Delicious Baked Chicken Nuggets With Panko Breadcrumbs
Crispy, crunchy and healthy, the whole family will be begging for more of these delicious panko crusted chicken nuggets!
Ingredients
Chicken Nugget Panko Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds chicken breast cubed
- 1/2 cup melted butter
- 1 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons fresh chopped parsley or 1 tablespoon parsley flakes
- 1 cup Panko bread crumbs
- 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
Instructions
Chicken Nugget Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450°, if using
Preparing The Chicken
- Place a piece of plastic wrap on the cutting board or mat. Then place the chicken onto the plastic wrap, and fold over the chicken so it’s enveloped in the plastic wrap.
- Using a meat mallet or rolling pin, lightly pound the chicken until it’s an even thickness of about 3/4”.
- Remove the plastic wrap, and cut the chicken into 1” strips, then pieces 1” cubed pieces.
Pre-Baking The Panko
- Bake panko breadcrumbs on a baking sheet in the preheated oven, or in your air fryer at 375F, for 5-7 minutes until golden brown.
Prepping The Dipping Mixture
- Pour the melted butter into a bowl, and add the garlic salt, black pepper, and parsley, and stir until well-mixed.
- In the other bowl combine the pre-baked Panko bread crumbs, and parmesan cheese and combine.
Coating The Chicken
- Add all the cubed chicken to the butter, and coat well. (Work fast, because the butter will start to solidify.)
- Then place the chicken into the Panko mix, coat well and add to the baking sheet leaving around 2” between each nugget.
To Bake In Oven
- Bake in the center of the oven for 12-15 minutes.
- For a crispier brown top, move them to the top rack in the oven for the last 3 minutes.
To Bake In Air Fryer
- Place nuggets in a single layer in the air fryer basket (if you normally use cooking spray, spray some on first) and set air fryer at 375 degrees or the temperature you normally use for fries.
- Cook for 10 minutes, toss the nuggets in the basket to shuffle, then cook for another 2 minutes
Rest & Serve
- Let them rest for 2-3 minutes before serving.