#VEGAN CHICKEN NUGGETS FREE#

A silicon spatula - to stir the gluten into the flour.

Gluten is very sticky and will stick even more to plastic.

A steamer basket - if you don't have one, you can use jelly jar rings or balls of aluminum foil to lift the chicken up out of the water at the bottom of a pot for steaming.

A blender or food processor - to blend the beans or tofu with the broth and spices.

I order a large bag from Amazon to make lots of seitan recipes. You can usually find it in the Bob's Red Mill section or the specialty baking section of large grocery stores. You can't swap this out for regular flour or any other flour.

Vital Wheat Gluten - this is a fine powdery flour that is high in wheat protein.

#VEGAN CHICKEN NUGGETS FREE#

Feel free to reduce the salt for a lower-sodium chicken. If you don't have any premixed, you can use this homemade poultry seasoning to flavor the 'chicken.' Nutritional Yeast - for an umami flavor.

Chicken breasts have a natural fat content of about 11%, so I add a little fat in order to replicate that. You can also leave it out completely, but it helps to give your chicken the proper moisture and mouthfeel. Oil - any neutral-flavored oil will work well.Broth - I like to use the Not Chick'n Broth or Better Than Bouillon No Chicken brands for a chicken flavor.I usually use one 15.5 oz can of drained chickpeas or white beans, or one 14 oz block of extra firm tofu that has been drained and pressed. Chickpeas or White Beans - or you can use tofu or any type of bean that you wish.It's delicious in stir-fries, pasta dishes, vegetarian fajitas, vegan chicken noodle soup, tossed on salads, and even grilled. You can use it in any recipe as a replacement for chicken breast, chicken strips, or even shredded chicken. Once you start making this homemade chicken seitan, you will never want to buy store-bought chicken products again. It may sound difficult, but I promise that you will be pleasantly surprised by how easy it is to make. This vegan chicken breast recipe is made from wheat gluten, sometimes also referred to as wheat meat or seitan. Use it in any recipe as you would boneless chicken! Seitan chicken is surprisingly easy to make and can be used in place of chicken in almost any recipe. Fry it, bake it, or toss it into stir-fries or soups. This easy vegan seitan chicken recipe will amaze you! You can make your own homemade plant-based chicken breasts, nuggets, and chicken strips in just minutes of your time.

Vegan chicken nuggets