Baked Chicken Nuggets

Ingredients

• 3 skinless, boneless chicken breasts


• 1 cup Italian seasoned bread crumbs


• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese


• 1 teaspoon salt


• 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning


• 2 teaspoons dried basil


• garlic and onion powder to taste


• 1/2 cup butter, melted
  

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F


2. Cut chicken breasts into 1 1/2-inch sized pieces.


3. In a medium bowl, mix together the bread crumbs, cheese, salt, Italian seasoning, basil and onion and garlic powders. Put melted butter in a bowl or dish for dipping.


4. Dip chicken pieces into the melted butter first, then coat with the breadcrumb mixture. Place the well-coated chicken pieces on a lightly greased cookie sheet in a single layer. Drizzle small amount of melted butter on the chicken.


5. Bake for 20 min, or until no longer pink in the middle. I didn't flip them half way through this time, but I think they would turn out crispier if you did. :)

This was my first time trying this recipe. I modified it to my liking and this is my version of the recipe. Go here for the original recipe. Kyle loved them! He was a little unsure when i told him I was making chicken nuggets for dinner, but in the end it was a hit :) They were good dipped in BBQ sauce or marinara sauce, but you could use any favorite dipping sauce.

This was also really quick and easy to prepare. I got home at 5:30 and started cooking and we were almost done eating by 6:30. We ate this with some leftover rice and veggies we had in the fridge.

Kyle's food quote for the night: "You should go teach McDonalds how to do nuggets!"