Chicken Nuggets seem to be an American staple, especially for kids. But I don’t like the fact that I don’t really know whats in them, what fillers are used, or what part of the chicken we’re actually eating so I’ve decided to make my own!
I actually like these quite a bit, as do my hubby and kiddo. Can be baked ahead of time and frozen for quick dinners later. If baking from a frozen state, bake at 425 degrees for 10 minutes or so. And I’m also fairly certain you could fry these up to if you’d like, but I stick to baking them.
Homemade Chicken Nuggets {recipe}
Ingredients
- 1 large egg
- 1 large spoonful of mayo or use a second egg
- 2 cups of cooked chicken in large chunks
- 1/2 small onion
- 1/4 cup or so of shredded cheese I normally just toss in a handful
- optional: 1/4 -1/2 cup thawed frozen spinach or leftover cooked veggies broccoli works great too
- 3/4 to 1 cup seasoned bread crumbs or almond flour
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat oven to 400 degrees.
- Grease pan with butter.
- Pulse chicken, onion, salt, and pepper in a food processor until finely chopped. (pulse. If you hold it down it will turn into a rubbery gross mess that you will not want to eat!)
- Add chicken mixture to eggs and mayo and stir until combined (I was gonna take a picture as I went along, but seriously, it’s not the prettiest thing at this point.)
- Add in cheese and veggies.
- Shape into nuggets and roll in bread crumbs.
- Bake for bout 18 minutes (turn them over halfway through to brown on both sides)
- Can be baked ahead of time and frozen for quick dinners later. If baking from frozen state, bake at 425 degrees for 10 minutes or so.
Donielle Baker
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sounds great! can’t wait to try them. i have made your monkey bites and baked oatmeal and both are delicious!
amanda o
Let me know how you like them. and glad you like my other recipes. 🙂 I need to make both of them again today. Really I should spend a whole day baking, but it’s just been way to nice out lately!
Sounds great, cant wait to try these! My only question is, what about the mayo? I see it in the ingredient list but not how its used in the directions. lol maybe I just dont see it?
@Ashley C, doh! Fixed it! It just gets mixed in after the chicken is chopped up.
Oh wow, I just came across this and this is an awesome recipe! It takes care of two of my problems: the shreds of leftover chicken that keep accumulating in my freezer (not a fan of chicken soup in the summer) and a toddler working on his 2 year molars who only wants to eat soft foods. Against my better judgement, I’ve been giving in on chicken nuggets at lunch because he needs to eat or he’s a crankypants. These are nuggets I can offer with a clean conscience!
WOW!!! I finally tried these today, they were great. I have to be honest, I was real skeptical….LOL. Which is why I have been putting off trying them for so long, but they were REALLY GOOD!! Thank you for the awesome recipe. My kids even liked them. And I have plenty in the freezer for another day. Thanks again.
How many nuggets does this make?
@Kari, About 2 dozen – give or take a couple depending on how large or small you make them.