Anecdote: I got out of high school at 2 p.m. & I had to be at work at 3 p.m. every day. I would leave school, go to Chick-fil-A, order a 12-count of nuggets, medium fries, & a large cookies & cream milkshake. Every effing day. I regret nothing. I was reckless & in my baby fat stage.
I haven’t had a bad meal since I arrived in Washington, but this place is missing the restaurant chain that built me (Miranda Lambert lyric cred).
A chain that nourished me with breakfasts, lunches, dinners, snacks. A place that accepted me in my pajamas and my party dresses. A restaurant that force fed me milkshakes during every breakup. My home away from home with way better food.
Politics aside, don’t tell me you’ve ever had better chicken nuggets because you would be a big, fat liar. I’m convinced they stuff them with crack. Little crack nuggets.
I would never try to make my own chicken nuggets because they would pale in comparison & just suck. So I made cauliflower ones. They were crunchy & creamy & yummy & filling??? & light & cute. I don’t care what’s inside. I just think we should all eat more nuggets.
Time: 40 minutes (prep + cooking) | Serves: 2-3
Ingredients:
- 1 head of cauliflower, cut in florets
- 1 cup of seasoned breadcrumbs
- 1 tbsp. of garlic salt
- 1 tbsp. of onion salt
- 1 tsp. of crushed red pepper
- S+P, to taste
- Olive oil, for cooking
How to:
- Put florets in a microwave safe bowl + add 1/2 cup of water
- Steam in microwave for 7-8 minutes or until tender enough to mash
- Squeeze water out of cauliflower + add to a different, large bowl
- Add 1/2 cup of breadcrumbs + garlic salt + onion salt + red pepper + S+P
- Heat a tbsp. of olive oil over medium-high heat in a skillet
- Form cauliflower mixture into nuggets + roll them in other 1/2 cup of breadcrumbs + add to pan one at a time
- Cook for 2-3 minutes on each side or until desired crispiness
- Serve with favie dipping sauce + some sweet potato frenchies
Emerging Adult Eats 
OMG this looks yummy. Can’t wait to give it a try.
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They are! Let me know how you like them 🙂
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I keep seeing really cool recipes for Cauliflower. I so need to revisit it. I couldn’t stand it growing up…
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It’s bland – no doubt about it. But that’s why it’s so easy to turn into anything!
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I going to have to try them. That is probably why I didn’t like it. That and the texture…
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Coliflower has turned so popular now, never thought doing nuggets with it, definetly will have to try it. Great idea! And thanks for stoppin by my blog!
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I hope you do! Let me know how they turn out. Thanks for reading!
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Oh these look so yummy! Now I know what to do with the leftover cauliflower sitting in my fridge!
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& so easy! Am sure you already have the other couple of ingredients on deck. Enjoy!
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You should check out my cauliflower party “wings” post! I think you’ll like!
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These look awesome! I’m going to try them with my Low-Fat, Dairy-Free Honey Mustard Sauce. Can’t wait! Thanks!
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Reblogged this on Ramblings of a wild strawberry and commented:
A vegan restaurant in Sao Paulo used to do a junk food night about once a month. Great idea! People turn to veganism for different reasons and tend to have a healthy attitude to diet. Sometimes, however, we want to be junk food bad asses too. These cauliflower nuggets look very interesting and a bit of a spin on indian veggie pakora. Can’t wait to try!
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This recipes looks yummy we will have to give it a try!
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These look AMAZING – we love cauliflower and all the things you can make out of it. I’ll be trying these soon!
Thanks for the visit, by the way 🙂
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These look tasty, I might have to try them out on my picky 3 year old too! Have you tried cauliflower pizza base? ‘The Green Kitchen’ have a great recipe, but its basically processed raw cauli, mixed with ground almonds and bound with egg – it’s really delicious!
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Cauliflower is definitely having it’s moment! I have to try this healthy nugget recipe, they remind me of tater tots as well.
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You’re so right! Could call ’em tots as well. Thanks for reading!
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This looks good! Gonna try it out
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Thanks for the like on my squash bars! I’m going to attempt a Paleo version of your nuggets. Hope you’re holding up in the Seattle gray. -Moira
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Oooooh i want to eat these right now…
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That’s the effect these guys have on people. Hope you try them!
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It’s cauliflower everything now but it’s sooo good. This is a great idea. Can’t wait to try it
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It’s definitely the current food fad. But these are scrumptious! Hope you give them a try!
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I just made these for lunch along with some sweet potato fries. The people were pleased.
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Hi Rachel. I like the idea of cauliflower nuggets. I am always looking for news ways to make cauliflower. Two Thumbs Up!!!
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These look so good, trying them tomorrow!
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These look yummy! I love chic-fil-a! In high school we went to Taco Bell every single day and I weighed 20 pounds less than I do now. How is that fair? I haven’t had fast food like that in YEARS!
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Love this idea–I’ve tried fried cauliflower in whole pieces each but this crumble makes them more…nugget-y. Nice one! Thanks for the ping on my “yogurt” as well. 🙂
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Thank you for stopping by on my page! These cauliflower nuggets look amazing! I can barely get my kids to eat veggies, but my oldest one actually ate roasted cauliflower a few days ago and now wants more, so I’ll have to give these a try and hope to be victorious again. I’m really bad at cooking veggies (partly thanks to said kids’ refusal to eat them), so I’m really trying to be better at it. Your recipes are a great place to start! Thank you!
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We love cauliflower. Had smashed garlic cauliflower for dinner tonight. Will try your nuggets for sure. Thanks.
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Sounds delish. Reckon it would be fab with a thick blue cheese dip and I might try adding some cumin and serving with a harissa creme fraiche. Thanks for visiting my blog and the like. Gives us newbies a real boost when we get likes from seasoned posters.
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I hate cauliflower…. But I will try these!! Thx for stopping by my BLOG… Cooking2nite?
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Awesome sounding recipe, will have to try it out as we grow heaps of Cauliflower in our gardens! Thanks for liking my Healthy Potato & Leek Soup – (Vegan, Organic, Gluten Free) recipe. Cheers 🙂
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That looks yum! I’m really into cauliflower these days 😉 doesn’t seem to be the season yet here! Great recipes you have there! X
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This sounds great! I’ve recently discovered how delicious roasted cauliflower is so am in a cauliflower phase – it would be great to try these out too. Thanks for stopping my blog too!
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Hi Rachel, these look delish! I’ve been wanting to try some new recipes with cauliflower and I think I should start with these 🙂 Thanks for the inspiration 🙂 X
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They just opened a Chick-fil-a in Bellevue. Have driven past twice now but the drive thru line has stopped on the 405. Definitely waiting a few more weeks before I go enjoy.
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Very niice post
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