Baked Chicken Nuggets Recipes

BAKED CHICKEN NUGGETS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cut chicken into 2-inch pieces. Spread panko on a rimmed baking sheet and bake until golden brown, 6 to 8 minutes. Transfer to a shallow dish, then add Parmesan and 1/2 teaspoon salt; drizzle with oil and stir to combine.
• Place flour and eggs in separate shallow dishes. Increase temperature to 450 degrees.
• Set a wire rack in a rimmed baking sheet; lightly coat rack with cooking spray. In batches, coat chicken in flour, shaking off excess, dip in egg, then coat with panko, pressing to adhere. Place on rack.
• Bake until chicken is cooked through, 12 minutes, flipping halfway through. Serve nuggets with sauce.

BAKED CHICKEN NUGGETS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Cut chicken breasts into 1 1/2-inch sized pieces. In a medium bowl, mix together the bread crumbs, cheese, salt, thyme and basil. Mix well. Put melted butter in a bowl or dish for dipping.
• Dip chicken pieces into the melted butter first, then coat with the breadcrumb mixture. Place the well-coated chicken pieces on a lightly greased cookie sheet in a single layer, and bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes.

THE BEST CRISPY BAKED CHICKEN NUGGETS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Add panko breadcrumbs to a large baking sheet and spread out in an even layer. Spray breadcrumbs with nonstick olive oil cooking spray. Bake for 2 minutes, then stir breadcrumbs (or just give the pan a shake) and then bake for 2-3 minutes or until breadcrumbs are golden brown. Keep heat in the oven.
• Transfer breadcrumbs to a medium bowl. Whisk in spices: salt, black pepper, onion powder, paprika, garlic powder and cayenne pepper. Set aside.
• In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the eggs and almond milk. Set aside.
• Line the large baking sheet with an oven safe wire metal rack. Spray with nonstick cooking spray.
• Dip each chicken cube into the egg mixture, then use a tong to grab each chicken nugget and toss into the breadcrumb mixture to completely coat with breadcrumbs. Use tongs to transfer to the wire rack, placing about 1 inch apart.
• Generously spray the tops of the chicken nuggets with nonstick spray. Bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes until cooked through and temp reaches 165 degrees F with a meat thermometer. Serves 4. Serve with BBQ sauce, honey mustard, ketchup or whatever sauce you'd like!

ACCIDENTALLY THE BEST BAKED CHICKEN NUGGETS EVER

Steps:

• Pre-heat over to 450°F.
• Marinade chicken for a minimum of 10 minutes in egg, corn starch, soy sauce and water.
• Measure flour, chile powder and pepper into bowl or plastic bag.
• Put one piece of chicken at a time (draining off as much of the marinade as possible first) into the flour, coat chicken.
• Place on cookie sheet sprayed with cooking spray first.
• After all the chicken is on cookie sheet (make sure they don't touch), spray chicken generously with cooking spray.
• Cook 20 minutes at 450°F.

BEST AND EASIEST CHICKEN NUGGETS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Cover a baking sheet with aluminum foil; place a wire cooling rack on top and spray with cooking spray.
• Put chicken into a gallon-size resealable plastic bag. Add ranch dressing; seal and shake bag to coat chicken evenly.
• Mix panko, Parmesan cheese, garlic powder, and parsley together in a bowl; pour into bag with chicken. Seal and shake bag to coat thoroughly. Remove from bag; place on rack in a single layer.
• Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 15 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Turn broiler on high; broil until crispy, about 1 minute.

ZINGY BAKED CHICKEN NUGGETS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. Mix first 6 ingredients; stir in chicken to coat., Place bread crumbs in a shallow bowl; add chicken, 1 piece at a time, and toss to coat. Place 1 in. apart on a greased baking sheet., Bake until lightly browned and chicken is no longer pink, 18-20 minutes. If desired, serve with honey mustard.

BAKED CHICKEN NUGGETS

Steps:

• Add the first 5 ingredients to a zip-top plastic bag; shake to combine.
• Cut chicken into 1-inch pieces.
• Dip the chicken pieces into the melted butter, then add a few at a time into the breadcrumb mixture; shake to coat.
• Place on a lightly greased baking sheet.
• Bake at 400° for 20 minutes or until tender.