4 Vegan Fried Chicken Recipes (2024)

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This was my first time making seitan. Then I deep fried it!!!! Hands down the most filling meals I’ve had in I don’t know how long. I’m talking filling on another plane of existences. No matter how much protein in a meal, how large my bowl ofcooked veggies or any other meal that I can think of compares to this.

AND!!!!!!!!!!

The macros to gluten flour are pretty close to chicken breast. There’s a tiny amount of carbs but for real. 120 calories of wheat gluten has 23 gram of protein. SAY WHAT?! 4 grams carbs & zero fat (before we fried it). The macros alone pretty much have me sold.

High fucking vegan protein. This isn’t like the exaggerated vegan protein lists that float around the internet. This is for real.

TIP:
#1: taste the flour mixture before rolling your seitan in it. Since the flour will become the breading you’ll want to make sure it’s salty and seasoned to your liking. Just dab your finger in the flour mixture & taste it. You’ll notice right away if it’s bland or flavorful.
#2 For the most part making seitan is simply mixing equal parts spiced gluten flour to liquid (then bake or boil it). Now I’ve seen it recommended to use slightly less liquid for firmer texture.

Let me know if you have any seitan making tips. Definitely seems like an art.

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Vegan Spicy Fried Chicken Sandwich
I kept adding spices but I could not taste the heat. Maybe someone more sensitive to heat would have. I should have added cayenne but didn’t. My brain insisted but I resisted. This was an EPIC sandwich. And the hot sauce vegan mayo was addicting. I kept saying that I didn’t need to eat all of the bread but once it soaked up the sauce I couldn’t let go.

Also the fact that it was one single patty makes is an ultra streamlined process. This was so much faster than rolling and dipping a bunch of small nuggets.

This recipe makes one huge vegan chicken patty. Here’s a great recipe from EdgyVeg that inspired this.

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6 TB gluten flour (64 grams),1/2 ts onion powder, 1/4 ts poultry herbs, 1/4 ts salt, 1 TB tahini, 1 TB hot sauce, 3 TB vegan chicken broth, water, vegan eggs, hot sauce,6 TBflour with 1/8 ts garlic powder, 1/4 onion powder, 1 ts paprika, salt and chipotle powder or cayenne, oil for frying + vegan spicy sauce (mix hot sauce with vegan mayo)

  1. Mix: 6 TB gluten flour (64 grams), 1/2 ts onion powder, 1/4 ts poultry herbs, 1/4 ts salt
  2. Mix in different bowl: 1 TB tahini, 1 TB hot sauce, 3 TB vegan chicken broth
  3. Combine line 1 & 2 to make your veggie patty dough. Knead dough for a minute.
  4. Boil veggie patty covered in water or broth for about an hour. Then set aside to cool and press with a paper towel to remove excess water.
  5. Make vegan egg: 1.5 TB vegan egg powder (I used follow your heart) with about 1/2 cup cold water. Add water slowly, you may not need it all or you may need extra. Add enough cold water til it’s a thick batter. Add hot sauce to thin it out and maybe some more cold water. I thought it was easier to use when on the thinner side.
  6. Make flour mixture for breading: 6 TBflour with 1/8 ts garlic powder, 1/4 onion powder, 1 ts paprika, salt and chipotle powder or cayenne. Mix and taste. Add more flavors or salt if needed.
  7. Coat gluten patty with flour mixture then dip in vegan egg mixture. Allow excess to drip off then put back in the flour mixture.
  8. Fry patty: heat oil to high/med-high heat and fry to golden brown & crispy. ENJOY

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Vegan Buffalo Wings
I love hot sauce so by extension buffalo sauce is legit. While these were amazing I would dip these in buffalo sauce next time instead of coating them. Yeah that’s nerdy but I’d rather have super crispy breading than semi soggy. The amount of salt in that sauce is freaking addicting.

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Vegan General Tso’s Chicken
So I made a vegan Kung Pao sauce that I am 100% obsessed with. I’m in love with it to the point where I really wish I could buy a bottle that tastesexactly like mine. Dude, I’m really too lazy to make it every time I crave it. I tried buying some at the store but they had stupid amounts of sodium in them. Pet peeve: having an unquenchable thirst that keeps me up at night.

