Greatest Baked Hen Nuggets

These home made hen nuggets are a better-for-you choice that’ll have you ever skipping the drive-thru. You get slightly crunch from the breadcrumbs and parmesan cheese, and there’s no skimping on taste with our spice mix. Whip these up for the children and your self. Adults love them too!

For extra tasty nuggets, attempt our Air Fryer Chicken Nuggets or our Copycat Chick-fil-A Nuggets.

Why Our Recipe

Juicy hen breast and a flavorful breading (with cheese!) makes these nuggets the true deal!
Straightforward to make and able to go in solely 35 minutes.
These nuggets are baked, so that you don’t need to take care of the mess of deep-frying.

Closeup of chicken nugget being dipped in ketchup.

We make these hen nuggets on a regular basis in my home. Whereas I’m at it, I typically make a double batch and freeze some for later for straightforward dinners. They’re dipped in butter and coated in a flavorful breadcrumb and parmesan combination. You can too use buttermilk instead of the butter. Buttermilk will give the hen nuggets extra of a fried chicken taste.

Ingredient Notes

Ingredients used to make chicken nuggets.

Hen Breasts: Boneless, skinless hen breasts are nice for this recipe. Chop into bite-sized items.
Breadcrumbs: This recipe makes use of plain breadcrumbs, however you possibly can swap for Italian, Panko, and even crushed crackers.
Parmesan Cheese: Freshly grated has a greater texture, however pre-grated can work in a pinch.
Melted Butter: Used to coat the hen with the breadcrumbs.

Breadcrumbs

Plain breadcrumbs are used on this recipe as a result of they’re straightforward to search out and reasonably priced, however you possibly can completely use your favourite. Panko breadcrumbs are an alternative choice, that are bigger and supply a crunchier texture. Crushed cereal like cornflakes and even crushed crackers work, too!

Dipping Sauce

We love dipping sauce so you’ll want to try a few of our home made favorites:

Homemade Ranch: This creamy ranch is made with buttermilk, mayo, lemon, and herbs. It’s so easy, and it’s price it! You received’t need to return to the store-bought stuff!

Copycat Chick-fil-A Sauce: If you recognize, you recognize. This sauce is all the things you need in a dipping sauce—it’s candy, tangy, and smoky.

Homemade Barbecue Sauce: This barbecue sauce is good, smoky, and has slightly kick from the pink pepper flakes. Some barbecue sauces are too candy, however with this one, you get simply sufficient tang and spice.

Crazy Good Comeback Sauce: This sauce is just like the older sibling to the Chick-fil-A copycat. She’s slightly extra spicy from the recent sauce, slightly smoky, and never as sugar-sweet.

Chicken nuggets being scooped with a spatula from baking tray.

Freezer Directions

Put together the hen nuggets as directed by breading them and inserting them onto a baking sheet. As a substitute of baking, simply pop the baking tray into the freezer. As soon as frozen, switch them to a resealable plastic freezer bag.

When you’re able to eat, simply pop them again onto a baking sheet and bake in a 400 diploma F oven for 30-35 minutes. These hen nuggets will keep good within the freezer for 1 to 2 months.