Nuggets

Ah the delight that is the chicken nugget.  B is the fussy sort and doesn't really like shop bought nuggets.  Breaded chicken strips are another matter - he would eat these all day.  I don’t like to fry food so this is the compromise.  

This recipe uses minced/ground meat but you can follow the batter and freeze portion of this with sliced breast or thigh to create strips.  They cook in about the same time period 

Equipment:

Bowls

Grater if using veg too

oven trays

3 containers

Kid safe activities (if you want your kiddo to participate)

Passing items 

Mixing 

Ingredients

1lb ground chicken

¼ cup old-fashioned oats

½ teaspoon garlic powder

¼ teaspoon black pepper

Salt

seasoning of choice - I use Italian seasoning 

Breading 

3/4 cup breadcrumbs

Eggs

flour

Method:
Mix together evening except for bread crumbs and egg in a bowl - again its kind of a use your hands deal

In a separate dish put out your flour, in another your egg whisked up and in the last breadcrumbs - put a greased foil lined tray at the end

Take a dollop of mixture -  what ever size works for you and make it into a shape  - i just do roughly nugget shaped - you can use cookie cutters to make shapes but I fail epically at this

Dip into the flour mix and lightly coat all over - brush off any excess - this helps the batter stick

Dip into the egg mix to coat lightly and then drop into breadcrumb mix and coat evenly.  

When coated pop onto the lightly greased tin foil 

I make all the nuggets up and then put the trays with uncooked nuggets into the freezer for about 5 hours, at this point you will be able to take them off the tray and stick them in a ziplock to be cooked as you need them

To cook heat oven to 375F (190C) and place on a foil lied backing sheet - I pop a little spray oil on in first and bake for 20-25 minutes turning them over once - they don’t go super brown because they are not fried

If you are cooking from unfrozen use the same temp but they probably only need 10 - 20 mins

I often add carrot or other firm veg to these - I grate it first