This one time, Chance the Rapper tweeted that he wanted Wendy’s spicy chicken nuggets to return so Wendy’s brought them back. Who knew he had so much say in the fast-food community! So I thought to myself, “What better time than now to create a VEGAN version!?”
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This vegan version of Wendy’s Spicy Chicken Nuggets is essentially a delicious marinated tofu, covered in a slightly spicy, crunchy coating that is fried to crispy perfection. Yup, perfection. These vegan chicken nuggets make for an easy and tasty snack or meal. Try them with a twist, and do them up buffalo style, with a spicy sauce, and a side of ranch dip. Or, try my recipe for Wendy’s S’Awesome Sauce that’s usually served with these Wendy’s nuggets.
How To Make: Wendy’s Spicy Chicken Nuggets
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Ingredients for Wendy’s Spicy Chicken Nuggets Recipe
To make my version of Wendy’s Spicy Chicken Nuggets, you just need:
HACK IT: The best way to make the nugget form is to press your tofu for about 2 hours to get it nice and dry. Then you’ll want to tear the tofu into nugget shapes, as opposed to cutting the tofu into square pieces.
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Wendy's Spicy Chicken Nuggets — Vegan Recipe
The vegan version of the Wendy's Spicy Chicken Nuggets is essentially a delicious marinated tofu, covered in a slightly spicy, crunchy, fried to crispy perfection coating. Great for dipping.This recipe makes for an easy and tasty snack or meal. They're even better when they're done up buffalo style with a spicy sauce, and side of ranch dip.
Author: The Edgy Veg
Recipe type: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Serves: Serves 4
Instructions
- Place tofu nuggets into a bowl and add chicken-style broth. Turn to coat each piece of tofu completely and let stand at least 15 minutes or cover and refrigerate up to 2 days.
- In a medium shallow bowl, whisk together flour, breadcrumbs, onion powder, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, salt, and pepper. Set Aside.
- Whisk together egg replacer and Franks Hot sauce.
- Dredge the tofu by removing each piece from the broth marinade and dip into the seasoned flour.
- Dip it into the egg replacer mixture, and once more into the seasoned flour.
- Place the dredged tofu on a wire rack, and continue until you’ve dredged all your tofu.
- Heat up your oil to 365F, and line a baking sheet, as the tofu rests.
- Carefully lower the tofu into the hot oil, cooking it in batches.
- Fry until golden brown, and heated through, about 3 to 5 minutes.
- Using a slotted spoon, remove the tofu from the oil and place on a clean wire rack, set over a lined- baking sheet. Repeat until you have cooked all the tofu.
- Serve with your choice of dipping sauces: vegan ranch, creamy Sriracha(recipe below), BBQ, Sweet & Sour, Maple Mustard, Habanero Ranch, or Side of S’Awesome sauce.
Notes
To cook in oven
Preheat the oven to 400 F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a baking mat.
Place dredged tofu on the prepared baking sheet with parchment paper and bake for 15 mins, flip, and bake for another 15 more minutes, or until golden.
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For more easy, delicious veganrecipes, check out the links below!
- Wendy’s S’Awesome Sauce Recipe
- Making Tofu Taste Like Chicken
- Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce
- Vegan Buffalo Sauce
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FAQs
Chicken Breast (63%), Water, WHEAT Flour, Palm Oil, Starch, Spices (Contains MUSTARD, CELERY), Stabiliser (Triphosphates), Modified Starch, Fully Refined Soybean OI, WHEAT Gluten, Yellow Corn Flour, Capsicum Extract, Colour (Paprika Extract), Raising Agent (Diphosphates, Sodium Carbonates, Calcium Phosphates), Yeast ...
What makes Wendy's spicy chicken spicy? ›
The tender and flavorful Wendy's Spicy Chicken Sandwich gets its kick from a special mix of black pepper, chili pepper and mustard seed, and is topped by mayo, lettuce, and a red, ripe tomato – all on a premium toasted bun.
What are vegan chicken nuggets made of? ›
Ingredients: Water, wheat flour, soy protein concentrate, vegetable oil (corn, canola and/or sunflower), soy protein isolate.
Are Wendy's chicken nuggets fried or baked? ›
8 Pieces of chicken fillet lightly breaded for a crispy outer, then fried to seal in the juicy goodness. Add your choice of sauce from our bold line of flavours as the perfect accompaniment.
What pepper does Wendy's use for spicy nuggets? ›
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Made with real honey and habanero peppers, this one is equal parts sweet and heat. Ghost peppers are some of the spiciest of all peppers. Our creamy buttermilk ranch is one of the best of all sauces. Together, they're so good—and hot—it'll make you cry.
