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These Asian chicken poppers are a simple and delicious alternative to chicken nuggets with Asian-inspired flavors. They’re gluten-free, soy-free, and paleo.
Asian Chicken Poppers
Chicken poppers have quickly become one of my favorite weeknight meals. These Asian chicken poppers made with ground chicken, hidden veggies, and paired with a fun sauce to add Asian inspired flavors!
These chicken poppers are paleo, gluten-free, AIP, and can easily be made whole30. They’re the perfect family-friendly dish to serve with a simple side.
The Ingredients
- Ground Chicken. I have little issues finding pre-ground chicken in my area, however, you can also use a food processor to grind chicken on your own. Don’t want to use chicken? Ground turkey works just the same!
- Shredded Carrots. You can buy shredded carrots from the store, or you can easily shred them at home with a food processor. Though I haven’t tested it, you can also try tosub sweet potato, though the flavor will be sweeter.
- Red & Green Onion. The red and green onion really helps gives these poppers tons of flavor! I wouldn’t be quick to sub them out, and would lean on another recipe if you’re low-FODMAP.
- Coconut Aminos. Coconut aminos is essentially a soy-free soy sauce substitute. It adds tons of flavor to these poppers and is the base to the dipping sauce. It’s sold at most stores these days, and you can also get it on Thrive Market.
- Coconut Flour. Coconut flour helps bind these, make them crispy, and absorbs some of the moisture that the veggies release.
- Combine the ingredients: Using a large mixing bowl, combine the ground chicken (or turkey), carrots, red onion, and green onion and mix well. Add in the coconut oil, coconut flour, ginger, garlic, salt, pepper, and coconut aminos. Mix well to thoroughly combine.
- Form the poppers: Roll the mixture into small, slightly flattened poppers about one inch in diameter (you’ll have about 20-25 poppers) and place them on the cooking sheet.
- Bake: Place in the oven for 28 minutes, flipping halfway through. Crisp further in a pan or place under the broiler if desired for 1-2 minutes to crisp further. Remove from the oven when thoroughly cooked through. Serve with sauce if desired and top with extra green onion.
Can you make this coconut free?
You can use other flours such as almond flour or cassava flour to bind the poppers. If you tolerate other soy sauce alternatives, you can use that instead of the coconut aminos.
Can you make these with ground turkey?
Yes! Ground turkey works just as well.
Can you make these with ground chicken thigh?
Yes! Either use ground chicken thigh from the butcher counter or use a food processor to make your own at home.
What do you serve these poppers with?
- Cauliflower rice
- Salad with Ginger Dressing
- Oven-roasted bok choy
Asian Chicken Poppers (Paleo, Whole 30, AIP)
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 20-25 poppers 1x
Description
These Asian chicken poppers are a simple and delicious alternative to chicken nuggets with Asian-inspired flavors. They’re gluten-free, soy-free, and paleo.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb ground chicken (uncooked)
- 1 cup grated carrots
- 1/4 medium red onion, chopped finely
- 2 springs green onion, chopped (plus more for garnish)
- 2 tbsp coconut oil
- 2 tbsp coconut flour
- 1/2 tsp ginger powder
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper (omit for AIP)
- 2 tbsp coconut aminos
- FOR THE SAUCE – Optional
- 2 tbsp avocado oil
- 3 tbsp coconut aminos
- 1 tsp honey (omit for Whole 30)
- Juice of 1/4 lime
- 1/2 tsp ginger powder
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 F and lightly grease a lined baking sheet with coconut oil.
- Using a large mixing bowl, combine the ground chicken (or turkey), carrots, red onion, and green onion and mix well.
- Add in the coconut oil, coconut flour, ginger, garlic, salt, pepper, and coconut aminos. Mix well to thoroughly combine.
- Roll the mixture into small, slightly flattened poppers about one inch in diameter (you’ll have about 20-25 poppers) and place them on the cooking sheet.
