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Homemade Chicken Nuggets with Ground Chicken Recipe

Homemade chicken nuggets with ground chicken are a healthy way to bake nuggets in your oven, in a pan on the stove or air fryer to make them extra crispy.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time6 minutes
Course: Entree, Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: chicken nuggets, ground chicken, healthy, homemade, nuggets
Servings: 4
Author: Justine

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 16 oz ground chicken
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/4 tsp white pepper
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/8 cup carrots grated, pressed in paper towels to remove moisture
  • 2 tsp cornstarch or GF arrowroot flour
  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 1 tsp thyme
  • 1 cup Italian breadcrumbs

Instructions

  • In a large bowl, add ground chicken, 1 large egg, garlic powder, white pepper, salt, carrots, and cornstarch and mix until just fully combined, do not over-mix.
  • Scoop out 1 tablespoon of the mixture, shape it into a small rectangle and place on baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Repeat the process until everything has been shaped. Chill in the refrigerator for 5 minutes.
  • In 3 small separate bowls, place flour, black pepper, thyme in bowl 1, bread crumbs in bowl 2, and the remaining egg in the 3rd bowl
  • First, dip the chicken nugget in the flour, followed by the egg, then finish it up by covering with bread crumbs until all sides are coated.
  • Ground chicken nuggets cooked in a frying pan - add oil and heat until 345 degrees F. Add chicken nuggets and fry for 2-3 minutes on both sides until golden brown.  Place the fried chicken nuggets on a paper towel lined plate to remove excess oil.
  • Ground chicken nuggets in the oven - Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line the baking sheet with parchment paper. Liberally spray the nuggets with cooking spray and bake for 20 minutes. Flip each one halfway through.
  • Air fryer ground chicken nuggets - Preheat air fryer to 370 F for 5 minutes.Spray chicken with olive oil spray. When full but not overlapping cook for 8 minutes flipping pieces over halfway through.For extra crispy pieces spray with olive oil again after flipping over at minute 4.

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Nutrition

Serving: 2oz | Calories: 432kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 30g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 180mg | Sodium: 1086mg | Potassium: 758mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 876IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 86mg | Iron: 4mg