Homemade Chicken Nuggets with 3 Dipping Sauces
This homemade version of the familiar chicken nugget is light and crunchy and can be served with three easy dipping sauces you can stir together too.
Ingredients:
- 1 pound chicken tenders (cut into smaller pieces)
- ¼ cup flour
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- ¼ cup milk
- ½ cup plain breadcrumbs
- cooking spray
Instructions:
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
- In a medium bowl combine the flour, onion powder, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
- Toss the raw chicken pieces in the flour mixture to coat.
- Pour the milk into a shallow bowl, and put the breadcrumbs on a plate.
- Now you will be setting up your assembly line. Take a piece of the flour coated chicken, dip it in the milk, and then roll it in the breadcrumbs. Put the finished pieces of chicken on a parchment paper lined baking sheet.
- Spritz the coated chicken pieces with a little bit of cooking spray.
- Place the chicken tenders in the oven and bake for 20 minutes.
3 ideas for dipping sauces:
- Honey Mustard dipping sauce: Combine 3 tablespoons of honey, 3 tablespoons of mustard, and 2 tablespoons of mayonnaise.
- Creamy Dill dipping sauce: Combine a 1/2 cup of plain yogurt,1 tablespoon of Dijon mustard, and 2 teaspoons of lemon juice. Stir in 3/4 teaspoon of dill weed, 1/4 teaspoon of salt, and a 1/4 teaspoon of pepper.
- BBQ dipping sauce: Combine a 1/2 cup of ketchup and 1/4 up of brown sugar. Stir in 1/4 teaspoon each of chili powder, dry mustard, salt, and Worcestershire sauce.