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Healthy Baked Chicken Nuggets
A healthy and delicious way to prepare homemade chicken nuggets! No egg wash, no frying in oil! Minimal clean up and they taste great!
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Well, I think I'm in love with homemade baked chicken nuggets! I'm wondering why I've been wasting my time with egg wash and skillets full of oil for so many years? Frying them has been so unhealthy and so messy. I usually end up with oil splattered all over my oven, the counter and the front of my shirt. Not fun.
I kept seeing recipes for baked chicken nuggets but I'd just put them on my "to make" list and then forget about them. It wasn't until this past weekend when I needed a quick and easy chicken recipe did I pull out my idea list and decide to try something new.
After searching I finally decided on a Healthy Baked Chicken Nuggets recipe from Skinny Taste. It looked simple enough, and everything else that I've tried from Skinny Taste has been a huge hit in our house so I figured this would be a keeper too! It was so easy and delicious! 2 of my favorite things when cooking.
Healthy Baked Chicken Nuggets
A healthy and delicious way to prepare homemade chicken nuggets! No egg wash, no frying in oil! Minimal clean up and they taste great!
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Ingredients
- 3 large chicken breasts (cut into bite sized pieces)
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 8 tbsp whole wheat Italian seasoned bread crumbs
- 1 tbsp panko bread crumbs
DIRECTIONS
- Put your extra virgin olive oil in a medium mixing bowl and add your bite sized chicken pieces. Season with salt and pepper and mix well to ensure that all chicken pieces are coated in oil, salt & pepper
- In another mixing bowl combine your panko bread crumbs and whole wheat Italian seasoned bread crumbs and stir together
- Dip each piece of chicken in your bread crumb mixture and place on a lightly oiled baking sheet
- Bake at 425° for 8-10 minutes. Flip over all chicken pieces and continue cooking for an additional 4-5 minutes, or until cooked through and the internal temp reaches 165°
Notes
* The original recipe from Skinny Taste used Parmesan Cheese but I didn't have any on hand so I skipped adding it to my recipe. If you want to add it to your chicken nuggets please visit Skinny Taste's website for her instructions 🙂
Nutrition
Serving: 0g | Calories: 40kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 0g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 18mg | Fiber: 0g | Sugar: 0g | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 0.1mg
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Comments
Stephanie says
Has anyone ever premade these (flash freeze separately then freeze in bag)? If so, can they be baked same as usual or thawed first then regular bake time?
Shauna | The Best Blog Recipes says
I haven't tried to flash freeze them Stephanie. Let me know if it works! I'd love to share your results with our readers 🙂
Hillary says
I made this recipe with chicken strips from Sam's and it was BIG HIT with my little boys! I just cooked them a little bit longer. I also added the parmesesan cheese. Great recipe. Thank you!
Shauna | The Best Blog Recipes says
I am SO glad your boys loved this recipe! It's so much better than fried chicken and so easy too 🙂
Kimberly @ A time to freeze says
Thanks for posting this! I've been wanting to find a good healthier homemade version of this. I just pinned it!
Ruthie says
I love panko... I must try this one! Thank you so much for coming to share at Super Saturday Show & Tell! I'd love to have you come and share again today http://www.whatscookingwithruthie.com Have a great weekend! xoxo~ Ruthie
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Anyonita says
Made them; loved them!!! Thank you so much for linking up with me this week at Tasty Tuesdays! I’ve pinned this & shared it with my followers!
Linda@With A Blast says
Love baked chicken nuggets - so much healthier ! Thanks for sharing at our All My Bloggy Friends Party !
Sharon Glanville at BeBetsy says
Hi you two!
Thanks for sharing this with our readers through the BeBetsy BRAG ABOUT IT party. Hope to see you next week! Sharon and Denise
Anyonita @ Anyonita Nibbles says
Pinned to my Toddlertopia: In the Kitchen board & making these for Callum tonight!! 🙂
Shauna {The Best Blog Recipes} says
Thanks for pinning to your Toddlertopia board Anyonita 🙂
Krista Low says
What a great idea to use olive oil. I usually use an egg, but this would definitely be healthier! I am a huge fan of food, in several forms. I love that you and your husband do this together! What a fun adventure 🙂 Krista @ A Handful of Everything
Shauna {The Best Blog Recipes} says
Thanks Krista for stopping by and leaving us a comment Krista 🙂 We are huge fans of food too and it's fun that we get to experience so many new recipes together!
Hope you'll stop by this weekend and link up with me at The Weekend re-Treat that runs every Fri-Sun here on The Best Blog Recipes!