BAKED CHICKEN NUGGETS RECIPE - NATASHASKITCHEN.COM

Baked Chicken Nuggets Recipe - NatashasKitchen.com image

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 lb chicken breast (boneless, skinless and cut into pieces)
1 Tbsp potato flakes ((Instant mashed potatoes))
1/3 cup cold water
1 tsp garlic salt (or 1/2 tsp garlic powder + 1/2 tsp salt)
1/8 tsp black pepper
2 1/2 cups corn flakes cereal ((3/4 cup crushed)*)
1/4 cup parmesan cheese (finely grated)

Steps:

Preheat oven to 375˚F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Pulse 2 1/2 cups corn flakes in a food processor until fine crumbs form (or take a rolling pin to them in a large zip-loc bag). In a shallow bowl, stir together 3/4 cup crumbs and 1/4 cup finely grated parmesan.
In the bowl of your clean food processor or high powered blender, combine 1 lb chicken pieces, 1 Tbsp potato flakes, 1/3 cup water, 1 tsp garlic salt, and 1/8 tsp black pepper. Pulse until chicken is finely chopped.
With wet hands, roll and flatten chicken into small nugget patties, using about 1 Tbsp of the meat mixture for each nugget. Roll the nugget into bread crumbs, pressing gently for crumbs to adhere. (Freezing Tip: You can freeze them once they are breaded; freeze them flat for 1 hour, then transfer to ziploc bags and store up to 3 months. When ready to bake them, bake frozen nuggets as directed in step 4).
Transfer nuggets to lined baking sheet and bake at 375˚F for 15 min on the middle rack or just until cooked through, flipping them over half way through baking. Remove from oven and let nuggets rest a few minutes before serving. P.S. Don't over-bake your nuggets or they will start to get dry.