Healthy Baked Chicken Nuggets

Servings: 4 | Amount Per Serving: 113g

Ingredients

1) 16 oz (454g) 2 large skinless boneless chicken breasts, cut into even bit sized pieces
2) 0.5 teaspoon kosher salt and black pepper, to taste
3) 2 teaspoon olive oil
4) 6 tablespoon whole wheat Italian seasoned breadcrumbs
5) 2 tablespoon panko
6) 2 tablespoon grated parmesan cheese
7) Olive oil spray

Steps

1) Preheat oven to 425°F | 218ºC. Spray a baking sheet with olive oil spray.
2) Put the olive oil in one bowl and the breadcrumbs, panko and parmesan cheese in another.
3) Season chicken with salt and pepper, then put in the bowl with the olive oil and mix well so the olive oil evenly coats all of the chicken.
4) Put a few chunks of chicken at a time into the breadcrumb mixture to coat, then on the baking sheet.
5) Lightly spray the top with olive oil spray then bake 8 - 10 minutes. Turn over then cook another 4 - 5 minutes or until cooked through.

Notes

1) In the absence of Italian breadcrumbs, add dried oregano, basil, and thyme to the breadcrumbs.
2) To freeze nuggets, follow instructions until step 4 and then freeze nuggets. Cook for 5 more minutes when ready to eat.
Extra cooking time is an approximation. Alternatively, thaw for a few hours.
3) Substitute panko for regular breadcrumbs.