CRISPY CHICKEN NUGGETS

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This is easy and a quick kids meal.

Provided by Bryon Dean Thomas

Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Chicken Breast Recipes Pan-Fried

Time 30m

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 egg
salt and ground black pepper to taste
2 ½ cups crispy rice cereal (such as Rice Krispies®), crushed
1 ¼ pounds skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into 20 pieces
¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons butter
½ cup apricot preserves
2 tablespoons water

Steps:

Beat egg, salt, and pepper together in a bowl. Pour crushed cereal into a separate bowl. Coat chicken pieces in egg mixture. Press chicken pieces into cereal until coated.
Heat oil and butter together in skillet over medium heat; cook and stir chicken until coating is golden brown and meat is no longer pink in the center, about 7 minutes.
Whisk preserves and water together in a saucepan over medium-low until heated through and smooth, 2 to 3 minutes. Serve apricot sauce with chicken nuggets.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 213.2 calories, Carbohydrate 16.6 g, Cholesterol 59.3 mg, Fat 10.3 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 13.9 g, SaturatedFat 2.9 g, Sodium 128.8 mg, Sugar 7.5 g