Nut-Free Paleo Crackers Recipe (GAPS, Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free)
This nut-free paleo crackers recipe is made from chicken soup ingredients! Crispy, crunchy, and great for gut-health. While already grain-free, being nut and seed free makes these crackers easier to digest than most paleo cracker recipes. Enjoy with a butter spread, your favorite ranch dressing, or topped with sea salt.
Protein Crackers Recipe
Sometimes only a crunchy snack will do. When I find a way to create a snack with healthy ingredients the whole family enjoys, I am so excited, and the recipe goes into our regular meal planning rotation. These nut-free paleo crackers are high in protein, vitamins, and minerals, because they are made with meat and veggies! When we were working on healing from food allergies and autoimmune challenges, we followed the GAPS protocol. While this protocol was effective for healing, it also felt restrictive at times. We discovered this nut free paleo crackers recipe when we really wanted a crunchy snack and were making a lot of gut-healing chicken soup. We have made these crackers many times since, and our current pickiest eater is the one who requests them most often!
Why You Will Love This Nut-Free Paleo Crackers Recipe
- Taste. These crackers remind me of childhood. We often ate crackers, but they came from a box with not so great ingredients. Finding a crunchy, salty snack without the junk can sometimes be a challenge.
- Quick & easy to prepare. You can make this recipe in minutes with only a few ingredients. They make a good travel snack.
- Healing diet friendly. This recipe is gluten-free, dairy-free, sugar-free, and egg-free. Whether you are eating GAPS, Paleo, whole food, Whole30, or just becoming more ingredient aware, this recipe is compatible with many healing diets.
- High in protein, vitamins, and minerals. This recipe is made from veggies, chicken, and broth.
- Customizable. Use any favorite veggies; our favorites are onion, celery, and carrot. You can also blend in a bit of rice or leftover noodles to create a starchier texture.
FAQ for Nut-Free Paleo Crackers
- Will these crackers be crispy? Yes, if you cook them low and slow, they will both dry and brown to crisp up. They can also be cooked to a soft tortilla consistency, and used in place of a tortilla!
- What if I have more chicken and less veggies? How thick should the cracker batter be? You can use different ratios of ingredients. If your batter is too thick, add a bit of broth or water. The batter should be thick enough that it does not pour, but thin enough that it does not hold it’s form. See photo below.
- What if I don’t have chicken soup on hand? You can just blend cooked chicken and veggies with a bit of broth and water with seasonings. The texture and consistency will be the same.
- Can I substitute ingredients? Yes, our favorite veggies are celery, carrot, and onion. Use any leftover meat or veggies you have on hand! As long as your consistency of batter is smooth and not too thick or runny (see picture below), you should be fine.
- Do I need a blender? If you do not have a blender, a mixing bowl and immersion blender work really well. You will want to use some sort of blender to achieve smooth consistency.
Helpful Tools to Make This Recipe:
- chlorine free parchment paper
- stainless steel cookie sheets
- immersion blender and mixing bowl OR standing blender
- measuring cups
Nut-Free Paleo Crackers Recipe
Ingredients For Nut-Free Paleo Crackers
- 2 cups chicken soup (no broth, solids only) OR
- 1 cup cooked chicken
- 1/3 cup cooked celery
- 1/3 cup cooked carrots
- 1/3 cup cooked onion
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 cup chicken broth (or water + extra seasoning)
Instructions
- Place chicken and veggies in a blender or a mixing bowl and blend until smooth with an immersion blender. The batter should be thick enough that it does not pour out of the bowl, but thin enough to not hold it’s form.
Like this:
- Spread cracker batter on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet, as thin as possible without seeing the parchment paper. The thinner spread, the crispier the crackers will be.
- Sprinkle sea salt over the cracker batter (optional).
- Bake crackers at 300 degrees until brown and crisp. The outer edges of the crackers will sometimes cook faster than the middle. Simply cut the edges off and continue cooking the rest to further crisp.
- When batter begins to firm and crisp, flip over to further cook (optional).
- Remove from oven when crackers are brown and crispy.
- Cut crackers into desired shapes and serve plain or with your favorite dipping sauce.
- Store in the refrigerator up to 3 days.
Recipe Notes
- If you are using already made chicken soup, omit the extra seasonings.
- If you are not using already made chicken soup, you can sauté or boil the veggies until soft.
- You can use any kind of cooked chicken in this recipe. If it is grilled, you will need to add more broth or liquid to thin out the batter.
- We have also blended rice or leftover chickpea noodles with the chicken and veggies and this makes for a starchier, fluffier cracker.
- For a soft tortilla shell consistency, remove from the oven when cooked, but before crisped. These roll very well like a regular tortilla and can be used in place of one!
- Sprinkle cheddar cheese or any favorite herbs and spices for different flavor variations.
Nut-Free Paleo Crackers Recipe (GAPS, Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free)
Crunchy nut-free paleo crackers that are GAPS, dairy-free & gluten-free—simple, healthy snack for allergy concerns & guilt-free crunch!
Equipment
- chlorine free parchment paper
- stainless steel cookie sheets
- immersion blender
- mixing bowl (or standing blender)
- measuring cups
Ingredients
2 cups chicken soup (no broth, solids only) OR
- 1 cup cooked chicken
- 1/3 cup cooked celery
- 1/3 cup cooked carrots
- 1/3 cup cooked onion
- 1 tspn sea salt
- 1 tspn garlic powder
1/4 cup chicken broth (or water + extra seasoning)
Instructions
- Place chicken and veggies in a blender or a mixing bowl and blend until smooth with an immersion blender. The batter should be thick enough that it does not pour out of the bowl, but thin enough to not hold it's form. Like this:
- Spread cracker batter on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet, as thin as possible without seeing the parchment paper. The thinner spread, the crispier the crackers will be.
- Sprinkle sea salt over the cracker batter (optional).
- Bake crackers at 300 degrees until brown and crisp. The outer edges of the crackers will sometimes cook faster than the middle. Simply cut the edges off and continue cooking the rest to further crisp.
- When batter begins to firm and crisp, flip over to further cook (optional).
- Remove from oven when crackers are brown and crispy.
- Cut crackers into desired shapes and serve plain or with your favorite dipping sauce.
- Store in the refrigerator up to 3 days.
Notes
- If you are using already made chicken soup, omit the extra seasonings.
- If you are not using already made chicken soup, you can sauté or boil the veggies until soft.
- You can use any kind of cooked chicken in this recipe. If it is grilled, you will need to add more broth or liquid to thin out the batter.
- We have also blended rice or leftover chickpea noodles with the chicken and veggies and this makes for a starchier, fluffier cracker.
- For a soft tortilla shell consistency, remove from the oven when cooked, but before crisped. These roll very well like a regular tortilla and can be used in place of one!
- Sprinkle cheddar cheese or any favorite herbs and spices for different flavor variations.
I hope you and your family enjoy this nut-free paleo crackers recipe as much as our family does! Please let me know your feedback in the comments.
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Wow, what a cool recipe! This is the most interesting cracker recipe I’ve ever found. Such a brilliant idea, and you’re basically eating a nourishing meal in dried form. That’s so awesome! Saving this one!