I bought this general tso’s sauce at aldi’s on a whim. The label showed the salt was totally humble and the ingredients showed all the flavors I love together. Sadly the sauce wasn’t up to my high horse standards. Long story short I gave this bowl of asian chick’n to Mark and dipped my half of plan fried nuggets in BBQ sauce. It was soooooooooooooo good. I really wanted to use orange sauce but didn’t get to the store in time. Mark liked the general Tso’s chick’n better than the vegan buffalo wings.

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The recipe I used to makes a massive portion of seitan.Half was turned into nuggets and the other half turned in “wings”. Essentially this recipe made 2 portions of wings and 2 portions of Asian nuggets. Really a ton of food. Feel free to cut the recipe in half or follow the general measurements below for the Vegan Chick’n Parmesan recipe if you just want to make a single portion.

HUGE RECIPE FOR BOTH WINGS & ASIAN NUGGETS:

1.5 cups gluten flour (not packed, 180 grams), 2 ts onion powder, sprinkle garlic powder, 1 ts poultry herbs, 1 ts salt, 3 TB tahini, vegan chick’n broth (or water), 6 TB vegan egg powder (46 grams), 1.5 cups cold water (or more) for egg powder, 2 cups flour, 1 ts cornstarch, 1/2 ts garlic powder, 1/2 ts onion powder, 1 ts salt, 4 TB buffalo sauce, 4 TB Asian sauce (and/or any other sauce)

  1. Mix:1.5 cups gluten flour (not packed, 180 grams), 2 ts onion powder, sprinkle garlic powder, 1 ts poultry herbs, 1 ts salt in a bowl
  2. Add 3 TB tahini to a measuring cup. On top of the tahini add veggie broth or water til it reaches the 1.25 cup mark. Mix together.
  3. Add liquid for line 2 to dry ingredients on line 1. Add more water to your dough if it feels to stiff. Knead dough for a minute.
  4. Divide dough in half. Pull one half into small balls and the other half into wing shapes. These will double in size so make them small!
  5. Cover with water or broth. Boil for an hour. Once cooked lay them on a paper towel lined cookie sheet to cool.
  6. Make vegan eggs as directed. Make sure the egg batter is on the thinner side so maybe a little extra water.
  7. Make flour mixture: Mix 2cups flour, 1 ts cornstarch, 1/2 ts garlic powder, 1/2 ts onion powder and 1 ts salt in a bowl.
  8. Dip nuggets and wings into flour then vegan egg batter then back into flour. Fry on high/med-high until golden brown. Fry in small batches.
  9. Once cooked mix each piece with desired sauce. ENJOY

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Vegan Chicken Parmesan
I was almost sad that I only made one portion of this. So good! As you’ll see this is pretty much the same recipe as repeated above but with way less work. Ah, I’m ready for more.

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6 TB gluten flour, 1/2 ts onion powder, 1/4 ts poultry herbs, 1/4 ts salt, 1 TB tahini, 5 TB vegan chick’n broth or water, 1 vegan egg, 6 TB flour, 1/4 onion powder, 1/4 garlic powder, 1/4 salt, pasta, pasta sauce, vegan cheese (I used daiya), 1 brazil nut (for “parmesan”)

  1. Mix:6 TB gluten flour, 1/2 ts onion powder, 1/4 ts poultry herbs, 1/4 ts salt
  2. Mix in a different bowl:1 TB tahini, 5 TB vegan chick’n broth or water
  3. Combined line 1 & 2 til you have seitan dough. Knead dough for a minute.
  4. Cover with water or broth. Boil for an hour. Once done use a paper towel to press some extra water out of the patty. Set aside to cool.
  5. Make vegan egg as directed. Use a little extra water to make egg batter on the thinner side.
  6. Make flour mixture: 6 TB flour, 1/4 onion powder, 1/4 garlic powder, 1/4 salt
  7. Dip seitan patty into flour then vegan egg batter then flour again. Fry on high/med-high heat til golden brown.
  8. Serve with pasta, sauce and vegan cheese. I melted my daiya slice in the oven on the broil setting. Grate brazil nut finely for the parmesan. ENJOY

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FAQs

What is vegan fried chicken made of? ›

The meaty and flavor packed vegan 'chicken' is made from seitan, battered in an irresistibly crispy batter and fried to crispy perfection.

