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Delicious homemade chicken nuggets
Created by: Lynette Rice

Homemade Chicken Nuggets


Course Main
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 40 nuggets
40 nuggets
Easy homemade chicken nuggets using a variety of spices like garlic, onion and salt baked with boneless chicken breasts or tenders.

Ingredients
  

  • ¼ cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp. onion powder
  • ½ tsp. garlic powder
  • ¼ tsp. sea salt
  • ¼ tsp. black pepper
  • 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breast cut into 1 ½ inch pieces.
  • ¼ cup milk
  • ½ cup panko bread crumbs preferably whole wheat for brown color

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 400˚ F and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Cut up your chicken into 1 ½ inch pieces.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together ¼ cup flour, 1 tsp. onion powder, ½ tsp. garlic powder, ¼ tsp. sea salt, and ¼ tsp. black pepper
  • Set yourself up an assembly line. Bowl one has the flour/spice mixture, bowl two has ¼ cup milk and bowl three has ½ cup panko bread crumbs. Toss the chicken in the flour/spice mixture, followed by the milk and lastly, rolling them into the bread crumbs. Lay them evenly on the papered baking sheet.
  • Spray the nuggets with a thin coating of cooking spray, preferably olive oil
  • Bake in your preheated oven for 20 – 25 minutes or until thoroughly cooked. Serve with your favorite dipping sauce!

Nutrition

Serving: 1nugget | Calories: 20kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 0.4g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Trans Fat: 0.001g | Cholesterol: 7mg | Sodium: 31mg | Potassium: 49mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 0.1g | Vitamin A: 6IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 0.1mg

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