Incredible Chicken Nuggets Recipe (2024)

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This recipe simply just works on every level – easy to make, kid friendly, nice on the wallet, and it is yummy to boot! You can use gluten free bread crumbs to make this gluten free as well 🙂 Mr.Savvy has eaten up to 30 ( yes 30 ) of these “famous” chicken nuggets at a time.

What I like to do is make the recipe when I get a good deal on chicken and freeze the cooked nuggets so Mr.Savvy can have a snack whenever he wants 🙂

They can be breaded in advance and fried or baked later in the day , or just bread and fry them the night before and just microwave them!

What You Need

  • 1 large egg
  • 1/3 cup milk
  • 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into bite size pieces
  • Pinch of cayenne pepper
  • 1 1/2 cups panko bread crumbs ( or gluten free bread crumbs)
  • 1/4 teaspoon paprika
  • 1.5 teaspoon garlic powder ( not shown in picture above)
  • Salt and pepper ( a couple pinches of each)
  • 1/2 cup canola or vegetable oil

What To Do

Mix Egg and Milk together

In a large bowl soak chicken in the egg mixture.

In a bowl combine panko, pepper, salt, garlic powder, paprika, and cayenne pepper.

Take a cookie sheet and place paper towels on top.

Heat oil in a pan and add chicken ( after you roll it in the panko mixture) – cook till golden brown ( 5 minutes each side)

Transfer chicken to the paper towel to cool.

Enjoy

Again these freeze very well – you can also bake these bad boys at 350 for about 15 minutes.

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: Sara @ Budget Savvy Diva

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Chicken Nuggets that your whole family will love.

Ingredients

  • 1 large egg
  • ⅓ cup milk
  • 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into bite size pieces
  • Pinch of cayenne pepper
  • 1½ cups panko bread crumbs
  • ¼ teaspoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • Salt and pepper ( a couple pinches of each)
  • ½ cup canola or vegetable oil

Instructions

  1. Mix Egg and Milk together.
  2. In a large bowl soak chicken in the egg mixture.
  3. In a bowl combine panko, pepper, salt, garlic powder, paprika, and cayenne pepper.
  4. Take a cookie sheet and place paper towels on top.
  5. Heat oil in a pan and add chicken ( after you roll it in the panko mixture) - cook till golden brown ( 5 minutes each side)
  6. Transfer chicken to the paper towel to cool.
  7. Enjoy

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  • Julie

    How nice…I’m able to print it off instead of writing it down or copy/pasting!!! Thank you!

  • Shannon Reeves

    I have been doing this for a while! I actually throw mine in seasoned (s&p) flour first, then egg/milk or buttermilk, and then panko and seasonings. I always change mine up too, sometimes it will be more savory with thyme, basil, and rosemary; but the other day I made them a lot more like this but with cumin and ground roasted corriander when I was done we tossed it in a butter and Franks red hot sauce for amazing buffalo chicken bites!! They tasted just like Chili’s boneless buffalo wings!! Served them on salad with home made ranch and it was a fantastic satisfying dinner!

  • Valerie Zitzman

    I think you maybe left out the step of rolling or dipping the chicken bites into the crumb coating…..but they look delicious!

  • Jessica Starkman

    I’m making this for the Superbowl! I am substituting soy milk for dairy milk due to dietary restrictions and seasoned breadcrumbs because I don’t have a good track record with cayenne pepper. So far so good!

  • Danielle

    I can’t wait to try

  • Amanda Talbert

    We’ve been making these for years too; also I also add Parmesan cheese (just about 1/4 cup) and a tbsp or so of parsley. But I’m curious – in all the years I’ve been making them I’ve been scared to try to freeze them. How do you do that? Would LOVE to know so I can have them on hand all the time!

  • Tierra

    How do you freeze these?

  • Bethany Foster

    How long would you recommend the baking time to be? I’m trying to stay away from cooking things in oil if there is another way!! 🙂 I’m excited to try this recipe out on the hubby!!

    • Budget Savvy Diva

      Depends on the thickness of the chicken. I would say 10 minutes in a 350 oven for each side – have a test nugget to cut through and make sure it is fully cooked.

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    I just made this for my family! They loved it!! My 2 year old couldn’t eat enough of them

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    My son would like this! Will pin it now.

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Incredible Chicken Nuggets Recipe (2024)

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What are the ingredients in chicken nuggets? ›

Chicken, water, wheat flour, contains 2% or less of the following: brown sugar, corn starch, dried garlic, dried onion, dried yeast, extractives of paprika, natural flavor, oat fiber, salt, spices, wheat starch, white whole wheat flour, yellow corn flour. Breading set in vegetable oil.

