Healthy Baked Chicken Nuggets

a plate of baked chicken nuggets on a plate next to ketchup.

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One of your favorites, but made healthier by baking them and with our secret ingredient.

Course Appetizer, Snack

Cuisine American

Diet Low Fat

Prep Time 5

Total Time 50

Servings Nuggets

Calories 73kcal

Author Tracy

Equipment

Ingredients

1 lb ground chicken
1/2 cup mashed sweet potato
1 teaspoon kosher salt divided
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
3/4 cup Parmesan cheese divided
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 1/2 cups Panko bread crumbs

Instructions

Peel sweet potato and cut into 1 inch cubes. Add to a small pot of water and bring to a bowl. Let boil for about 10 minutes until sweet potato is fork tender. Mash and set aside 1/2 cup.
Pre-heat oven to 400° and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Spread panko bread crumbs over parchment paper and give a quick spay with a misto, or other olive oil spray.
Bake in the oven for 3 minutes then turn the tray and bake another 2-3 minutes or until bread crumbs are browned.
Meanwhile, add ground chicken to medium sized bowl and add 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, sweet potato, 1/2 teaspoon salt, pepper, and garlic and onion powder. Mix well.
When bread crumbs are toasted, add to a medium sized bowl with Parmesan cheese and 1/2 teaspoon of kosher salt and mix.
Gather with your hands a small amount of ground chicken mixture and shape it into an oval shape and then gently dip them into the bowl of panko bread crumbs and coat fully with panko bread crumbs. Line them on parchment paper lined baking sheets.
Bake for 25 minutes or until internal temp of nuggets reach at least 165 degrees.
Serve with your favorite dipping sauce!

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Notes

Nutritional Value = Approximately per nugget

Storage

Fridge: Store in the fridge for 2 -3 days.

Freezer: Bake and then let cool on the baking sheet. Make sure that they're completely cool first so that they don't freeze together. Store in a freezer-safe container for up to 3 months.

Shaped Nuggets

Use your own cookie cutters to create your own shapes. Do this by using misto to spray the edges of a cookie-cutter before filling with ground chicken then carefully add to the bowl of bread crumbs and gently coat before adding to the baking sheet.

Substitutions

Sweet Potato - You can also use 2 eggs in place of the sweet potatoes.

Spices - We also like to use oregano, cayenne, mustard powder, and paprika.

Reheating From Frozen

Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees. Add nuggets straight from the freezer on a single layer on a wire rack and bake for 20 minutes until fully heated through.

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