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Best Vegetarian Chicken Nuggets

Best Vegetarian Chicken Nuggets
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This is a very simple and delicious recipe for vegetarian chicken nuggets.  They have a crispy crust and tender center.  It only takes about 10 minutes to make and they are the best vegetarian chicken nuggets I have ever had. (that speaks volumes because I am not a vegetarian)

 
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For this instructable you need:
1 1/2 cup Flour
1/2 Tbsp Salt
1/2 Cup Bread Crumbs
1 Large Egg
(optional) 1/2 Tbsp Cayenne Pepper

1 can of low fat Worthington Scallops
You can get them here: 
tinyurl.com/y4c56dm

For cooking you will need:
Deep fryer
Large bag (ziplock)
Can Opener 
Strainer
Large Bowl
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Oct 21, 2011. 1:40 PMrbullwinkel says:
Scallops are not vegetarian. They are bivalve animals.

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Feb 21, 2012. 3:32 PMitsme12i says:
they are not sea scallops. they are vegetable scallops. in this case I believe they are using "scallop" to refer to the cut/shape of the food.
May 1, 2010. 11:52 PMonijujitsu says:
Vegetarians do not consume eggs, which are still considered to be poultry in the veggie community. And seafood is also off-limits.

People who still consume eggs and shellfish are called "pescatarians." A term coined to settle the derision in the veggie movement caused by a large influx of half-hearted trend followers in the 90's.

A general rule for veggie's, no flesh must be consumed. Whereas for vegan's no animal products of any kind may be used.

Does anyone know if replacing the egg with flaxseed or silken tofu would work?
Dec 10, 2011. 3:47 PMSteve Porter says:
Eggs are not flesh. They are not an "animal" because they are not fertilized. They are agood source of protein. There are "lacto-ovo" vegetarians.
Oct 17, 2011. 1:58 PMdrademaker says:
a pescatarian is correct for the shellfish, however, eggs being consumed by vegetarians are referred to as ovo-vegetarians, and vegetarians that consume dairy and egg are referred as lacto-ovo-vegetarian,

Source: http://vegetarian.about.com/od/vegetarianvegan101/tp/TypesofVeg.htm

I am interested in trying this recipe, as the fake meat chicken nuggets in my area are probably more expensive then a nuclear reactor

Aug 21, 2011. 8:14 AMZackBlack says:
I realize that I'm "flogging a dead horse" here by revising an old thread but nobody has the right to tell me what I can and can't eat or to try to fit me into a "special" category based on my diet.

If one chooses to not eat meat but does eat eggs, cheese and drink milk and then choose to call oneself a "vegetarian" then what right does "lemonie" (or anyone else for that matter) have to say any different?

Enough with the labels (and the silly debates) folks - you are who you are because of your choices - not because of some label. You are special and you are unique - Revel in that uniqueness!
May 11, 2010. 12:22 PMNostalgicStone says:
 I have vegetarianism and I have never heard of this before. Ill give it a shot :)
May 5, 2010. 3:40 PMzidakano says:
Something you might want to try instead of the skallops, would be TVP(textured vegetable protein) it is a dried product so you have to rehydrate it with hot water but 1 pound of it is supposed to make ~3 pounds once rehydrated. IMO the chunks have a chicken like texture and the crumbles can be beef like if they are in something.

You can get a pound of it for ~2.50 on amazon I buy barry farm brand but there are others.

This was the difference of me eating mostly vegetarian as "I" am not vegetarian but my wife is, and well prepackaged veggie food is very expensive.

links for those who wanna see :)
http://www.amazon.com/Minced-Textured-Vegetable-Protein-lb/dp/B00015YTRY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=grocery&qid=1273098621&sr=8-1

http://www.amazon.com/Textured-Vegetable-Protein-Chunks-lb/dp/B00015YTS8/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=grocery&qid=1273098621&sr=8-3



May 6, 2010. 8:58 AMzidakano says:
I'll have to give it a look see. Always looking for new ways to feed my wife and myself without going broke. I've never particularly cared "what" was in the food I ate as long as it tastes good and and looks good.

I've seen some stuff on making Seitan both with pure gluten to skip having to wash out the starches and with wheat flour Might also give it a try as well.
Apr 28, 2010. 8:36 AMdaltonjcw says:
 Just a thought, but you might want to change the name to something like "Vegetarian Chicken (not real chicken) Nuggets." 

Nice 'ible!
Apr 20, 2010. 2:27 PMlemonie says:
Eggs are not vegetarian.
(but you're not a vegetarian)

L
Apr 26, 2010. 6:03 AMUna says:
Lemonie-
There really is no reason to question what other people eat, nor why they eat it. I am a vegetarian. I don't eat eggs but I do consume dairy, and occasionally shellfish.
Some would call me not at vegetarian. Others would say I am nearly vegan.
It is best to concern yourself with with what is on your plate, and what you put in your body. That way these friendly debates become unnecessary.

Apr 20, 2010. 3:30 PMJoe Martin says:
I'm vegetarian and I eat eggs, as do my vegetarian friends and family. An unfertilized egg does not have any form of life which can be compared to the equivalent of a vegetarian drinking milk.

Vegans do not eat eggs as they come from an animal, this is where you may be confused.
Apr 20, 2010. 4:09 PMlemonie says:
If it don't breath or have a pulse it's OK, I can understand that. Are you at all concerned about the origin of eggs?

L
Apr 20, 2010. 5:28 PMJoe Martin says:
By origin do you refer to battery vs free range for example, as the welfare of the hens is a factor however at the end of the day to me it's no different that drinking milk, eating honey etc.


Apr 22, 2010. 8:35 AMDavidRobertson says:
 Im a vegetarian and I eat eggs but my family always buy free range eggs.
Apr 21, 2010. 11:26 AMlemonie says:
Hmm, they don't attach bees to an industrial pump though...
So it's just the ickyness of eating something that had a pulse then. So long as it didn't live you're not bothered where it came from? I've hardly ever encountered that position myself, most people seem to have been bothered about animals.

L
Jul 15, 2010. 8:15 AMcornflaker says:
Not if you buy free range eggs. You may have different personal values but as said before eggs are vegetarian, just not vegan.
Jul 15, 2010. 12:38 PMlemonie says:

Eggs are animal protein (and other biological stuff) they are not vegetables.
If Vegetarians re-badged themselves as "not-land-animal-flesh-atarians" it would make sense.

L
Jul 15, 2010. 6:01 PMcornflaker says:
So going by your definition what is the difference between vegetarian and vegan?
Jul 16, 2010. 1:10 PMlemonie says:
Well, you'd have do define "vegetarian" first. I just don't get a category which says "vegetables" but includes animal-protein....

L
Jul 16, 2010. 9:28 PMcornflaker says:
Yeah but if we all accepted what your definition of vegetarian appears to be to me then the word vegan would be completely redundant.
Jul 16, 2010. 2:36 PMJoe Martin says:
Lacto-vegetarian: No animal flesh of any kind, no eggs, Dairy products are considered fine.

Ovo-vegetarian: No animal flesh of any kind, no dairy products, Eggs are considered fine.

Lacto-ovo-vegetarian: No animal flesh of any kind, is fine with eating both eggs and dairy products. 

I'm fine with eating eggs as to get eggs you don't have to kill or harm the animal, it is a by product of the animal and it is unfertilized. It has never been an animal or had a life. A chicken will produce eggs if we eat them or not, it's a natural product and in this sense completely comparable to drinking milk and eating honey. These products would over wise go to waste and be left to rot.

Bottom line is by definition that an unfertilized egg is NOT a animal and can be eaten by a lacto-ovo and ovo vegetarian 
Jul 16, 2010. 2:50 PMlemonie says:

It's an issue between "I don't like eating dead-things, that died" and " I'm not part of a food-chain, I eat what grows from the Earth".
Unfertilised eggs are not vegetable, they are animal, you can't define them otherwise on the technicality that they never breathed.

