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These Baked Parmesan Chicken Nuggets are the perfect easy and healthy meal your entire family will love.
If you're looking for a meal that is simple to prepare, relatively healthy, and loved by both the adults and the kiddos, these Parmesan Chicken Nuggets are for you. No shame in your game!
INGREDIENTS
- 3 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
- 1 teaspoon black pepper, divided
- 1 teaspoon kosher or coarse salt, divided
- ½ cup buttermilk
- ½ cup good Parmesan cheese
- 1 cup panko breadcrumbs
- 1 teaspoon favorite herb blend, optional
- ½ cup butter, melted
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
INSTRUCTIONS
- Heat oven to 400°F. Cover a rimmed cooking sheet with foil and spray the foil with nonstick cooking spray. Place a wire rack on the cooking sheet, and spray it lightly with nonstick cooking spray.
- Pat the chicken dry, cut it into 1½-inch pieces and place it in a medium bowl. Sprinkle the chicken with ½ teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, and add the buttermilk. Mix to coat all the chicken pieces. Set aside.
- In a shallow dish, combine breadcrumbs, Parmesan and herbs. Mix to combine.
- Place flour, butter and eggs in separate shallow dishes. There will be 4 dipping dishes in total.
- Strain the chicken/buttermilk over a mesh strainer with a bowl underneath.
- Line up the dipping dishes; chicken, flour, butter/egg mixture, breadcrumb mixture.
- Dredge a chicken piece with flour and shake off any excess. Dip it in the butter/egg mixture and then the breadcrumb mixture. Place it on the wire rack. Repeat until all chicken has been coated.
- Place cooking sheet on the middle rack in the oven. Bake 20-30 minutes, turning after 10-15 minutes.
- Nuggets are done when golden brown, crispy and cooked through.
- If nuggets aren't as crispy as you want after 30 minutes, Set the oven to broil and cook a few minutes until desired crispiness.
- Serve hot with dipping sauces.
- Enjoy!
