This simple gluten free shake and bake chicken recipe is low carb and paleo friendly. It's easily prepared in less than five minutes then baked.
Although I enjoy cooking, I don't always have the time or desire to do it. I get up before the crack of dawn and often arrive at work before 5 am.
Between my commute and work day, I'm away for a good ten hours before I get back home.
Then, when I finally do get back home, my very hyper two-year-old daughter wants all the attention from me that was missed during the day.
Being a busy working mom, I like to keep dinner simple with little preparation.
This gluten free shake and bake chicken recipe is something that I can easily get in the oven quickly after work.
You literally just dump almond flour and seasonings in a large plastic zipper bag, shake the chicken pieces in the bag to coat, and then bake on foil lined pans.
Clean up is easy too because the mess is all on the foil and not on the pan.
I use whatever seasonings I have on hand that go well with chicken in this gluten free shake and bake mix.
The main seasoning is salt, pepper, and paprika. Other spices I like to use include cumin, sage, thyme, marjoram, rosemary, garlic powder, and onion powder.
You can use your own blend, but these are some good seasonings for poultry.
You could also use a blend of low carb almond flour and coconut flour in this gluten free shake and bake mix rather than just almond meal.
We rarely ate things like shake and bake chicken when I was growing up. My father was the cook in the family and he liked to make everything from scratch.
I discovered the ease of shake and bake oven fried chicken from one of the girls that shared an apartment with me while I was in college.
If you don't line the pans with foil, you could be scrubbing for a while. I like to cook, not clean up after so don't forget the foil!
Anything that minimizes dirty dishes is a big plus for me in a recipe.
Because the chicken is seasoned shaking in a plastic bag rather than dipping, you won't have a clean up for that either. Just throw the bag away!
If you like this dish, you may enjoy a few other paleo chicken recipes. My coconut flour chicken tenders and crispy baked chicken are some of my top ones.
For another kid-friendly meal idea, try making low carb chicken nuggets!
Low Carb Gluten Free Shake and Bake Chicken Recipe
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Recipe
Gluten Free Shake and Bake Chicken - Paleo Friendly
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Ingredients
- 4 pounds chicken drumsticks or a mix of chicken pieces
- ½ cup almond flour
- 2 ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon ground pepper optional
- 2 teaspoons paprika
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon sage
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450F.
- In large zipper storage bag, combine all ingredients except chicken and oil.
- Line 2 13x9-inch pans with aluminum foil for easy cleanup.
- Drizzle olive oil over each pan.
- Place a couple pieces of chicken in the seasoning bag and shake until coated.
- Place coated chicken on lined pans.
- Bake, uncovered, for 30 minutes. Turn over and bake 15-20 minutes longer.
Notes
8 servings (2 drumsticks)
1.3g net carbs As one commenter pointed out, it's much more environmentally friendly to use a washable dish or baking pan instead of a plastic bag to for coating the chicken. And, parchment paper is a much better choice to line the baking sheet than aluminum foil
Low Carb Sweeteners | Keto Sweetener Conversion Chart
Nutrition
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Beth K
Love this recipe! So healthy and easy, highly recommend!
Penny L Wilson
I don't have a photo, but I baked chicken "butterflied" thighs today. I bought the thighs at Sam'sClub recently. This is the best keto baked chicken recipe I have tried. All of the savory spices really blended so well with the almond flour coating! I highly recommend this recipe; it's a real "keeper!" I will be making this again! Thank you very much!
Laura R
I just want to say THANK YOU for this recipe. So so much.
With a celiac boyfriend it's so hard to find simple recipes and this was the best one yet. I can't cook well but this turned out fantastic!
I love that it's just almond flour...not any crazy mixes that never seem to work.
I'll be making this again and again and I'm grateful.
LJ
This was excellent! We are gluten free so it was great to find a tasty "breaded" recipe with a ton of flavour.