How do they make impossible nuggets? ›

Impossible Chicken Nuggets are made with soy protein to deliver that meaty bite. Soy protein is packed with plant-based protein and is a good source of amino acids and essential minerals like potassium. Sunflower oil gives Impossible Chicken Nuggets their juiciness.

Why are Impossible nuggets so good? ›

Impossible Chicken Meat From Plants is made with soy protein to deliver that meaty bite. This plant-based protein is a good source of—yep! —protein, as well as essential Vitamins like vitamin B12. Sunflower oil gives Impossible Chicken its juiciness.

What are the 8 ingredients in chicken nuggets? ›

Ingredients: EITHER: Chicken Breast Meat (45%), Water, Vegetable Oils (Sunflower, Rapeseed), Maize Flour, Allergen Ingredient: WHEAT Flour (contains Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Starches, Allergen Ingredient: WHEAT Semolina, Breadcrumb (contains Allergen Ingredient: WHEAT), Natural Flavourings (contains ...

What is the pink goo in chicken nuggets made of? ›

"Here's the pink goo image, and here's what actually we have, so it's very different," says Stefou. "All we've got here is chicken breast that's been ground up, as well as seasoning, and natural proportion of skin for flavor, and as a binder."

What are fake chicken nuggets made of? ›

Ingredients: Water, wheat flour, soy protein concentrate, vegetable oil (corn, canola and/or sunflower), soy protein isolate.

Is vegan chicken healthier than real chicken? ›

Vegan chicken is lower in cholesterol, calories, fats, and sodium. Vegan chicken matches up the taste of real chicken because of the substitutes used in preparing it without many health and environmental risks compared to traditional chicken.

Who is the 11 year old who only eats chicken nuggets? ›

Jessica Thompson, 11, has finally broken her 10-year streak of eating only chicken nuggets due to her struggle with avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID). Jessica's obsession with breaded chicken bites began when she was about 18 months old, the NY Post reports.

How many nuggets did Usain Bolt eat? ›

Instead, it sounds like Bolt sampled a Beijing hole-in-the-wall, had a tough night on the toilet, and decided to stick with something he was familiar with from there on out. Which was … chicken nuggets. An estimated 1,000 of them over the two weeks he was in China.

Can you eat 100 nuggets? ›

Nela, a competitive eater and model, often posts food challenges online. She recently posted a video of her eating 100 chicken McNuggets, finishing them off in just under 14 minutes. She also had several dipping sauces. She said in total, the McNuggets and the sauces added up to nearly 5,400 calories.

Are Impossible chicken nuggets unhealthy? ›

Compared with megabrand Tyson chicken nuggets, Impossible's largely soy- and wheat-based original nuggets are nutritionally superior except that they're lower in protein. The new kids' Nuggies are formulated a bit differently to accommodate their shape and breading but end up with even less fat and sodium per gram.

Do Impossible chicken nuggets taste like chicken nuggets? ›

However, Impossible Foods has truly hit the mark with these frozen nuggets. First and foremost, the taste is incredible. The texture and flavor are remarkably similar to real chicken nuggets, but without any animal products. The breading is perfectly crispy and golden, while the inside is tender and juicy.

Are Tyson nuggets bad? ›

Tyson Foods recalled its 29-ounce packages of Tyson Fully Cooked Fun Nuggets Breaded Shaped Chicken Patties due to the risk they could contain metal pieces.

How many ingredients are in chicken nuggets? ›

There are 38 ingredients in a McNugget; many of them made from corn. Further down the list there are the mono, diandtriglycerides, and the emulsifiers that keep the fats and the water from separating.

What is McDonald's nuggets made of? ›

McDonald's Chicken McNuggets® are made with all white meat chicken and no artificial colors, flavors or preservatives. The chicken, which is cut from the tenderloin, breast and rib, gets mixed with a marinade for flavor and to help the Chicken McNuggets® keep their fun shapes.

What were chicken nuggets originally made of? ›

A chicken nugget is a food product consisting of a small piece of deboned chicken meat that is breaded or battered, then deep-fried or baked. Developed in the 1950s by finding a way to make a coating adhere, chicken nuggets have become a very popular fast food restaurant item, and are widely sold frozen for home use.

What are the ingredients in no chicken nuggets? ›

Plant-Based Nugget: Water, Canola oil, Textured soy protein, Soy protein isolate, Methylcellulose, Wheat protein, Bamboo fibre, Fava bean protein isolate, Salt, Corn powder, Peach powder, Natural flavour.

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