Today on The Stay At Home Chef I'm showing you how to make
The Best Baked Chicken Nuggets
This is a huge family favorite of ours
because it is something that everyone likes.
The kids, of course, love chicken nuggets
but these are so tasty the adults love them too.
We're going to start by preheating the oven to 400 degrees F
and lightly greasing a baking sheet.
We're going to dip our chicken nuggets into melted butter
and then coat them with a special bread coating mixture.
So let's go ahead and make that and set up our dipping station before we start working with the chicken.
I have 1 cup of plain bread crumbs here in my bowl
and I'm going to add in 2 tablespoons of dried basil
1 tablespoon dried oregano
and then 1 teaspoon salt
and 1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
Stir this together.
Alright, set this aside and melt 1/2 cup of butter in a bowl
and set that aside as well while we
get our chicken ready.
Now, for this recipe you can use chicken breasts or
chicken tenders. It doesn't matter.
I usually just go by whatever is the best price.
So today that means I'm using chicken tenders.
Now we're just going to cut these into chicken nugget sized pieces.
Make sure you get them somewhat even.
Because you want them to cook evenly.
I use about 1 1/2 pounds of chicken.
Pop quiz time!
What part of the chicken does the chicken tender come from?
Well, if you've ever bought a whole chicken
or a bone-in chicken breast and tried to
slice the breast away from the rib bones
you'd be left with a strip of chicken
like so, in between two bones.
This is the chicken tender.
It's great to use in place of chicken breasts when you
want a smaller piece or when it's cheaper.
Now I'm going to create a little assembly line here with my butter, my bread crumbs
and then I'll move my pan over
so I can easily dip my chicken.
Trust me, it helps when there is a little bit of organization.
Dip your chicken into the butter.
Coat it with bread crumbs.
And then stick it onto the pan.
Just keep going in an assembly line until
you've breaded all of your chicken.
I like dipping mine into butter because
I feel like it adds a lot of moisture to the chicken that just isn't there any other way.
But you can also use buttermilk if you want.
Just use the same amount, about 1/2 a cup
and use that to dip your chicken in.
Once the tray is completely filled they're ready to bake.
But I'm going to let you in on one of my mommy secrets.
You can also pop these into the freezer at this point
and let them freeze. Once they're frozen
transfer them to a ziploc bag
so you can store them so you'll have a quick and easy dinner
ready to go on those crazy nights when things just
don't work out for cooking dinner.
So skip the drive-thru and try this
But for now, we're going to bake these.
At 400 degrees F for 20-25 minutes.
If you do choose to freeze them, add about 5 minutes to the cooking time.
Serve these up hot with your favorite dipping sauce.
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