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Homemade Chicken Nuggets
You don't need to buy frozen chicken nuggets with ingredients you can't pronounce. Make flavorful chicken nuggets from scratch.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 434 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 pound chicken breast
- 1 1/2 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 1/2 cup milk
- 1 egg
- 2 cups Panko bread crumbs (optional)
Instructions
- Cut chicken breasts into bite-sized pieces. in a shallow dish blend together flour, salt, and black pepper.
- In another small dish add milk, and beat 1 egg into the milk until well you have a uniform mixture.
- Place Panko bread crumbs into another shallow dish. Dredge chicken into the seasoned flour, shake off excess flour, then dip chicken into the milk and egg wash. Dredge chicken with Panko breadcrumbs. (Optional if you can not find Panko breadcrumbs, you can dredge the chicken nuggets back into the seasoned flour.).
- Place chicken nuggets onto a wrack and let rest a couple of minutes before frying. Heat oil to 350 degrees. When the oil is hot fry several pieces at once, do not overcrowd the pan and let the chicken nuggets touch while cooking. You will need to cook these in a couple of batches. Drain chicken nuggets on a wire rack.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
434kcal
(22%)
Carbohydrates
57g
(19%)
Protein
34g
(68%)
Fat
6g
(9%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
113mg
(38%)
Sodium
949mg
(40%)
Potassium
543mg
(16%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
95IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
1.3mg
(1%)
Calcium
74mg
(7%)
Iron
4.2mg
(23%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 434
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 434kcal | 22% |
| Carbohydrates | 57g | 19% |
| Protein | 34g | 68% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 113mg | 38% |
| Sodium | 949mg | 40% |
| Potassium | 543mg | 12% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 95IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 1.3mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 74mg | 7% |
| Iron | 4.2mg | 23% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.