Easy Homemade Chicken Nuggets
Make your own baked Easy Homemade Chicken Nuggets using just a few simple ingredients. It's a quick and easy dinner the family will love!
Servings: 10
Cost: $10
Ingredients
- 2 pounds chicken breasts cut into bite-size pieces
- ½ cup buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon Dijon Mustard
- 3 cups Panko bread crumbs
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika or chili powder
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- Coat a rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray or olive oil
- Cut chicken breasts into bite-sized pieces
- Add breadcrumbs to a bowl or zip top freezer bag. Mix the sea salt, garlic powder, pepper and smoked paprika into breadcrumbs
- Add buttermilk to a bowl, and mix in the Dijon mustard
- Dip chicken into buttermilk, then dip into breadcrumb mixture, making sure each piece is well coated
- Place chicken on prepared baking sheet, and when sheet is filled, lightly spray with olive oil
- Bake for 10 minutes per side, turning once, for 20 minutes total, or until chicken is browned and internal temperature is 165 degrees according to meat thermometer
Nutrition
Calories: 184kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 59mg | Sodium: 488mg | Potassium: 391mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 45IU | Vitamin C: 1.1mg | Calcium: 51mg | Iron: 1.2mg