Today I am excited to share one of my family’s all-time favorite quick meals. We’ve been making these chicken nuggets for years and they are, in our opinion, the BEST-EVER!
We love to make this finger-food-friendly dish with honey mustard dipping sauce, pan-fried potatoes or homemade buffalo fries, and a veggie on the side. Everything whips up fast…and the chicken disappears just as fast, too!
- 3-4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 4 Tablespoons margarine or butter
- ½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- ⅓ cup breadcrumbs
- ⅔ cup crushed cracker or cereal crumbs (I often use Rice Krispies)
- ¼ cup Parmesan cheese
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- Preheat oven to 450°.
- Using kitchen scissors, cut chicken into bite-sized pieces.
- Melt margarine in a small bowl and stir in Worcestershire sauce.
- Mix together bread crumbs, cracker/cereal crumbs, Parmesan cheese, and Italian seasoning.
- Dip pieces of chicken in melted margarine, then in the crumb mixture, and then place on an ungreased cookie sheet (You can pack the chicken nuggets in – they don’t need a lot of “elbow room” on the cookie sheet).
- Bake chicken nuggets at 450° for 8-9 minutes. (Tip: Cut one of the largest pieces in half to ensure that the middle is cooked through and no longer pink).
- Serve with Honey Mustard sauce and some veggies and/or fries on the side.
If you find you have more chicken than breading, throw a few more bread crumbs into the bowl. I often melt 2 Tbs of butter at a time and sprinkle in some of the Worcestershire sauce and then melt another bowl (or two) as I go.
**This can easily be made into a gluten-free meal by eliminating the bread crumbs and using ANY kind of plain cereal or gluten-free crumb mixer.**
Quick Honey Mustard Sauce
While the chicken is baking, I always whip up this easy sauce. It’s so tasty on chicken AND fries. Please forgive me for the ingredients I’m about to share…
Mix together and serve cold:
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 4 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 1 Tablespoon honey
Easy Pan-fried Paprika Potatoes
One of my favorite methods of making a quick potato side dish is this easy pan-fried paprika potatoes recipe. If you have an extra hand in the kitchen you can actually make ALL THREE of these recipes in 15 minutes (don’t be fooled into thinking you can do the potatoes and the chicken by yourself in 15, though). The trick to making this potatoes to be ready at the same time as the chicken nuggets is to have someone slice potatoes while another person cuts and breads the chicken. They taste so perfect together, so it’s totally worth getting the family involved.
- Thinly slice 4-5 medium potatoes (skin on).
- Melt 3 Tablespoons margarine or butter in a large sauce pan (with lid) over medium high heat. Add 1/2 teaspoon paprika and 1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt to the melted margarine.
- Add sliced potatoes to the saucepan, sprinkle with pepper to taste, mix well, and COVER with lid.
- Stir every few minutes so that all potatoes get equal time on the direct heat.
- Cook for 10-12 minutes, or until the potatoes are soft and starting to brown.
It’s Friday, so it’s time for another 15 Minute Supper. I love sharing these easy and delicious meals with you and helping you get a meal on your table in less time than you could get take out or order a pizza.
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YUM i need to try it
I love trying different chicken nuggets recipes – and this looks like a great one, and the dipping sauce, too! And I can’t go wrong any recipe you can eat with your fingers – if you want to!!!
Chicken nuggets are great for kids because they like finger foods that they can dip.
this recipe looks yummy, i’ll love to try it this weekend
The kids love chicken nuggets and these look delicious a long with the honey mustard dipping sauce and fried potaotes. It all looks so good and will have to try them.
these look great! i like giving my family their fast food fix from homemade goods so we will try these!
We always make chicken nuggets from scratch…much healthier than the prepackaged stuff!
I love to make homemade chicken nuggets for my son :) I will have to try this recipe !
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A 15 minute recipe is my favorite thing – the chicken nuggets are going to be enjoyed by my grandkids. They do not like anything besides ketchup though so the honey mustard sauce will be for me!
My kids would love these!
we love homemade chicken nuggets and these sound really good. i would never have thought to use rice krispies for the breading – what a great idea!
My grandsons loves chicken nuggets! I’ll have to try your recipe and see how mine turn out!
What a great idea using Rice Krispies and making it GF. How great for a kid-friendly and mom-happy supper!
Yum! Chicken nuggets are one of my husband’s favorite foods!