What makes spicy nuggets spicy? ›
McDonald's describes its spicy nugs as being “breaded with a sizzling tempura coating made with both cayenne and chili peppers.” I had to know just how sizzling the spicy nuggets are—and this calls for a taste test.
What happened to Wendy's spicy nuggets? ›
Despite my (and hundreds of thousands of others') love for these spicy chicken nuggets, Wendy's discontinued them in 2017. But thanks to Chance the Rapper, who loves spicy chicken nuggets, but of course not as much as he loves his wife, Wendy's brought them back.
What makes Chick Fil A spicy chicken so spicy? ›
Made from the most tender part of the chicken breast, our Spicy Chick-n-Strips are seasoned with a spicy blend of peppers, hand-breaded and cooked to perfection in 100% refined peanut oil.
How spicy is Dave's Reaper chicken? ›
However, the 1,800,000-Scoville scale Carolina Reaper spiced chicken is not for the weak. Spicy food aficionado and World-Herald photographer Anna Reed signed the waiver and tried out the Reaper chicken for herself.
Are KFC vegan nuggets vegan? ›
It's also worth mentioning that KFC has made it clear that while all of the ingredients in the Beyond Chicken are vegan, the nuggets overall are technically *not* vegan or vegetarian. That's because they are prepared in the same frying oil as the regular nuggets.
Does Chick-fil-A offer vegan chicken? While some of Chick-fil-A's competitors now offer vegan meat options (looking at you, Burger King and Carl's Jr), the fast-food chain has not added any plant-based chicken to its menu, yet.
What are McDonald's vegan nuggets made of? ›
This launch is the second product to come out of the fast-food giant's three-year development deal with vegan company Beyond Meat. The new nuggets are made with pea protein, corn, and wheat, and surrounded by a crispy tempura batter.
Why are Wendy's nuggets so good? ›
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They have an overall better flavor with a more robust mixture of spices in the meat and breading, while still tasting like real white meat chicken. Plus, they are the crispiest amongst this group of nuggets, unlike the McNugget that can sometimes seem undercooked.
What oil does Wendy's use for chicken nuggets? ›
Cooked In Vegetable Oil (Soybean Oil, Vegetable Oil [May Contain One Or More Of The Following: Canola, Corn, Or Cottonseed], Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Dimethylpolysiloxane [Anti-Foaming Agent]). COOKED IN THE SAME OIL AS MENU ITEMS THAT CONTAIN WHEAT, MILK, AND FISH. CONTAINS: WHEAT.
What fast food has the healthiest chicken nuggets? ›
"Chick-fil-A's Grilled Nuggets are one of the best fast-food options out there," shares Marisela Gomez Raffo, RDN, LDN. "High in protein and low in fat and carbohydrates, they are grilled instead of fried, which reduces the overall amount of fat compared to most other fast food chicken nuggets," she adds.
What is Wendy's spicy chicken made of? ›
Chicken Breast (56%), Water, WHEAT Flour, Starch, Palm Oil, Modified Starch, Salt, Spices (Contains MUSTARD, CELERY), WHEAT Gluten, Acidity Regulator (Sodium Carbonates, Citric Acid), Stabiliser (Triphosphates), Yellow Corn Flour, Fully Refined Soybean Oil, Yeast Extract, Colour (Paprika Extract), Capsicum Extract, ...
What are spicy nuggets made of? ›
Ingredients: White Boneless Skinless Chicken, Water, Vegetable Oil (canola Oil, Corn Oil, Soybean Oil, Hydrogenated Soybean Oil), Yellow Corn Flour, Wheat Flour, Bleached Wheat Flour, Contains 2% Or Less: Salt, Modified Corn Starch, Leavening (sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Baking Soda, Monocalcium Phosphate, Sodium ...
Does Wendy's use MSG in their chicken nuggets? ›
While Wendy's chicken has always been MSG free, Wendy's also removed artificial flavors, preservatives and colors from artificial sources. Wendy's created one of the industry's first Animal Welfare Advisory Councils in 2001 to review and strengthen animal care standards by suppliers.
What is the hot sauce at Wendy's? ›
Hot Honey Sauce: For a little extra kick that's equal parts sweet and heat, try this combination of real honey and habanero peppers. Ghost Pepper Ranch: We've matched up ghost peppers, one of the spiciest peppers of all, with our creamy buttermilk ranch for the perfect balance of spice and flavor.
