Homemade Chicken Nuggets
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Chicken nuggets were a staple in my life growing up, but by kids hate frozen chicken nuggets! I guess that it is kind of a blessing and a curse (a blessing because it isn’t good for them to eat such processed food, but a curse because it sure would be nice to throw some nuggets in the oven and have them ready in a matter of minutes). I saw this recipe a couple of years ago on local TV program, copied it down as fast as I could, and it ended up being a huge hit with my kids (and husband!)! And really, it is pretty quick to throw them together . . . once you try them, you’ll never go back.
{P.S. I sometimes will double the batch and freeze half of them so that I can pull them out on a busy night!}
Homemade Chicken Nuggets
3 cups corn flakes
1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp garlic powder
pinch of pepper
1 lb. boneless chicken breasts
1/4 cup flour
2 large eggs, beaten
Directions:
-Cut chicken breasts into nugget-sized pieces. Set aside.
-Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Grease cookie sheet.
-Put flakes in large plastic bag and crush to fine texture. Pour into medium-sized bowl. Add Parmesan cheese, salt, onion powder, garlic powder, and pepper to corn flakes.
-Place eggs in separate small bowl.
-Place flour in separate small bowl.
-To bread chicken, coat chicken piece in flour, shaking off excess. Dip in the egg, coat in corn flake mixture.
-Arrange chicken on prepared baking sheet til golden brown (about 12-15 minutes).
I love homemade chicken nuggets! I made them and fish sticks for my son!
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Great recipe! My daughter loves chicken nuggets and I’d feel better about her eating them every day if they were homemade!
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Sounds and looks really yummy. My mouth is watering. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
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These look delish! Thankds for the recipe!
Thanks for the recipe! I’m making them tonight – I was wondering what I could do with that boneless chicken =)
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you always have the best recipes, i’m excited to try this one too!
These sound delish!! Thanks for sharing the recipe
trying these tonight! =) thanks for the recipe!
Oh my goodness! My kids LOVE chicken nuggets, but being the health freak I am I would never let them have them. I know what I am going to surprise them with for dinner tonight!
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Thanks for the recipe. I made these for my kids last night and my six year old who claims he doesn’t like chicken declared them to be “incredible.” I then have picky two year old twins, one devoured them the other refused to try… per his norm. It was only because it was something new. He’ll try it the next time he sees it and I have no doubt he’ll love them.
I will make again for sure! The only thing I’ll do differently next time is put the corn flakes through my food processor to get them to a bit finer of a texture. I think that will make the chicken even easier to coat. This time I just crushed them in a bag and it was fine, I will just try the food processor next time.
This is the third recipe of yours we have tired. All have been really good! Thanks!!
Hi ladies,
When you freeze half do you freeze them before or after cooking? Thanks.
I usually bake them first, then freeze them . . . that way I can even just pop them in the microwave when I need a quick meal! But I am sure that you could freeze them before cooking them too!
These were excellent! My husband declared “this is the best meal you’ve ever made” and my 4 year old son said they were “yummy in my tummy”. Thank you and I will definitely double the recipe next time to freeze some for a quick meal. I’m anxious to try more of your recipes.
Ive been making these for as long as Ive known how to cook but i use a Ranch package instead of Parmesan cheese. Everyone loves them
I have been using a similar recipe for years but we call ours ALF Chicken. Why such a crazy name? Because our now 30 year old daughter insisted on having it every week for supper while she watched ALF on TV.
Cute
These are great, my husband also declared them better than any nuggets you could buy. Plus I felt good giving them to my 10 month old (in tiny bites of course!)
Any ideas what I can use instead of egg as my son is allergic?
You could dip them in melted margarine or butter. Hope this helps! -The Six Sisters
Is this fresh parmesan cheese or like the stuff you sprinkle on pizza?
Either one will work. Fresh has a stronger flavor. Hope this helps. -The Six Sisters
Which do you use in the original recipe?
The picture on this post is with Parmesan cheese you would sprinkle on pizza. Another one of our sisters uses only fresh parmesan cheese and she chops it a little finer. They both taste wonderful.
Thank you for the quick reply I will now be making these tonight… I haven’t cooked any of your recipes that havent been a huge success so needless to say I love me some Six Sisters Stuff
Hi
Sounds like a good recipe, what sort of flour did you use?
thanks
We used regular all purpose flour.
These were OUTSTANDING. Seriously…. I think we’ll be making these weekly now, haha!! Thank you so much for sharing =) What an easy recipe with fabulous results!