Homemade Chicken Nuggets Recipe

Skip the drive thru and the frozen food aisle.  Here is an easy chicken nugget recipe that is both kid, and husband, friendly.  I grew up eating these and I have hardly tweaked the original recipe from the Eater's Choicecookbook.  Now we just make sure to cook enough so there is leftovers for the kids lunches.

A note about breadcrumbs.  I use the heels of my bread and pulse them in the food processor.  I have also use panko breadcrumbs as well and they come out just slightly crunchy.

Ingredients
3-4 Boneless Chicken Breasts
2 Tbl Olive Oil
2 Garlic Cloves
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
1 Cup Breadcrumbs (2-3 pieces of bread)
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper

Dipping Sauce~ 2 1/2 Tsp Honey and 2 Tbl Dijon Mustard

Instructions
Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
Cut chicken into bite size pieces, about 8 pieces per breast.
Mix oil, garlic, pepper and chicken in a zip top bag and marinate about 30 minutes. (You can do it in the morning and let it sit till evening, or just marinate for a few minutes, it doesn't make a huge difference in taste.)
Mix Breadcrumbs with cayenne pepper. Roll chicken pieces in bread crumbs and place on a large cookie sheet.

Bake for 15 minutes until brown and cooked through.

Use honey mustard sauce or ketchup for dipping.
Serves 4.


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