Can you have fried chicken if you are eating keto or paleo?  Some will say you can’t, but you can!  You can do this with almond flour or almond meal!  This Almond Flour Fried Chicken recipe is delicious and actually quite easy to make.

I’m so glad I was able to make this, by the way, because fried chicken is one of my favorite foods EVER.  It’s always difficult to completely give something up you love so much if you are on a diet. 

Dark meat vs. White meat?

Note about the chicken – I prefer to use Chicken thighs, as I find that it cooks juicier. However, you are welcome to use white meat if that is your preference. (Learn more about white vs. dark meats here.)

Pan Fried vs. Oven Baked?

This Paleo and Keto Fried Chicken is pan fried. However, if you prefer you can also bake it in the oven! If you’re going the oven route, bake at 350 degrees F. Bake in oven for 30 minutes, then turn pieces over and bake for another 30 minutes.

Best oil to pan fry chicken

The best oil for frying chicken is really any oil that has a high smoke point. This includes avocado, vegetable, or peanut oil, or grape seed oil.

I don’t recommend using olive oil or coconut oil as it is not good with high heat.

How to make almond flour fried chicken?

Ingredients

• 4 chicken thighs
• 1 cup almond flour
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp paprika
• 2 tsp garlic powder
• Dash of cayenne pepper (optional)
• Salt and pepper, as desired
• Cooking oil/fat of your choice

Instructions

Crack the eggs in a bowl and whisk.

In another bowl, mix all the dry ingredients together (almond flour/meal, paprika, garlic powder, salt/pepper and cayenne pepper if you want a kick!).

Dip the chicken thigh in to the bowl of eggs, then in to the flour mixture.

Heat up your cooking oil in a pan on medium heat. Note about the heat: Almond flour/meal burns more easily than normal flour, which means that if the heat is too high, you will end up with some burnt friend chicken 🙁 so start at medium, and bump down the heat and cook longer as needed!

Once your oil is heated and ready, place your chicken pieces in to the pan slowly. Do not crowd the chicken (this will also help it not burn).

Cook the chicken for about 10 minutes, and then using tongs, flip them over to the other side. Now, cook for another 10-15 minutes or until juices run clear.  (Remember the note from before, that if the chicken is burning, to bump down heat/cook longer!)

And that’s it!  When complete, put aside on some paper towels if you want to make it a little bit less greasy, but when I make this, I don’t even do that as they don’t usually turn out too greasy for me.

Looking fore MORE delicious Keto Chicken Recipes like these Keto Fried Chicken? Check out The Ultimate Ket Chicken Recipes Round Up! I rounded up over 50+ Delicious and Keto Chicken recipes to try out.   There’s Fried Chicken, Roasted Chicken, Chicken Salad, Chicken Soup, Chicken Crock Pot recipes, Asian Chicken recipes, and MORE.

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