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Baked Healthier Chicken Nuggets

Delishar
Serves 4-6
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Ingredients
  

  • 600 g chicken tenders or breast meat, cut into 2 inches pieces
  • 1 cup buttermilk 1 cup milk + 1 tbsp vinegar or lemon juice
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1 cup panko I've used crushed cornflakes and it turned out awesome!
  • 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese I only had the finely shredded ones, works fine
  • 1 tsp dried parsley
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder or to taste
  • 1 tsp onion powder or to taste
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Honey Mustard Sauce

  • 1/4 cup mustard + 2 tbsp honey

Spicy BBQ Sauce

  • 1/4 cup bbq sauce + 2 tbsp garlic chilli sauce

Instructions
 

  • Method
  • Preheat oven to 200C.
  • In a bowl, marinate the chicken in the buttermilk and paprika for 1 hour or overnight.
  • (Note: you can skip this if you are in a hurry, just season chicken with paprika then toss it in 1-2 tbsp of olive oil. Buttermilk imparts a nice flavour and the acid in the buttermilk helps to tenderize the meat)
  • Spread your panko on a baking sheet/tray and bake it for 6 mins, checking to make sure it doesn't burn. This is to give your panko a nice crispy golden crust.
  • (If using cornflakes, skip this step)
  • When done, leave to cool completely and toss in onion powder, garlic powder, salt, pepper, parsley, and cheese.
  • Remove chicken pieces from buttermilk allowing excess to drip back into the bowl.
  • Coat chicken with panko mixture.
  • Place on lightly greased baking sheet so it doesn't stick.
  • Lightly spray nuggets with cooking spray.
  • Do NOT over crowd pan, we don't want soggy steamed chicken.
  • Bake for 12 minutes, turning half way.
  • Serve immediately.

Notes

Best to bake it and consume it immediately.
Allow excess buttermilk and egg to drip off, and coat generously with cornflake/panko.