These chicken nuggets are flavorful and tender. The recipe has been requested by numerous people, and my husband adores them.
| Prep Time: | 25 mins |
| Cook Time: | 15 mins |
| Total Time: | 40 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
| Yield: | 4 servings |
Ingredients
- 4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh parsley
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 pinch crushed red pepper flakes
- ½ cup dried bread crumbs, seasoned
- ½ cup wheat germ
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Spray a baking sheet with non-stick cooking spray.
- Trim any fat from chicken and cut into 1-inch cubes.
- In a bowl, beat the eggs with the water and add the chicken.
- Combine the parsley, thyme, red pepper, bread crumbs, wheat germ, basil and pepper. Stir in the oil with a fork and mix well to distribute evenly. Pour seasoning mixture into a resealable plastic bag and toss the chicken pieces to coat.
- Place coated chicken pieces on the prepared baking sheet and bake at 425 degrees F (220 degrees C) for 10 minutes, turn the pieces, and bake for an additional 5 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 309 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 19 g |
| Cholesterol | 162 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Protein | 36 g |
| Saturated Fat | 2 g |
| Sodium | 378 mg |
| Sugars | 1 g |
| Fat | 10 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Simple yet great taste!
The kids were not so fond, but my mom and dad loved it. We added garlic salt to it, seemed like this recipe needs saltiness. Also we just did one full cup of parmesan bread crumbs instead of wheat germ. This was a tasty meal and will want to make again for sure!
So gooooood! My mom likes it with some salt, but it’s equally delicious either way!
We LOVE it ~ even our 7 year old asked for more
Pretty good! The cook time is spot-on for 1 to 1 1/2 inch cubes of nugget. I use a pre-made Italian bread crumb mix for this, no oil added. Just toss in egg, then in the bag of crumbs, then bake it. Pretty simple and tasty mix!
This was very good.
Did not make any changes. I should have doubled the recipe. Flavor, heat and herbs, just right.
Served them with some barbecue sauce and everyone seemed to enjoy them. Tasty as well as healthy
This is very good I love it so good
Good solid recipe.
My family loved it and it was super easy to make.
I Used Mrs. Dash/Ginger/Spanish Parpika/Turmic/Garlic Herb Seasonings Too—TOTALLY AWESOME
I had some leftover herbed breadcrumbs from a different recipe (with the same herbs and spices minus the red pepper flakes), so I used that to coat the chicken. The only difference was my mixture had Parmesan cheese. I did add the wheat germ, which I thought added a nice texture. I only used 3 chicken breasts and it was exactly the right amount of breadcrumb mixture; if I had done 4, I wouldn’t have had enough. I liked these and felt I was eating a much healthier alternative to battered and fried nuggets, but the family didn’t care for them (not for lack of flavor, but rather because they prefer battered while I prefer breaded). I did cook them 5 minutes longer than the recipe said. I would make them again for myself when my husband is out of town, but I think next time I will place them on a cooling rack on a baking sheet so I don’t have to flip them.
We loved this chicken! I did a few things differently that made it nice and crunchy, and reduced the calories a little. I used halved chicken breasts, and substituted panko crumbs for the bread crumbs and wheat germ, keeping the seasonings the same. Instead of dredging the chicken in egg, I dredged in 1% milk, which is healthier and less messy. The chicken turned out perfectly. I would really watch the cooking time if cutting the chicken into nuggets as overcooking could make the chicken a little dry tasting. #HealthyWinterDinner
no wheat germ added to the recipe. The flavors was great. Dad was ready for left overs the next day lol
I used skinless & boneless thighs. I substituted herbs with 2tsp mixed herbs, and used 1cup panko crumbs instead of breadcrumbs and wheatgerm as that was what I had already. I didn’t put the oil in but sprayed them all over with canola oil before baking. Very nice and definitely much nicer than brought ones. It is a keeper.
Very tasty. A perfect dish to make when my grandkids visit. I did not change a thing.
Although I didn’t necessarily follow the exact spices, what I did love is how to bake it – on a high temperature for a short time, it comes out so absolutely soft and moist inside, while crunchy outside too! Thank you for the recipe! Once it comes out of the oven, move the nuggets around so that they don’t get soggy underneath. By the way, a great spice for this type of chicken is Montreal steak spice. So flavorful in addition to the regular spices.
This is always a fav in my house! Love this!!!!
It was a lot of food but still delish
As written it’s a five! Made it again and substituted oat bran cereal for the wheat germ… Yum! Both are great and our family enjoys them very much. Thank you for the great recipe!