JDK
This was sooooo good! I used air fryer, 400, 15 min then turned for additional 15 min and used much less salt and less cumin. DELISH!!!!
jan jordan
Dear Lisa, Thank you so much for this recipe, I made it last night and it was a hit! Being a grain free family for years I'd been craving Shake n Bake from my younger years. I had to omit the garlic due to 1 having an issue w/it, but it didn't seem to matter. I also had about 1/2 cup of toasted puffed quinoa leftover, so added that for extra crunch. I'm looking forward to cold chicken for dinner tonight!
Linda M
Are used bone in and skin on chicken thighs for this recipe and my family just loved it. Both hubby and I are doing keto and having a nice recipe such as this one in our rotation is awesome!
Thank you.
Vickie sherman
Just want to see recipe - this is too confusing
Lisa MarcAurele
Double click on the "Jump To Recipe" link at the top and you should be all set but may need to scroll down just a little to see it. It's on a recipe card with green background so you shouldn't miss it.
Carol
Lisa, thank you for such a great recipe. When raising my family shake and bake chicken and pork chops were a favourite. Now I can have them again. I’m going to have this chicken for supper. I can hardy wait. Love your recipes.❤️
Claudia
I made this recipe with 2 lbs chicken drumsticks in the air fryer. They were a huge hit with my family. I can imagine making them with many different seasoning blends. So easy to prepare and perfect for a busy family. Thank you very much!
Treace
Love that it's gluten and dairy free AND absolutely delicious - just soooo savoury and I confirm it's teen approved! Didn't have sage so used poultry seasoning and omitted pepper (since poultry seasoning includes it). For bone-in thighs, cook time at 450 convection was slightly less (about 40min); I doubled the recipe and had a few too many to fit in the oven so did the extra in the Ninja air fryer and they were fantastic too! They cooked more quickly - just over 30 min on 400 air fry. All crispy, tender, juicy and yum. Thanks for a wonderful recipe that we will use it again for sure!
Lisa MarcAurele
Thanks for sharing the air fryer method. I do prefer cooking chicken in the air fryer versus the oven as it's faster and comes out crisper.
Norah
I absolutely loved this recipe! My husband wants me to cut back on the cumin next time. I am sure it will be fabulous that way too. So flavorful, juicy and crispy. And the pan "cracklings" are addictive.
Mignone
Can I use something else instead of almond flour? Thanks.
Lisa MarcAurele
You can use crushed pork rinds or sunflower seed flour.
Lyndal
Can I use chickpea flour?
Neila
This chicken was great like this, Thank you so much
Carly
Can I use any type of flour? I can’t use almond
Lisa MarcAurele
You can use another flour, but some (like coconut) isn't a one for one swap.
Elaina
I used thin chicken breast instead of drums or legs. Should I still cook for the 30 minutes and then flip for another 15-20? Thanks
Lisa MarcAurele
Thicker pieces of meat may take a little longer so you'll have to test for doneness.
Julia Williamson
Thank you, I was looking for a shake n bake recipe last week. Your recipes are always the best and easiest.
Lisa MarcAurele
This one is a long time family favorite. Hope it worked out for you!
Jenn
I tried this recipe with catfish and it was so good!!
Lisa MarcAurele
I've used the breading with pork. I'll have to try it with fish!
Nicole
Made these with Hazelnut meal/flour and they were the best drumsticks I’ve ever eaten!
Tina
This was a huge hit. I made 4 thighs and 2 smaller boneless chicken breasts with the coating. I convection roasted them at 400 F. I did spray the coated chicken with olive oil cooking spray to make sure it crisped up. My husband and daughter devoured them.
Julz
Worked great Three grown sons Nephew and hubby enjoyed it Thank you
Sue
These are fabulous!!!!! Have you ever done these in an air fryer???
Lisa MarcAurele
I haven't just because my air fryer isn't large enough. But if I ever buy the larger one I want, I'm going to give it a try. It should work well.
Yvette
Hi Im reading the comments about baking at 400-450 but what about boneless? would you recommend same temp of 450 for boneless and skinless? I tried at 350 but breading was soft and not crispy at all. However, if I use at a 450 wont that dry up the inside while maybe succeed at having a crisp outside but dry inside? I would like to try again but I think temp would be different for boneless and skinless, maybe not 350 but maybe not 450 either??
