Baked Chicken Nuggets

Name: Baked Chicken Nuggets
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1-1/4 cups panko bread crumbs; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon dried thyme; 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder; 1/2 teaspoon pepper; 1/4 teaspoon onion powder; 3/4 cup all-purpose flour; 2 large eggs, lightly beaten; 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-1/2-inch pieces; Cooking spray

Total Time Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield 4 servings

Test Kitchen Approved

Need a quick recipe for family dinner? Here's how to make baked chicken nuggets from scratch in less than 30 minutes.

Ingredients

1-1/4 cups panko bread crumbs
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-1/2-inch pieces
Cooking spray

Directions

Preheat oven to 425°. In a shallow bowl, mix bread crumbs, salt, thyme, garlic powder, pepper and onion powder. Place flour and eggs in separate shallow bowls.
Dip chicken into flour; shake off excess. Dip into egg, then crumb mixture, patting to help coating adhere. Place chicken on a greased rack in a 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Spritz tops with cooking spray. Bake until coating is golden brown and chicken is no longer pink, 12-15 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

4 ounces cooked chicken: 233 calories, 5g fat (1g saturated fat), 132mg cholesterol, 725mg sodium, 15g carbohydrate (1g sugars, 1g fiber), 28g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 4 lean meat, 1 starch.

Easy baked chicken nuggets are always a family-pleaser. These get extra crunch from Panko breadcrumbs, a spritz of cooking spray and baking on a wire rack. —Taste Recipes Test Kitchen, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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