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Homemade Baked Chicken Nuggets
These Homemade Chicken Nuggets are crispy on the outside, tender and juicy on the inside, easy to make, AND make a delicious meal or snack!
👥 4 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 45 min⏳ Prep: 20 min🔥 Cook: 25 min👤 Beth Moncel📖 budgetbytes
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●baking sheet
- ●oven
- ●bowl
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Gather and prepare all ingredients.
2
Preheat the oven to 425ºF. Place a wire cooling rack, or two, over a baking sheet to hold the nuggets as they bake.
3
Mix
4
In a wide shallow bowl, combine the breadcrumbs, garlic powder, smoked paprika, salt, and some freshly cracked pepper (about 5 cranks of a pepper mill). Stir these ingredients together until evenly combined. Drizzle the oil over the breadcrumb mixture, then stir until the breadcrumbs are coated in oil. The breadcrumbs should look like damp sand.
5
Stir
6
In a separate small bowl, stir together the Greek yogurt, salt, and water until smooth. You want the yogurt to be a similar consistency to buttermilk or heavy cream. It should be thick enough to coat the chicken.
water ($0.00)3 Tbsp
7
Cut
8
Trim any excess fat from the chicken breast, then cut it into small, ¾-1-inch pieces. For a 2/3 lb. chicken breast you should get about 22-24 pieces.
chicken breast (boneless, skinless, (about 2/3 lb., 302g) $1.78***)1
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Dredge
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Dip each piece of chicken into the yogurt slurry, then roll it in the seasoned breadcrumb mixture until the chicken piece is fully coated. Place each coated nugget onto the wire cooling rack on the baking sheet.
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Bake
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Once all of the chicken pieces are fully coated, transfer the baking sheet to the oven and bake for ⏱️ 23-25 minutes, or until the breading is browned on the edges.
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Cool
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Remove the chicken nuggets from the oven and let cool for ⏱️ 3-5 minutes, then serve with your favorite dip.
Nutrition Facts
calories
245 kcal
fat Content
10 g
serving Size
1 Serving
fiber Content
1 g
sodium Content
488 mg
protein Content
17 g
carbohydrate Content
21 g
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