Thursday, March 10, 2011

Chicken Nuggets

These are delicious baked, not deep fried, chicken nuggets. I love these because my kids love them and I know exactly whats in them! Plus, they're super easy to make! These also freeze great so I always make extra and freeze them for later.
Ingredients:
Boneless skinless chicken breasts
Sun chips OR corn flakes
Paprika
Salt & Pepper
Garlic powder, onion powder, Italian Seasoning OR Ranch Dressing Season packet
Egg
Flour
Cornstarch

Directions:
Cut chicken into nugget sized pieces. Combine equal parts cornstarch and flour in a small dish or bowl, add salt and pepper, mix together. Crack egg into bowl - use 2 eggs is you're making a lot. Beat egg. Pour chips or corn flakes into gallon sized Ziploc bag and crush into very fine crumbs. This is a great job for the kiddos! You can shake chicken in bag but it tends to make the chips or flakes a little soggy so I usually pour crumbs into a baking pan and roll chicken in crumbs. Also, I like the taste of Sun Chips better, but corn flakes are much cheaper. Add to crumbs: Paprika and either half a packet of Ranch Dressing seasoning OR garlic powder, onion powder and Italian Seasoning to taste. OR... just season it however your family would like it!
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet, or two if you're making a lot, with foil and spray foil. Dredge chicken in flour/cornstarch mixture, then into the egg mixture, then coat chicken with chips or corn flake mixture. Place chicken on prepared baking sheet. When your chicken is all ready to go in the oven, lightly spray chicken evenly with cooking spray. This is will help make them nice and crispy. Bake for 15-17 minutes, depending on the size of your nuggets. I always serve this with mashed potatoes and gravy, just like a school lunch. There's just something about dippin a chicken nugget in my mashed potatoes that really brings me back to grade school.... Hm. Anyway, any leftovers you have, just toss them in the freezer for another day! Now, I'm craving chicken nuggets...