­
Gluten-Free Chicken Fingers | Peggy Wright
Chicken Fingers and Fries were always my favourite comfort food. When I had to remove gluten, corn, soy, and nightshades (potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, eggplant), dairy, eggs and sugar, I wasn't sure what was left to eat. So finding or experimenting with allergen-free versions of some meals I missed led to some awesome discoveries. This is one of our family favourites! 


INGREDIENTS: 
5 Chicken Breasts
1/2 Cup Milk (Almond, Coconut, Milkadamia, Hemp, Rice for Dairy Free)
1 Cup Flour (Millett, Coconut or Almond work well!)
4 tbsp Flax or Sesame Seeds (Milled Flaxseeds were used in the photo above)
2 tbsp Baking Powder
2 tbsp Paprika
1 tsp Sea Salt or Herbamere
INSTRUCTIONS: 
  1. Preheat Oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Cut Chicken Breasts into slices of equal thickness (4-5 pieces per breast). 
  3. Put cut slices in a bag or dish and cover with your choice of milk to coat.
  4. In a separate bag or container, mix up the rest of the ingredients to make the coating: Your Choice of Flour, Seeds, Baking Powder, Paprika, Sea Salt. 
  5. Take chicken pieces a few at a time and drop them in the coating and shake to coat. 
  6. Place them on a Baking Sheet covered with parchment paper. 
  7. Bake in the oven until cooked through and inside temperature is 165 degrees F.
Serve with a Sweet Dipping Sauce!
I use 1/2 jar of Apricot Jam mixed with Poppyseed Dressing (Goodness Me makes an awesome version to avoid allergens). Just stir together and enjoy!

Working to reduce inflammation in the body, you might also like: 



0 Comments

Leave a Comment


My Story - Turning Health Challenges Around

 
I was twenty-two years old and felt like 90. 

Every day I would get out of bed not knowing if I could make it to my 4th year classes. 
Some days I would shower and by the time I finished I felt dizzy, sleepy, and my muscles felt like lead. Sometimes I would be so weak that I had to crawl on all fours back to my bedroom to lay down again. I would get 12-14 hours of restless sleep that would leave me feeling like a truck hit me. I ached all over and my head felt like it would burst with the pounding pain. I was really sick - for months... and then years.    

My adult life was just beginning and I'd been handed a life sentence of chronic illness.   

I got married that fall to Lance Wright, my very supportive and understanding husband. He and I talked about taking a year off - no schedule - to allow my body to recover. I was on a downward spiral and had no answers about how to turn it around. My world shrunk - fast.  

But as my outward world shrunk, I was determined to grow my inner world through reading, prayer, and writing. I knew the diagnosis I'd been given wasn't the end of my story. I trusted that I'd find the steps needed to heal.   

One day as I was asking God to heal me, I got a picture in my mind of a drooping flower bound tightly by weeds. A flash of understanding came with it. I felt as if God was saying, "Healing will be a slow process. Trust me and I will lead you to part of the weed to loosen its hold and remove its influence." This became the perfect symbol for my wellness journey - bit by bit finding healing steps and feeling life and strength return.  

Part of my wellness picture was uncovering trauma that had taught my mind and body that I wasn't safe. So the safety of my relationship with Lance was the starting point for the hard work of healing. When I would get discouraged about how little I could accomplish each day, Lance would remind me that my full-time job in this season was to heal. After a digging deep process, digestive cleansing, and dietary changes over eight years, I started to gain ground. 

I am 52 this year and feel better than I did in my twenties. Lance and I have raised three young men together and I spent 17 years as a homeschool Mom. I have become passionate about helping people discern steps to get unstuck to move toward health. It feels redemptive to use the years of research and experimenting to shorten the road for others looking for a path forward. Enjoy perusing my blog or follow @pegwright | Linktree for a way to connect. I'd love to pull up a chair at our table and share with you the small steps that are opening doors of possibility for life-giving change.  Let's Thrive - together! 

For a full version of my exploration and self-discovery, read my book 'Opening to Grace' found on Amazon or fromWestbow Press.



Contact

Copyrights © 2025 held by respective copyright holders, including Peggy Wright.