Recipe of the Week

Chicken Nuggets!!
Who doesn't love chicken nuggets? Chicken is a great source of protein, unfortunatly all that deep fried breading takes away from all the chicken goodness. In this recipe the chicken is coated with seasoned stuffing mix and grated Parmesan cheese a healthier alternative to deep fried, oily breading. For this recipe you will need:

Ingredients

1-3/4 cups herb-seasoned crumb stuffing mix
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
3 tablespoons margarine
1/4 cup low-fat buttermilk
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (approximately 1 pound)

Equipment

Measuring cups
Resealable plastic bag (1 gallon size)
Rolling pin
Small saucepan or small microwave-safe bowl and wax paper
Measuring spoons
Medium shallow bowl
Mixing spoon
Paper towels
Cutting board
Small, sharp knife
Baking sheet
Oven mitts
Tongs

Ready? Okay, lets begin!!

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.

2. Measure stuffing mix into resealable plastic bag. Seal bag and place on flat surface. Crush crumbs by rolling and pressing rolling pin over bag.

3. Open bag and add Parmesan cheese. Reseal bag and shake to mix thoroughly.

4. Melt margarine (see Cook's Note)

5. Place melted margarine, buttermilk, and pepper in medium shallow bowl. Stir well with spoon. Set aside.

6. Rinse chicken breasts and pat dry with paper towels.

7. Place chicken breasts on cutting board. Cut chicken with small, sharp knife into 16 chunks of the same size. (Each chicken breast should give you 8 chunks or pieces.)

8. Dip each chicken chunk into buttermilk mixture, covering all sides. Let extra buttermilk mixture drip off. Place 3 dipped chunks at a time into bag of crumbs. Seal bag tightly and shake until chicken pieces are evenly coated with crumbs.

9. Place coated nuggets on an ungreased baking sheet. Repeat with remaining chicken chunks.

10. Place baking sheet in oven. Bake nuggets 4 minutes.

11. With oven mitts, remove pan from oven. Using tongs, turn over each nugget.

12. Return to oven and bake 4 to 5 minutes, or until medium golden brown.

13. With oven mitts, remove pan from oven. Using tongs, remove nuggets to platter or plates. Serve nuggets immediately. Place a small bowl of your favorite dipping sauce nearby, if you like.


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Posted By: Ashley