No need to stop at the fast food restaurant. Make your own chicken nuggets at home! These are a great alternative to fast food chicken nuggets. Serve with some roasted sweet potato fries & a side salad for a well-balanced meal
You should really try these! They will definitely make you happy, and they actually taste like fast food chicken nuggets, not boring breaded & baked chicken pieces.
I love that you can bake these and then freeze them for later. I like to make a double batch and freeze the extra, so whenever I'm too lazy or busy to make dinner or a snack, I can pull these out to eat.
Chicken Nuggets
No need to stop at the fast food restaurant. Make your own chicken nuggets at home! These are a great alternative to fast food chicken nuggets. Serve with some roasted sweet potato fries & a side salad for a well-balanced meal
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Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground chicken breast
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon onion powder or ½ chopped green onion
- ½ teaspoon salt-free seasoning
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt divided
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 1 large egg whisked together
- 3 tablespoons water
- ¼ cup white whole wheat flour
- ½ cup whole wheat bread crumbs
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a large baking sheet with foil or parchment paper.
Set up your breading station:
- Put whole wheat flour in one shallow bowl. Whisk together egg & water in another shallow bowl. Mix ½ teaspoon salt and whole wheat bread crumbs in another shallow bowl.
Make nuggets:
- Stir together ground chicken breast, garlic powder, onion powder, salt free seasoning, olive oil, remaining ½ teaspoon salt, and pepper.
- Using a tablespoon, scoop chicken mixture into little nuggets. Roll nuggets lightly in flour, dip in egg {make sure to let excess egg wash come off before dipping in bread crumbs}, and roll in bread crumbs.
- Transfer to prepared baking sheet, and space nuggets about ½-1 inch apart. Spray tops of nuggets with baking spray, and bake in preheated oven for about 12-15 minutes, until lightly browned and cooked through.
- Serve with ketchup or other dipping sauce if desired.
- Refrigerate tightly covered for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 1 month.
Notes
*Makes 24 nuggets.
*If you don't have ground chicken breast, add 1 pound cubed chicken breast into a food processor and blend until ground.
*Based on a recipe from The Weekly Bite
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Nutrition Facts
Chicken Nuggets
Serving Size
6 nuggets
Amount per Serving
Calories
249
% Daily Value*
Fat
8
g
12
%
Saturated Fat
2
g
13
%
Cholesterol
125
mg
42
%
Sodium
806
mg
35
%
Potassium
439
mg
13
%
Carbohydrates
17
g
6
%
Fiber
2
g
8
%
Sugar
1
g
1
%
Protein
28
g
56
%
Vitamin A
111
IU
2
%
Vitamin C
4
mg
5
%
Calcium
19
mg
2
%
Iron
2
mg
11
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Meme
Nicole says
Love these! This is going to be my go-to Mardi Gras snack. So easy to freeze and so tasty. And they went perfectly with your Perfect Baked Fries recipe!
Meme says
Yay! I love a good Mardi Gras snack plan!! xo