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Healthy homemade chicken nuggets

Homemade healthy chicken nuggets

You will never buy store bought chicken nuggets again. My homemade healthy chicken nuggets are high in protein and are so simple to make.
4 from 2 votes
Prep Time10 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
CourseDinner, Healthy Snack, Lunch, Main Course, Snack
CuisineBritish
KeywordChicken, Healthy
Servings 4
Calories 286kcal

Ingredients
 

  • 600 grams chicken breast mini fillets
  • 2 slices of brown sourdough (a few days old)
  • 2 tsp smoked paprika
  • 2 tsp ground coriander
  • 1 tsp Italian herbs
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • 1 tsp garlic granules
  • 1 large egg

Avocado and mango spicy dip

  • 1/2 small mango
  • 1 medium avocado
  • 1 red chilli
  • 1 tbsp yogurt
  • 1 tsp honey
  • 1 tbsp cashews
  • 1 pinch of salt
  • 1 pinch of pepper
  • 1/2 lime (juice only)

Instructions
 

  • Pre heat the air fryer to heat 190
  • Add the sourdough bread, ground coriander, smoked paprika, garlic granules, Italian herbs, salt and pepper into a food processor. Blitz until breadcrumbs form.
  • Tip the breadcrumbs on to a plate
  • Crack the egg onto a separate plate, season with salt and pepper before whisking well with a fork.
  • Dip each chicken breast mini fillet one by one into the egg mixture before coating in the breadcrumb mixture.
  • Once all the chicken breast mini fillets have been coated in the egg and breadcrumb mixture, place into the air fryer in an even layer for 8-10 minutes. The internal temperature should be at least 65

Avocado and mango spicy dip

  • Blitz all the ingredients in either a food processor or blender until smooth.
  • This dip goes great with the chicken nuggets.

Notes

If you do not have an air fryer, then these also work beautifully in the oven. I would recommend putting them in for 10-12 minutes at fan 200.
The macros are calculated for just the chicken nuggets per portion (150g)

Nutrition

Serving: 1 Serving | Calories: 286kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 37g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 143mg | Sodium: 967mg | Potassium: 662mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 616IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 50mg | Iron: 3mg
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