Baked Chicken Nuggets with Dipping Sauces

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

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Place a cooling rack onto a rimmed baking sheet and spray well with cooking spray.
2. In a shallow bowl combine panko and parmesan cheese.
3. In another shallow bowl add egg and water, slightly beat with a fork.
4. In a third shallow bowl add flour. You may need more flour depending on the size of your chicken breasts.
5. To dredge the chicken, first coat it in flour then egg and lastly coat it well in the panko.
6. 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

Directions:

1. Combine all ingredients well.

Spicy Ketchup

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup ketchup
• 2 tablespoons spicy chili sauce
• 2 tablespoons light mayonnaise

Directions:

1. Combine all ingredients well.

Enjoy!!!

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.