What is vegan chicken made out of? ›

Vegan chicken is more sustainable, and healthier, and it's made primarily from plant-based products. These include vital wheat gluten, soy protein, pea protein, tofu, and jackfruit, which are rich in protein, calcium, fiber, and sodium—making the substitutes a perfect supplement for real meat.

How much money has Atlas Monroe made? ›

Business is certainly booming for Atlas Monroe. In 2021 the company made $2 million in sales. She also opened a multi-million dollar manufacturing facility in San Diego, which has allowed the company to scale production from making 1,000 pieces of vegan fried chicken per week to more than 20,000.

Is vegan fried chicken healthy? ›

With similar flavor and texture profiles, vegan chicken will also be full of protein but free of cholesterol, antibiotics, E. coli, and other health menaces.

What is a vegan substitute for eggs when breading? ›

Coconut oil

Once melted, this delicious oil will mix well into most batters, brownies and bakes. And it can be used to replace eggs when you're breading foods, such as tofu, before baking or frying. Others oils, such as vegetable oil, can also be used to replace eggs.

What is KFC vegan chicken made of? ›

The company decided to replace chicken with a plant-based meat-like product. One version is pea-protein mixed with soy, rice flour, carrot fiber, yeast extract, vegetable oil, salt, onion and garlic powder. Nuggets and boneless wings are offered.

What is the fake chicken called? ›

Seitan, which is made from wheat protein, has long been used as a replacement for chicken and other meats, particularly in home cooking. But there are a number of ingredients that commercial brands use to make excellent vegan chicken these days.

What is a vegan that only eats chicken? ›

Also known as pollo-vegetarian, the pollotarian diet is considered to be a type of semi-vegetarianism, as some forms of animal meat are allowed. While the prefix “pollo” literally translates to “chicken” in Spanish, pollotarians generally eat all forms of poultry, including turkey and duck.

What is a good vegan substitute for chicken? ›

Vegan Chicken: Delicious vegetarian and vegan-friendly chicken substitutes
  • Tofu. Tofu is one of the most well-known and versatile vegan and vegetarian-friendly foods out there. ...
  • Soy curls. ...
  • Jackfruit. ...
  • Potato. ...
  • Seitan. ...
  • Tempeh. ...
  • Cauliflower.
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Is Atlas Monroe sold in stores? ›

ATLAS MONROE is available at several restaurants nationwide and will be available at grocery stores!

What happened to Atlas Monroe after Shark Tank? ›

Is Atlas Monroe still in business? Atlas Monroe continues to grow, with ownership still in the hands of its founder, Deborah Torres. The company's products are now available in retail packaging at a growing number of stores and can also be purchased on the company's website, with shipping offered nationwide.

Who is the largest manufacturer of vegan fried chicken? ›

Deborah Torres is the founder and CEO of the world's largest vegan fried chicken manufacturer Atlas Monroe.

What does KFC vegan chicken taste like? ›

Zack and I came to the same consensus: The plant-based nuggets taste scarily similar to your average fast food chicken nuggets. In fact, the flavor of the Beyond Chicken nugget is almost identical to a real chicken nugget, as was the signature KFC breading. However, the texture is similar — but slightly off.

What is the healthiest thing to fry chicken in? ›

Benefits: Coconut oil has high levels of lauric acid and healthy fats, making it a healthier option for deep frying than other oils.

What is the healthiest chicken to eat? ›

In general, skinless chicken breast is considered one of the healthiest cuts of chicken. It is low in fat and calories, yet high in protein and essential nutrients such as vitamins B6 and B12, niacin, and phosphorus.

What is vegan batter made of? ›

Eggless batter is a valid vegan substitute for the traditional batter used to fry fish, vegetables or meat: the basic mixture is the same – water and flour – but there are as many variations as there are possible additional ingredients.

Is vegan KFC actually vegan? ›

Does KFC have vegan chicken? No, actually they do not have any plant-based chicken alternatives. However, KFC used to have vegan chicken – Beyond Nuggets – that is made by Beyond Meat and it was 100 % plant-based.

What is vegan meat made of? ›

Soy protein isolates or soybean flour and gluten are usually used as foundation for most meat substitutes that are available on the market. Soy protein isolate is a highly pure form of soy protein with a minimum protein content of 90%.

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