Lisa MarcAurele
I'd try 20-25 minutes for boneless.
Judy
Hi LISA, this was excellent!
I was craving out old chicken with breading recipe, and this was perfect!
My husband learned a new way of making chicken too! Up until your recipe, he only agreed to cook chicken at 350 degrees, basting every half hour. Thanks for the foil idea, it may cleanup so much easier.
I’m thinking of making a few batches and calling it “Shake n Bake Mix.” I just have to figure out how to measure portions. The amounts add up to 1/2 cup plus almost 2 TBSP. I aight double it to make the main batch.
Should be great for tilapia, also
Lisa MarcAurele
I find the coating is crispier at a high temp and having the coating seems to help keep the meat juicy as well.
Brandy
This recipe is sooo simple yet so delicious! Made it once with drumsticks and just made it using thin chicken breast. (Chicken breast did: 400 degrees for 30 min, flipping halfway.) thank you for this new and healthy dinner idea I’m adding to my rotation!
Brigitte
Made this with drumsticks. Turned out delicious and juicy! Noting your comment that kosher salt is less salty (mine turned out a bit too salty as I used regular sea salt). For next time as I’ll make it again!
Thanks for an amazing recipe?
Lisa
Looks delicious. Can't wait to try it. Thank you as always for sharing.
james p. spatz
one could make a tasty sauce from the pan drippings?
Lisa MarcAurele
You can definitely use the drippings for a gravy!
Celeste
A great recipe. A must-try most definitely. Even used it to cook chicken over a campfire was great very very crispy loved it
Mary
I want to try this recipe. 2 1/2 tsp salt seems like a lot to 1/2 cup almond flour. Is this much salt essential to the recipe?
Lisa MarcAurele
It's kosher salt, but if you use regular salt, you'll want to use less.
Katie T
This turned out great last night. My dad has a sensitivity to gluten, and I have many different palates to please when I cook, between myself, boyfriend, parents, and brother. Super easy prep! I did make just a couple changes.
I used 50% more dredge as I was afraid it would not be quite enough. I used all purpose gluten free flour instead of almond, and I broiled the chicken at 550 *F for a few minutes on each side at the end to really crisp it up.
It turned out super crispy and juicy! It was addicting. We ate all of it. Even my, extra particular when it comes to food, boyfriend approved. Will definitely be making again! Thank you so much!
Lisa MarcAurele
Thank you for sharing your method of baking for a crispier outside! I'm glad you all enjoyed the gluten free baked chicken!
Rozella Portes
I love how the chicken came out my only issue was that I used only chicken thighs and there wasn’t enough coating for all my chicken I definitely had to double the recipe if not triple it so that is something to keep in mind if your using just chicken thighs
Robin Siegerman
I will be trying this tonight, but in future recipes, please don't promote throwing away the plastic bags. We've got to stop this mentality of single use plastic. We are choking the planet with plastic that never breaks down. Instead, mix the coating in a casserole dish and toss the chicken legs in it to coat, then it's an easy wash when done. And using parchment paper is healthier and less polluting than foil. There have been studies done that show using aluminum to cook and store food leaches harmful chemicals into the food which you then ingest. Parchment paper doesn't do this and it is biodegradable in a very short time compared to foil. Thanks for the recipe.
Lisa MarcAurele
Great advice! I actually use a bowl now with a plate to shake the coating on the chicken. And unbleached parchment paper is definitely healthier to use and better for the environment. Thanks for adding that. I need to update the recipe.
Brenda
You will need to cook at a lower temp , parchment burns at over 400. Good suggestions though!
Donna Smith
I actually fried this and it turned out great! We ate half of the chicken and then the next day I reheated in the oven...wonderfully crisp and tasty. You don't have to NEED GF to love this.
Lisa MarcAurele
Good to know it's a good fried keto chicken recipe too!
Teresa Huffman
Very tasty!! Grandkids loved it!
