Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Homemade Chicken Nuggets

Made for the squirt to mix it up a bit. Turned out so great that he had to wrestle me to make sure he got his fair share. Considering that he eats about 40% of everything I attempt to eat myself by circling me like a vulture with a gaping mouth, it only seemed fair that I should do the same.

400 degree oven
chicken breasts, cut into bite-size chunks
panko breadcrumbs
freshly grated parmesan
dried Italian seasoning
egg

I beat the egg in a small bowl. In another bowl I combined the panko, parm, and dried Italian seasoning (would have added some lemon zest if I had a lemon). Breaded chicken by dipping in egg then in panko mixture (pressing it on all sides). Placed nuggets on a cookie sheet lined with aluminum foil (no clean up!) and a spritz of cooking spray. I also spritzed the nuggets themselves to help the panko brown a bit. I think I cooked them about 10 minutes and then flipped them for even browning. Back in the oven for another 6 minutes or so (depending on what size nuggets you cut).

Surprisingly tasty to the adults and the munchkin devoured them! That's a win-win!

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