My girls are huge fans of chicken nuggets, I think they could eat them everyday. I do not mind them either, just as long as they are not the frozen variety. I much prefer making them myself. These nuggets are fairly easy to make and bake up nice and crispy.
My girls also enjoy dipping their nuggets in sauces, in fact I am not sure if they could eat them without sauce to dip them in. When I came across a recipe for these two sauces I figured I would give them a try, it would be a nice change of pace from their normal ranch and ketchup.
Both sauces were a hit. The spicy ketchup was very good with a very good kick. My youngest liked it and ate it, but did say it was a bit too spicy. The honey mustard was very good as well, in fact it was one of the better honey mustards I have had.
Baked Chicken Nuggets
Ingredients:
- 1 cup panko breadcrumbs
- 1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese
- 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into about 1 inch pieces
- 1/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 1/2 tablespoon water
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Place a cooling rack onto a rimmed baking sheet and spray well with cooking spray.
- In a shallow bowl combine panko and parmesan cheese.
- In another shallow bowl add egg and water, slightly beat with a fork.
- In a third shallow bowl add flour. You may need more flour depending on the size of your chicken breasts.
- To dredge the chicken, first coat it in flour then egg and lastly coat it well in the panko.
- Place the chicken nuggets onto the cooling rack and bake for about 10 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked completely.
Honey Mustard Sauce
Ingredients:
- 3 tablespoons dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoons light mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons honey
- Combine all ingredients well.
Spicy Ketchup
Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup ketchup
- 2 tablespoons spicy chili sauce
- 2 tablespoons light mayonnaise
- Combine all ingredients well.
Nuggets Honey Mustard Spicy Ketchup
Serves: 4 Serves: 4 Serves: 4
Calories: 330 Calories: 66.2 Calories: 52.5
Total Fat: 10g Total Fat: 2.5g Total Fat: 2.5g
Saturated: 3.2g Saturated: 0.5g Saturated: 0g
Polyunsaturated:0.4g Polyunsaturated:1.5g Polyunsaturated:0.8g
Monounsaturated:2.5g Monounsaturated:1g Monounsaturated:1.5g
Trans: 0g Trans: 0g Trans: 0g
Cholesterol: 172.5mg Cholesterol: 2.5mg Cholesterol: 2.5mg
Sodium: 242.5mg Sodium: 327.5mg Sodium: 380mg
Potassium: 20mg Potassium: 0mg Potassium: 0mg
Total Carbs: 23.5mg Total Carbs: 9g Total Carbs: 7g
Dietary Fiber: 0.8g Dietary Fiber: 0g Dietary Fiber: 0g
Sugars: 1.2g Sugars: 8g Sugars: 4g
Protein: 36g Protien: 0g Protien: 1.5g
Vitamin A: 3% Vitamin A: 0% Vitamin A: 2%
Vitamin C: 2% Vitamin C: 0% Vitamin C: 2%
Calcium: 15% Calcium: 0% Calcium: 0%
Iron: 10% Iron: 0% Iron: 0%
*The nutritional information will vary slightly depending on the brands you use.
*Adapted from The Comfort of Cooking.