Kell
Made this for tea tonight. Delicious! So easy and a big hit with the whole.family. Made a double batch of the mix, so I've got some ready to go for next time.
Lisa MarcAurele
I usually keep some of the mix in the freezer so it's ready to go.
Phyllis
Great recipe! Love the crunch!
Pam
Do you think these could be cooked in an air fryer? I just got one and it's my new obsession! I think my family would really enjoy these.
Lisa MarcAurele
You can cook this in an air fryer. I'd try 390°F for about 20 minutes. You may also want to flip the pieces half way.
Kim
Thank you so much for this recipe! It was amazing, and tasted just like the old shake and bake I used to be able to eat years ago. Will be a regular in our household, my whole family enjoyed. I made with chicken thighs (boneless )and cut the time to 30 mins. Left the drumsticks in for the time you posted. Excellent!
Lisa MarcAurele
My pleasure! I was a big Shake & Bake fan back in my college days so I needed a low carb version. So glad it was a hit.
Ann Wroblewski
I made these today, and WOW I was completely blown away, oh so yummy!!! I'm a KETO person and so its challenging to find new ways to cook and so when I came across your receipe I thought I'd give it a try. I never leave comments on these recipes sites I find on Pinterest, but I had to come back and say THANK YOU. This will go on my rotation list!
Lisa MarcAurele
Thank you so much for taking the time to write a review Ann. I really appreciate it. My family loves this chicken so I bake it often.
Danielle
I never comment on recipes (mostly because I end up ruining it) this chicken is AMAZING!!! Thank you for the recipe! So easy even I could pull it off!
Lisa
Yay! These are the kind of recipes I relied on heavily in college before I felt confident with my cooking. I'm so glad the chicken worked out for you. 🙂
Bridget
I made this and it turned out perfect. So flavorful and tender. Better than shake n bake without the guilt. Thank you for sharing.
Lisa
You're welcome Bridget!
Vanja
Is possible to use ground flaxseed instead of coconut/almond flour? I know it could work, but I'm very interested in your oppinion 🙂
Lisa
It should work fine, but it will taste different.
Keri horn
I love to try this recipe would like to know what the calories would be for chicken breast in the net carbs should still be at 1.3 for one serving of breast chicken
Lisa
You can plug that into MyFitnessPal to get an estimate.
Keri horn
I’m going to try this recipe looks very good but I’m going to be doing boneless chicken breast what kind of impact will that have on the calories and it should still stay at 1.3 net carbs ?
Lisa
Net carbs will still be about the same, but calories should be less.
Heidi
Used this on pork chops. So freakin yummy!!!!!
D
Perhaps without the Paprika as nightshades create inflammation
Lisa
Possibly, but almond flour is inflammatory too.
Lani
Made this tonight and it was am amazing recipe!
Delicious!! Thank you for this 😀 I will be making this again.
Side note* Paprika does not cause inflammation UNLESS that individual has a sensitivity to that said spice. It is actually great for indigestion, fights free radicals and inflammation.
As far as almond flour goes, YES, almond flour is high in Omega-6's and CAN cause inflammation when eaten in EXCESS or when consumption is out of proportion to the appropriate omega 6/omega 3 ratio.
Again, thank you for sharing this delightful recipe 🙂
Lisa
Thanks for the info!
Alisa McDuff
Not for everyone. This was very good!
Margaret W Turpin
Just tried this recipe!!! Amazing! It will be my go to now for a delicious coating for all my baked meats. Thank you for the recipe. I love the flavor of shake and bake, as well as the ease of preparation. I also made your Almond Flour Biscuits (made the coconut flour sub as you suggested as well), and they are great. I haven't had a "biscuit" or any type of bread since September 2016. These are going to be a great fill-in for me when I want bread now. Also looking forward to the newsletter.
Lisa
This is certainly one of my go to recipes! I'm so glad it worked out for you. The biscuits go well with it too.
Julia Wermuth
Im out of almond flour, could I use coconut? I made it on chicken with the almond last week and it was great! Tonight I want to make porkchops.
Lisa
You have to make sure there's plenty of liquid if you use coconut flour. It can be very dry if not.
