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Oven Baked Crunchy Chicken Nuggets

Home made Chicken nuggets are incredibly delicious! When your kids start requesting your home made chicken nuggets instead of fast food nuggets, you know that you’ve done good.
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Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 24 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 24 minutes
Course MAIN DISHES
Cuisine Japanese
Servings 4 servings
Calories 300 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 5 whole Boneless Skinless Chicken thighs
  • 3 cups Panko
  • 3 tbsp Olive Oil extra virgin
  • 1 pinch Black Pepper
  • 2 tsp Salt plus a pinch
  • 1 1/2 cups All-Purpose Flour
  • 4 large Eggs
  • 2 tsp Garlic Powder
  • 2 tsp Onion Powder
  • 2 tsp White Pepper

Instructions
 

Prepare the Panko:

  • In a large sautee pan, add oil and set burner to medium low (you don't want to burn the Panko)
  • Add in Panko, along with salt and pepper to taste. You will want to constantly stir the panko until golden brown. Be careful not to let the panko sit for too long as it could burn.
  • Once the panko has browned, set it to the side to cool for about an hour. (you don't want the panko to be hot when coating your chicken)

Making the Nuggets:

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees
  • In a medium sized bowl, combine flour, garlic powder, onion powder, and white pepper till fully mixed and set aside.
  • Put your eggs in seperate, medium sized bowl and stir until scrambled.
  • Cut up chicken thighs into medium small portions (personal preference on nugget size or about 2-3 inch in length)
  • Make sure the chicken is dry and not wet before starting this next part
  • Dip the chicken pieces in flour, then egg, and then the panko and place them on a foil lined baking sheet.
  • When you have breaded all the chicken and placed them on the baking sheet, put them in the preheated oven for 12 min.
  • After 12 minutes, turn the chicken over and place back in the oven for another 12 minutes.
  • Chicken should be in for a total of 24 min. Once done, take them out and enjoy with your favorite dipping sauce or eat them plain with some rice and a vegetable on the side

Notes

If you don't brown the panko before hand it will not become golden brown in the oven.
 
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