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Healthy Baked Chicken Nuggets Recipe

This healthy baked chicken nuggets recipe is the perfect replacement as a KFC fakeaway or McDonald's chicken nuggets. They're also delicious, much easier to make than you think and you know exactly what you've put in them!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: chicken, fakeaway, nuggets
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 240kcal
Author: Vikkie Lee

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 2 eggs lightly whisked in a bowl
  • 500 g chicken cut into 2" chunks
  • 2 slices wholemeal bread
  • ½ teaspoon garlic salt
  • 1 tablespoon paprika
  • ½ teaspoon mustard powder
  • Salt & pepper
  • ½ teaspoon ground curry (optional)
  • 1 tablespoon dried mixed herbs
  • ½ teaspoon lemon juice (optional)
Metric - US Customary

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven on 190c fan or gas mark 5 and line a baking tray with baking paper or silicone mat baking tray.
  • Whiz the bread and all the herbs and spices in a food processor to fine breadcrumbs.
  • Now pour the breadcrumbs in a bowl and in a separate bowl, whisk the eggs with a fork.
  • Then dip each piece of chicken in the eggs to give them a coating, then dip each one in to the crumbs and place on the baking tray.
  • Once everything is coated, place in the oven for 20-25 minutes and serve with chips and beans or whatever you wish!

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Notes

Don't forget, if you don't have these ingredients, just experiment with the ones you do have which is what I do every time I make them. Eating healthy really doesn't mean you have to suffer and this recipe really is proof of that!

Healthy Chicken Nuggets: Calories

When making my healthy baked chicken nuggets recipe, the calories roughly work out around 240 calories per 4 servings, or 480 per 2.

How Are Chicken Nuggets Made Traditionally?

Traditionally, fried chicken nuggets, such as McNuggets and KFC popcorn chicken has a flour, spices and egg batter. Each chicken piece is coated, then deep fat fried quickly in oil.
And while homemade chicken nuggets baked in wholemeal breadcrumbs is a much longer process, we like the lower fat content. And that there's added fibre.

Carbs in Chicken Nuggets

As you can see in my chicken nuggets nutrition box, each portion between four people works out around 14g of carbohydrates each.
 

Nutrition

Calories: 240kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 127mg | Sodium: 478mg | Potassium: 268mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 1061IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 73mg | Iron: 3mg