together in a skillet. Whisk together until fully combined.
  6. Toss chicken with buffalo sauce.
  7. For extra crispy chicken broil for a few minutes.
  8. Serve immediately with vegetable crudités and your favorite dipping sauce.

Sides to Pair

Gluten free buffalo chicken pieces.

Watch the video:

Buffalo bites with celery and carrots.

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Buffalo Chicken Bites

CRISPY BUFFALO CHICKEN BITES

5 from 4 votes
These crispy Buffalo Chicken Bites have the perfect touch of spice and are made totally gluten-free and paleo-friendly! Chicken breasts is cut up, dipped in batter and pan-seared before being coated in the easiest buffalo sauce. Perfect for an appetizer or for dinner, served with your favorite side.
Servings 4
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes

Ingredients
  

  • 1/4 cup avocado oil or oil of choice
  • 1 pound boneless skinless chicken diced into bite sized pieces
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup 60 grams tapioca flour
  • 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1/2 cup plus 1 teaspoon hot sauce (we used Frank's), divided
  • 2 tablespoons grass-fed butter or ghee

Instructions

  • Heat oil in a heavy-bottom medium skillet over medium heat.
  • Whisk together eggs, tapioca flour, salt, pepper and 1 teaspoon hot sauce in a medium bowl.
  • Place chicken into batter and toss until coated.
  • Once oil is hot, carefully place chicken into hot skillet.
  • Fry on both sides until golden brown.
  • Remove from skillet and place on plate lined with paper towels.
  • Meanwhile, make buffalo sauce: heat remaining hot sauce and butter together in a skillet. Whisk together until fully combined.
  • Add in chicken and toss until coated.
  • For extra crispy chicken: transfer chicken to a lined baking sheet and broil for 2-3 minutes on each side, watching carefully not to burn.
  • Serve immediately with vegetable crudités and your favorite dipping sauce.

Notes

  1. *Splash a drop of water in the skillet, if it sizzles, it's hot and ready to go!

Nutrition

Calories: 332kcalCarbohydrates: 4.8gProtein: 36gFat: 18.2gSaturated Fat: 7gSodium: 931mgFiber: 0.7gSugar: 0.6g
Course: Appetizer
Author: Lexi


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  1. Excited to make these!

    I thought I had tapioca flour, but looks like all I have are: arrowroot powder, brown rice flour, garbanzo flour, buckwheat flour, whole wheat flour, coconut flour. Which one would be the best substitute??

    Thanks!
    Christina

  2. These were soooo yummy! My husband said that they were the best chicken “nuggets” he had ever eaten. I left the sauce off the kids and they loved them too! I have been loving all of your recipes. Glad to have found your site!

  3. Hi Lexi, wondering if I can use sea salt instead of pink salt? I don’t know what pink salt is so I wanted to ask before I substituted – I don’t want to change a fundamental part of the recipe! Thanks!

  4. Made these last night and they were awesome! The batter added great texture. I made some without the sauce for my son too and he thought they were just like chicken nuggets. Thanks for the recipe Lex!

  5. I love buffalo chicken anything! Especially when its not bad for you!
    I will be eating these in a buffalo chicken salad with tons of homemade ranch! Thank you!

  6. Nothing beats crispy chicken! These look SO delicious and moorish – the perfect savoury nibbles.

  7. HOLY YUM!!! My mouth is seriously watering over the idea of turning this chicken into pizza… GAH. I seriously need these in my life.

  8. When I saw these on Instagram this am, I knew I had to come over and take a closer look. Seriously, Lexi – these look amazing!

  9. OMG, these sound amazing!! I was just in the midst of creating my meal plan for next week and was having a little recipe block on what to make for one of the dinners. Lo and behold your email came through with this recipe, and these chicken bites went right on the list! 🙂

  10. I needsta get me some of this tapioca! These babies look ULTRA CRISPY. And buffalo chicken anything basically compl-EATS my life. Pinned!

  11. Love this new paleo idea! Definitely going to make this soon. My hubby would love the buffalo flavor!