L.
Apr 28, 2011. 9:59 PMceads says:
I like to think of eggs as chicken's periods..cuz that's basically what they are:P :)
Apr 28, 2011. 10:47 PMlemonie says:

No. Poultry does not have a menstrual cycle, they are eggs.

L
Aug 11, 2011. 5:09 AMdeathsmileyinc says:
isnt the (human) menstrual cycle the rejection of the egg and the the inside of the womb?

i dont think a chicken has a womb but the still bolt reject the egg because its not sutable for fertilization anymore
Aug 11, 2011. 1:36 PMlemonie says:

Poultry are not mammals, they don't have wombs, the eggs keep on going fertilised or otherwise.

L
Jul 25, 2011. 2:45 PMJMRaphael says:
I hate to revive an old thread like this, but I'm seeing some misunderstandings here on a clearly sensitive topic.

Joe Martin hit the nail on the head with the different kinds of vegetarianism. In my personal experience, ovo- or lacto-ovo-vegetarians are typically branded as simply "vegetarian." Their diets typically consist of fruits, vegetables, beans, lentils, eggs, and (if they're lacto-ovo) milk and yogurt. "True" vegetarianism, where a person consumes food solely derived from plants, is generally referred to as veganism. This generally entails eating fruits and vegetables, while taking particular care to avoid things which contain animal by-products or derivatives. Veganism is a particular hard lifestyle to maintain, as many foods contain milk sugars or proteins. Additionally, pescatarianism is typically the same as lacto-ovo-vegetarianism, with the addition of fish and other seafood to the diet.

Ceads makes a good point with what he's saying. Though poultry may not have a menstrual cycle, their regular, cyclical expulsion of an unfertilized egg is analogous to the monthly cycle seen in humans, which similar involves the expulsion of an unfertilized egg.

If you eat, you're part of a food chain. If you eat only vegetables, then you're pretty close to the bottom of that chain, strictly speaking, but you're still part of a food chain.

An egg is a single cell, and has never been any more alive or dead than the cells which make up plants.

Ultimately, the choice is up to you what you eat. People choose different sorts of vegetarianism based on their personal principles and level of comfort. It is not the place of one person to judge another based on his or her diet. I'm lacto-ovo-, but that doesn't mean I look down on pescatarians or vegans for having different tastes or preferences.
Jul 25, 2011. 9:52 PMlemonie says:

Don't hate to revive old threads if you've got a nice piece like that to add.
Thanks for the explanations.

L
Jul 26, 2011. 1:00 AMJMRaphael says:
Thank you :]
Jul 16, 2010. 9:39 PMcornflaker says:
Unfertilized eggs are made of animal protein but I don't think you can really class them as animals as they never were or would have been living, and egg is just a protective cell full of food for the developing fetus that would have occupied it if it had been fertilized. But seeing as there is not fetus to eat this food then I don't see any reason why we shouldn't.

(Yes I know about battery hens but I only buy free range eggs)
Aug 11, 2011. 5:14 AMdeathsmileyinc says:
i wouldnt see a problem with unfertilezed egg if we got them from wild chickens (and other birds) but keeping them as farm animals is demanding to nature because the need to eat a lot, need light and water. im not sure but i think most chickens not able of laying eggs anymore will be slaughtered.

im not realy strict about eating eggs when the are in other products but i dont eat them straight anymore, i think its importent to watch our egg consuption and dont let it get out of hand.
Jul 17, 2010. 1:37 AMlemonie says:
It's an interesting discussion, I am trying to learn/understand things, so I do appreciate your input.

L
Jul 17, 2010. 3:18 AMcornflaker says:
Yeah I agree there has been some interesting points raised
Apr 20, 2010. 2:56 PMlemonie says:
Eggs are not vegetables.
Do you know under which conditions the eggs were produced and do they fit with your family's moral / ethical position upon intensive rearing of animals for food?

L

Apr 20, 2010. 2:46 PMtroseph says:
But eggs aren't vegetable matter, they're chicken embryos. Would you eat a fetus would you?
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