Deanna
Can you use coconut flour
Lisa
Coconut flour behaves a bit differently. It may end up too dry.
Judy
Isn't almond meal the same as almond flour?
Lisa
They are pretty much the same thing. Sometimes, the meal isn't blanched like the flour typically is. Also, the grind is usually finer in the flour.
Sandy
Excellent recipe! I used less than half the amount of salt and added in thyme and rosemary. So yummy!
Tracey
Thank you for this great recipe, I added a little Parmesan cheese and am using it for pork chops, smells wonderful!
Hanh
Tried it and it tasted great! Thanks!
Renee
I'm another one who has no time to spend in the kitchen so I'm always looking for your recipes. This sounds sooooooo good and I am planning on trying it, but I only have pork chops in the fridge. Would this work with this shake n bake recipe?
Lisa
It works as a coating for pork chops too.
Stacy
Thank you for this recipe! It was almost as quick and easy as shake and bake, it was definitely as good. You don't miss out on anything with this, yum!
Lisa
You're welcome!
Mary
I made this tonight for my family, and they said that it's a keeper!
Lisa
Awesome! My picky eaters never complain when I make them this chicken.
Karen
I wish I could Pin you recipes. They always look so good!
Lisa
There is a Pin button on each image. And, you can use a browser Pin button. There were issues with the share button pin working in Microsoft Edge, so I moved to the "Pin-it" button if you hover over each image.
Rhonda
I loved the recipe, but it also coated 7 drumsticks for me. The servings are wrong here, as no way would this ever stretch to make 16 legs or serve 8 people. However, this is still a keeper recipe for us. Delicious!
Lisa
It made 8 pieces for me. Data is given per piece, not serving.
Beth
This was outstanding! I made a big batch of the seasoning mix to keep on hand.
Lisa
Great idea!
Lisa
Just made this, oh my gosh!! Amazing! Didn't have cumin on hand, so used poultry seasoning. THIS will be my go to recipe for baked chicken ?
Lisa
I'll have to try the poultry seasoning. I have some in the spice rack.
Gloria
Would like to share this
Lisa
I share this one with all my family and friends.
Lea
Excellent recipe!
Lisa
Thanks Lea!
Susannah
Anyone ever tried this with boneless chicken breast?
Lisa
I haven't, but it should work just fine. The cooking time may need to be adjusted, though.
Susannah point
Thats what I was wondering :/
Thane
I'm assuming when the recipe says combine all ingredients, that it doesn't mean putting the oil in?
Lisa
Your assumption is correct. Bad choice of words!
John
These look and taste almost exactly like shake and bake. I think it's the paprika that gives it the authentic orangey shake and bake color. I used super fine bobs red mill almond flour and chicken tenders. I reduced the heat to 425 and reduced the time to 30 minutes. Perfection!! This recipe made my day. Thanks for the wonderful recipes!! Great low carb site!!!
Lisa
Glad it worked out. Thanks for the tips!
Madison
Thanks for my new favorite low carb dinner!! Things can get pretty hectic throughout the week and this has nearly saved my life!! And sooooo delicious!!
Lisa
You're welcome! Happy to share 🙂
Rhonda L Richardson Strange
Made these and used some Old Bay seasoning as it contained Paprika and they were really fantastic. Better tasting than shake and bake! Thanks for all your wonderful recipes. You make the lives of Diabetics so much better and I recommend your blog to all my students.
Lisa
Love Old Bay seasoning!
Teresa
Made these for dinner last night. Delicious!! Hubby even loved them, and he's a picky eater. Thanks for the receipe!
Lisa
Yea! Love when it's a win with the picky hubby!
Julia
Made these tonight and they were delicious!
Lisa
Thanks for writing in. Glad you liked it! 😀
Kelly
Do the macros include all 8 servings or is it per serving?
Thanks 🙂
Kelly
NVM I found the answer haha sorry 😛
Kathy
I'm making this tonight. I was looking for some good low-carb chicken recipes as we just got a DEAL on checken quarters and they need to be packed for freezing. THIS is perfect!
