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finished nuggets on a platter with honey mustard sauce

Homemade Chicken Nuggets

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This homemade Chicken Nuggets recipe is a comforting treat. It’s soft and tender with a crispy golden-brown exterior. This recipe uses white meat chicken breast blended with a perfect spice blend and no fillers or preservatives.

  • Total Time: 1 hour + 10 minutes  
  • Yield: 33 nuggets 1x

Ingredients

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Instructions

THE NUGGETS

  1. In a medium-small bowl, combine the ground chicken panko breadcrumbs, chicken bone broth, eggs, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, sea salt, and freshly ground black pepper until the mixture achieves a smooth, thick paste-like consistency.
  2. Using a 1 Tablespoon cookie scoop, portion the meat mixture and arrange the scoops on a baking sheet or plate. Once all are scooped, dip your hands in water and gently shape each portion into a flattened nugget form of your choice, then set aside on a parchment-lined sheet pan. Repeat until all of the chicken mixture has been shaped into nuggets.
  3. Chill them in the freezer for about 5-10 minutes (roughly the time it should take you to prepare the beer batter).
  4. Make the homemade beer batter (or store bought)
  5. When ready to fry, fill a frying pan to about ¼ to ½ inch deep with oil. Heat the oil to medium-high until it shimmers (or when it reaches 350°F).
  6. Using a fork, carefully dip the chilled chicken nuggets into the beer batter, ensuring they are completely covered.
  7. Gently lower 3 to 4 of the chilled nuggets into the hot oil. Allow the nuggets to cook for 3-4 minutes per side, turning once to ensure all sides are cooked and turn golden brown. Transfer them to a towel-lined plate or a cooling rack lined on a baking sheet to drain and cool.
  8. Serve the nuggets warm with your favorite dipping sauces:

THE BATTER

Make the beer batter according to the directions.

Notes

SUBSTITUTIONS

  1. 1:1 ratio Panko to Plain Breadcrumbs can be used.
  2. 1:1 ratio chicken bone broth to Vegetable Broth (Use Code: JENNSMITH15 to 15% off at Gourmend)
  3. 1:1 ratio boneless skinless chicken breast to ground chicken

STORAGE

  • Store chicken nuggets in the fridge for 4 days. To reheat, preheat oven to 350°F and bake for 10-15 minutes until crispy and heated.
  • Cooked nuggets can be frozen for 3 months. Reheat at 400°F for 18-20 minutes until crispy and heated.
  • Uncoated, raw nuggets can be frozen for 3 months. Defrost in the fridge before frying. Follow frying instructions (#3-8 in cooking instructions)
  • Author: Jenn Giam Smith
  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Freezing Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 45 minutes
  • Category: lunch, dinner, moderate recipe
  • Method: frying
  • Cuisine: American
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