Gluten Free Garlicky Chicken Nuggets

Did you see the title?  Um. Yum!

Lily loves nuggets. Who doesn't?!  I have been (mostly) gluten free for almost a year and love the benefits!  I have tried some store bought strips that were decent, but not good quality chicken. I had never made my own nugget, but now I'm asking myself WHY?!  They are so easy and yummy to make!

Yes, that's ranch dressing with them. Delicious. I know it's not healthy, but hey at least I'm gluten free!

GLUTEN FREE GARLICKY CHICKEN NUGGETS 

Serves 4

Package of high quality (organic, antibiotic-free) chicken TENDERS (around 1lb)

1.5 cup all purpose gluten free flour

1 tsp garlic powder

1/2 tsp onion powder

1/2 tsp salt

Pepper

2 eggs

Splash of your milk of choice (I used cow milk) - optional

1/2 cup canola oil (you could also use coconut oil)

Extra salt for sprinkling 

Cut up your chicken tenders in bite size (think Chick fil a) pieces. Sprinkle them with salt.  In a bowl, combine flour, garlic powder, onion powder, salt and pepper and thoroughly blend with a fork. In another bowl, combine egg and milk and whisk until well blended. Take a small handful of nuggets and dip in the egg mixture. Then thoroughly coat in the flour mixture and place on a plate. Repeat until all of the nuggets are coated. Pour the oil in a skillet over medium heat. When hot, fry half of the nuggets at a time, flipping/tossing every minute or two until cooked through, about 5-6 minutes. Remove from oil onto paper towels and sprinkle with salt if desired. Eat!!!

I served mine with ranch dressing as a dip and an avocado sprout tomato salad (recipe coming!). 

We could not quit eating them!

Hopeful!

As many of you know, I was on antibiotics for Lyme disease and coinfections (mainly Bartonella) for 11 months.  I got off of them a few weeks ago when my body seemed to get overwhelmed with all the meds and I had 20+ seizures.  We aren't sure what caused them, but I'm pretty sure it was the medicine or a combination of them.

The antibiotics got me about 70% better I would say this past year.  That might not sound like a lot to you, but most people with late stage or chronic Lyme would love to reach that mark.  So many people are suffering and DON'T get better on antibitocs.  Or they need YEARS or a LIFETIME of antibiotics.  I knew I wasn't going to be one of those people.  And between prayer, positive thinking, and straight up ass kicking I seem to be getting there!

When I was in ICU for 3 days (two different hospitals!), I felt like I was losing.  I had lost the battle.  But these past few weeks off of antibiotics have shown me that I am still winning!  But I still have that 30% that I want back.  I will not stop at 70% better.  That's for wusses and that's just not me.  I want at least 99% :)  I've always been an honor roll student.

So after many days of listening to my body and prayer after prayer, God has given me a great gift.  Through a series of coincidences and signs, I have such a ~peace~ within me now.  God has taken my uncertainty for the future of my health and has literally just plopped an answer right into my lap.  It cracks me up how magical God is!  I know this stuff doesn't happen every day and it's happened to me a few times in my life and it's just amazing.  I'm so blessed and so loved.

I will be heading up to WI tomorrow to meet with a naturopath to help me heal further.  She didn't have any appointments until late February and she magically had an opening for TOMORROW.  Ha!  Signs, signs, everywhere there's signs!  And I will hopefully be starting on an all herbal protocol.  No more antibiotics!!!  Hurray! 

I am SO hopeful.  I feel peace and love and I just feel like I'm being given a great big hug.  All I did was quiet my mind in meditation and asked God for guidance.  When I stop my mental chatter and focus on my breath, I can really feel His love.  I know that I'll be just fine when I focus on this divine stillness. 

Honor roll here I come!!!