🍗 AIR-FRIED REBEL CHICKEN FINGERS
Almond-crusted, crisped to perfection
📂 Category: AwakeWellness – Truth Kitchen
🔸 Subsection: 👧👦 Kid-Proof Dinners
🍽️ Dish: 🍗 Air-Fried Rebel Chicken Fingers
🧠 Truth Trigger: “If your air fryer is coated in Teflon, you’re just swapping one toxin for another.”
⚠️ Before We Begin…
We know what you’re thinking: “Wait—isn’t the air fryer coated in non-stick chemicals?”
Yes, many are. And that’s why we recommend using a stainless steel basket or a ceramic-coated, PFAS-free model whenever possible.
But even with a standard air fryer, this method still beats deep-frying in inflammatory seed oils. Progress over perfection—especially when you’re detoxing a system designed to harm.
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🥄 Yield: ~12 chicken fingers
⏱️ Prep Time: 10 minutes
🔥 Cook Time: 12–15 minutes (air fryer)
🧊 Chill Time: Optional 15 min marinate
⏳ Total Time: ~25–30 minutes
🥄 INGREDIENTS (BOLD MEASUREMENTS)
For the chicken:
- 1 lb organic or pastured chicken breast, cut into strips
- ½ cup almond flour
- ¼ cup arrowroot or cassava flour
- 1 tsp paprika
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp sea salt
- 2 eggs, beaten
- Optional: ½ tsp dried thyme or Italian seasoning
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For dipping (optional):
- Organic ketchup
- Avocado oil mayo + mustard
- Yogurt-based ranch or honey-mustard
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🛠️ INSTRUCTIONS
- Preheat your air fryer to 400°F.
- Set up 3 bowls: one with cassava flour, one with beaten eggs, one with almond flour + spices.
- Dip chicken into flour, then egg, then almond flour mix.
- Lightly oil the air fryer basket (if needed) and arrange the strips in a single layer.
- Cook for 10–12 minutes, flipping halfway through, until golden and crisp.
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🌿 TRUTH VARIATIONS
1. Coconut Crust
→ Sweet-savory twist
- Swap almond for ½ cup unsweetened shredded coconut
2. Spicy Crunch
→ Kick for older kids (or brave littles)
- Add ¼ tsp cayenne and ½ tsp smoked paprika
3. Super Savoury
→ Deep flavour
- Add 1 tbsp nutritional yeast and ½ tsp onion powder
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💡 BONUS USES
🥗 Slice and toss into a Caesar or Greek salad
🌯 Wrap in a cassava tortilla with greens and sauce
🍱 Add to a lunchbox with veggies and dip
🍔 Turn into a mini sandwich with sourdough buns
📣 TRUTH DROP
The food industry doesn’t care about your child’s health. They’ll deep-fry fake meat in seed oils, coat it in sugar-laced sauces, and call it a “wholesome option.”
But here’s the truth: you are the system now. And every clean, intentional meal chips away at theirs.
🧽 CLOSING CLEANUP
These chicken fingers aren’t just tasty—they’re a vote. A daily, crunchy no thanks to a food matrix that profits from inflammation, addiction, and disease. Feed the body. Fuel the rebellion.
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FEED THE BODY.FUEL THE REVOLUTION.
This might look like spaghetti—but it’s really rebellion in a bowl. We’re a sponsor-free, people-powered platform. Every share, comment, or donation helps us rewrite the recipe for generational health.