Lisa
I'm confident you will love it! All my picky eaters love it. 🙂
Candice
Recipe looks delicious. I'm trying it out tonight!
Lisa
I hope you like it! This is one of the recipes my picky eaters like to eat.
Deb
I like to coat chicken or pork chops with Frenches Onions and Grated Parmasion cheese. I just put it in the food processor until it looks like flour. Coat the meet and bake. Yummy
Lisa
I don't like to use too much onion as the carbs can add up.
Sara
I made this a few months ago and I have some chicken thighs with this recipe in the oven now as I post this. It did a decent job coating 7 chicken thighs. The first time I made it, my dad was an absolute fan of it. I never made it again because anytime I see recipes with almond flour I shy away from them as the flour was so expensive. But I recently bought a 4 lb bag off amazon for $36 so I am eager to try it out. Also, I am not able to rate this with any stars. None appear for me to click on but I give it 5 stars.
Lisa
Appreciate the review Sara! That's a great deal on almond flour.
Maria
I was at Sam's club 4 days ago and they have a 3 pound bag of Bob's Red Mill Almond flour for $12.98! Just thought I'd share. I absolutely love Shake 'N Bake but haven't had it in years to the high carb content. Thank you for this recipe, I will be making this today 🙂
Lisa
Thanks for the info! Unfortunately, the nearest Sam's club for me is over an hour away.
Debbie mcmanus
You can order online and the shipping is very reasonable. We order our dry cat food every month.
Debbe
I've never cooked with almond flour, and don't have any. I wonder if I can use any other kind of flour. I'm going to give it a try with tapioca flour to maintain the gluten free quality.
Lisa
Any flour will work. Tapioca is fine if you don't mind the extra carbs.
Nicole
Made this tonight, it was delicious! Thank you for the recipe! It's a keeper ?
Lisa
So happy you enjoyed this simple chicken recipe!
Daniele
I cant use almond flour because of nut allergy. What would you recommend I use instead to keep it low carb?
Lisa
Finely ground sunflower seeds are a great alternative!
GrandmaLinda
Thanks for the recipe! We had it last night. My drumsticks came out a darker color than yours, but I think it's because I used almond meal, not almond flour. We enjoyed them anyway! Great, easy recipe, with easy clean-up! One point I want to mention is that the ingredients only covered 7 drumsticks - not 16. But 7 are enough for my family, so it worked out fine.
Lisa
Thanks for the comment. I'll add in the notes on amount.
Alice B.
Will be trying this soon! Looks soooo good! The drumstick is my favorite piece of the chicken. On the Rotisserie chickens I buy the drumsticks are always what I break off and eat first!!
Thank you for sharing!
Alice B.
Anonymous
If you have a Costco near you you can get just legs and thighs rosterier they have them left over from other items they make as at the area they make the pre made salid s next to the butcher area and they are cheap so they don't stay long
Lisa
They are building a Costco near us so I'll look for that when the store opens. Thanks!
Susan @ The Wimpy Vegetarian
Wow, what a bruising schedule you have! And you even find the time to blog!!! And what a perfect weeknight dinner - it's easy, fast, and healthy. Oh, and delicious!
Alyssa @ Simply Quinoa
Oh my goodness, this recipe sounds absolutely delicious!! I have recently started using almond flour for breading and I have to say it's amazing! This recipe is just proof 🙂
Heather | girlichef
Homemade shake n bake is definitely the way to go - so customizable! This chicken sounds delicious, my family would devour it.
Mirlandra @ Mirlandra's Kitchen
I was JUST looking for a wonderful, easy, healthy recipe like this! I'm printing it out now for next week. We just bought 50 pounds of chicken and I need a few new ideas. Thank you!
Lisa
Wow! That's a lot of chicken.
Blessing
I love chicken drumsticks and these ones you've just made look so enticing and tantalizing.
Paprika is very good for coloring dishes and I love the color it gave to the drumsticks.
nibbles by nic
I know what you mean with no time for dinner! I love this idea and will be making for the kids ASAP!