Rad Recipes: Homemade Chicken Nuggets

Recently, I found myself having a hankering for some good old-fashioned chicken nuggets. Since I am not fortunate enough to live within 25 minutes of any fast food restaurant, I was forced to make some myself. On my quest for the best recipe to fill my needs, I stumbled across a simple, tasty one that happened to be rated four-and-half out of five stars and required only 15 minutes of prep. I'd like to share it with you in case you ever run across a dilemma such as mine.

The ingredients are as follows:


1 cup all-purpose flour

1 tablespoon seasoned salt

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

 

2 large eggs

2 cup seasoned breadcrumbs

2 chicken breasts, cut into small pieces

 

Vegetable oil, for frying

 

 

 Directons:

• In a plastic bag, mix the flour, seasoned salt and some salt and pepper. In a bowl, mix the eggs with 2 tablespoons water. In a separate bowl, add the breadcrumbs.
• Shake the chicken pieces in the bag to coat. In batches, dip them in the egg wash, then in the breadcrumbs.
• Heat about 2 inches of vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until a few breadcrumbs dropped in the oil start to sizzle immediately. Fry the chicken, in batches if needed, until golden brown and cooked through, a couple minutes per side. Drain on a paper towel and serve with ketchup.

This recipe courtesy of Ree Drummond, from The Pioneer Woman. The site on which it is found is http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ree-drummond/chicken-nuggets.html .

 

I prepared this recipe myself and was pleasantly surprised with its flavor! I may have put a bit more salt in (since the recipe had no exact measurement for salt, I didn't want to add too much) were I to try this recipe again. For a quick meal or a late snack, these chicken bites are perfect to pop into your mouth one by one. I hope you'll try this recipe and enjoy it as much as I did!