Homemade Chicken Nuggets is loved by children and adults. Ready in 20 minutes. Ideal for lunch, picnics and snacks and can be hot or cold. I use either melted butter or a beaten egg to coat the chicken. However, using dried herbs adds extra flavour but also use spice like paprika.
Homemade Chicken Nuggets
A meal that children and adults love.
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Calories: 326kcal
Ingredients
- 3 large chicken breast fillets skinless/boneless
- 50 g parmesan cheese grated
- 100 g butter melted or 1 egg whisked
- 125 g dried breadcrumbs
- 1 tsp dried herbs
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 1 tsp salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200 C / Gas mark 6.
- Cut the chicken breasts into nugget sized pieces.
- In a glass bowl,
- Combine the dry breadcrumbs, dried herbs, cheese and the salt in a glass bowl and mix thoroughly.
- Crack an egg into a bowl or the melted butter into a seperate bowl.
- Dip the chicken pieces into the egg/butter then into the breadcrumb mixture. Turn over until fully coated.
- Put the covered chicken pieces on a greased baking tray making sure that they do not touch.
- Bake in the oven for 20 minutes until gold brown and piping hot inside.
- Serve either hot or cold.
Nutrition
Calories: 326kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Cholesterol: 116mg | Sodium: 1059mg | Potassium: 325mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 748IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 168mg | Iron: 1mg
