Looking for more flavor? Try our seitan grilled chicken with vegan barbecue sauce!
What Makes This Recipe So Good
It’s the perfect meat-free substitute for chicken! Seitan is impressively meaty in both taste and texture. It’s the perfect way to curb those chicken cravings!It’s super easy to make! With just five ingredients, and a few simple steps you’ll have perfect and delicious seitan “chicken”. It’s an ideal recipe to prep ahead of a busy week, or throw together when you’re craving something hearty. It’s better than anything you’d find at the store! Making it yourself means less preservatives and more flavor. The store-bought seitan simply doesn’t stand a chance against this homemade recipe.
Key Ingredients
Vital Wheat Gluten – Vital wheat gluten is flour that’s been stripped of everything except gluten. It’s super high in protein and low in carbs, as well as a great source of vitamins and minerals. Once hydrated, then cooked, the vital wheat gluten turns into seitan. Seitan has a chewy, meat-like texture that resembles chicken! Chicken Seasoning – Any chicken/poultry seasoning blend will work in this vegan recipe. You can either buy this from the store, or make a simple spice blend yourself. You can even swap this seasoning out for any other seasonings you’d like to give this dish a different flavor.
Chef’s Tips
Be sure to steam the seitan “chicken” before either shredding, roasting, or pan-frying it. Steaming will give your seitan that delightfully tender texture! Without steaming, then it could turn out tough and chewy.Knead the seitan dough for just one minute after mixing. Kneading it any longer could cause too much gluten to activate, therefore making it tough. Just one minute of kneading will help to smooth the dough, without affecting the texture of your “chicken.”Have fun with this vegan seitan “chicken” and serve it up any way you’d like! I recommend experimenting with all three serving/cooking methods offered in this recipe before deciding which is your favorite. The shredded tastes delicious in tacos, roasted is great on its own, and pan-fried is the perfect base for a vegan chicken parmesan.
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Vegan Corned Beef and CabbageVegan ChiliChickpea Salad SandwichVegan Potato SoupVegan Garlic Bread