- Place in the oven for 28 minutes, flipping halfway through. Crisp further in a pan or place under the broiler if desired for 1-2 minutes to crisp further
- Remove from the oven when thoroughly cooked through. Serve with sauce if desired and top with extra green onion.
For the sauce (optional)
- Add the avocado oil, coconut aminos, honey, lime juice, and ginger powder to a small bowl and whisk
Notes
All nutritional information are estimations and will vary. Estimations do not include optional ingredients or sauce.
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 30
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 popper
- Calories: 39
- Fat: 1.6g
- Carbohydrates: 1.6g
- Fiber: 0.4g
- Protein: 4.3g
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posted by Michelle on September 11, 2017
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29 comments on “Asian Chicken Poppers (Paleo, Whole 30, AIP)”
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Chelsea Turner — September 14, 2017 @ 4:56 am Reply
I used to love potstickers and so miss eating them! These look like the same flavors without the grains. Can’t wait to try these!
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Donna Krupala Gjolberg — September 14, 2017 @ 5:24 am Reply
These were great! We made them last night and plan to use this recipe a lot! Thanks!
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Sheri — June 10, 2018 @ 11:16 pm Reply
These are absolutely delicious!! So good!! Doubled the recipe and used 1lb of ground pork. This is going in the weekly rotation!
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Michelle — June 11, 2018 @ 8:01 pm Reply
Thank you so much Sheri!! So happy you like them!
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Emily — June 19, 2018 @ 3:10 am Reply
Is there a substitute for the carrots? I can’t eat them because they turn into sugar. Thanks!
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Jane — July 1, 2018 @ 2:00 am Reply
Made this recipe for my in-laws and everyone agreed they were scrumptious! I used ground turkey breast since that is what I had on hand. My father-in-law doesn’t like onions, but I made the recipe as written (other than using ground turkey breast), and he raved about them! Thank you for taking the time and energy to perfect these recipes for others to enjoy!
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Michelle — July 6, 2018 @ 3:32 pm Reply
Thank you so much Jane!!! I’m so happy you liked them <3
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Tasha — October 22, 2018 @ 7:21 am Reply
Hi! Can you recommend a sub for the coconut flour? Thx!
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Michelle — October 22, 2018 @ 4:53 pm Reply
You can use other flours like cassava 🙂
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Lori — April 9, 2019 @ 3:03 am Reply
Just made these tonight and they were awesome! I loved the sauce! Delicious and will definitely make again.
★★★★★
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ETHER — October 5, 2019 @ 11:12 pm Reply
Hi Michele, I love asian receipe !! How awesome that you guys made this yourselves!
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Andrea — December 21, 2019 @ 4:25 pm Reply
I think these are my favorite of the poppers. I think they’re the easiest.
★★★★★
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Miraitowa — February 25, 2020 @ 9:57 am Reply
Hi Michelle, Kids loved it. very good and easy recipe, i tried it last night
★★★★
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Michelle — February 25, 2020 @ 3:49 pm Reply
Yay!! So glad it was a hit!! Thank you so much!!
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Michelle — March 11, 2020 @ 1:06 pm Reply
Amazing!!! The whole family loved them! Thanks for the great recipe – I’m sure it will become a staple in our house!!!
★★★★★
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Karen — June 14, 2020 @ 12:55 pm Reply
We love this recipe, made it a few times already. We add about half a bunch of chopped cilantro to the mix
★★★★★
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Monica — November 11, 2020 @ 7:13 pm Reply
These chicken poppers are amazing! Remember to flip halfway and don’t overbake them. I will be making these again!
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Kali — February 2, 2021 @ 3:14 am Reply
Wow! These were very delicious! I couldn’t get my veggies chopped small enough for my liking, so I ended up throwing it all in the food processor, which worked really well. The sauce was fantastic! Thank you for this great recipe! 🙂
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Tanya Bohannon — April 2, 2023 @ 4:48 pm Reply
I think this might be my favorite ones yet, Michelle!
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