Baked Chicken Nuggets Recipe

This is a traditional American recipe and a real kid pleaser.
Adults will enjoy this recipe for a tasty appetizer, too!
Serve warm with your favorite dipping sauces if desired.

 

 

 

Ingredients

• 3 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
• 1 cup Italian seasoned bread crumbs
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme*
• 1 tablespoon dried basil
• 1/2 cup butter, melted

Original recipe yield: 30 nuggets.

Glossary

Thyme n.

Aromatic bush: A small low-growing bush with small aromatic leaves. Use: cooking, source of thymol.

Any of several aromatic Eurasian herbs or low shrubs of the genus Thymus, especially T. vulgaris, of southern Europe, having small, white to lilac flowers grouped in headlike clusters.

The leaves of this plant are used as a seasoning.

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
2. Cut chicken breasts into 1 1/2 inch size pieces. In a medium bowl, mix together the bread crumbs, cheese, salt, thyme and basil. Mix well. Put melted butter/margarine in a bowl or dish for dipping.
3. Dip chicken pieces into the melted butter/margarine first, then coat with the breadcrumb mixture. Place well coated chicken pieces on a lightly greased cookie sheet in a single layer, and bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes.