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Everyone loves chicken nuggets, and if you’re a mom, you’ll know that chicken nuggets are our secret weapon and a must-have for toddlers.
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Now how do you make delicious and crispy chicken nuggets without deep-frying? You bake them to make these amazing baked chicken nuggets that feed the entire family, including the pickiest eaters.
The secret ingredient in this baked chicken nuggets recipe is Parmesan cheese. Mix grated Parmesan cheese with the panko bread crumbs and generously coat the chicken.
If you don’t have panko, you can use regular bread crumbs, but I will tell you that Japanese panko will make the baked chicken nuggets extremely light, airy, and super crispy!
This is the BEST Parmesan baked chicken nuggets recipe you’ll find online, with real chicken and a few simple ingredients. Prep time is only 20 minutes and the oven will do the rest. Enjoy!
How Many Calories per Serving?
This recipe is only 399 calories per serving.
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Baked Chicken Nuggets
Ingredients
- 2 boneless (skinless chicken breasts, approximately 1 lb. (0.4 kg))
- 1 1/4 cup panko (bread crumbs)
- 1/3 cup grated Parmesan
- 1/4 teaspoon coarse salt
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 large eggs (lightly beaten cooking spray)
Spicy Ketchup Dipping Sauce:
- 1/4 cup ketchup
- 3 tablespoons sriracha or any spicy chili sauce
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
Instructions
- Combine all the ingredients for the Spicy Ketchup Dipping Sauce and chill.
- Preheat oven to 400°F (207°C). Cut the chicken into 1.5-2 inches (3cm-5cm) pieces. Set on a dish.
- Spread panko in a thin layer on a rimmed baking sheet and bake for about 3 minutes in the middle rack, until light brown. Transfer the panko to a shallow dish and mix in the Parmesan and coarse salt. Drizzle the oil and mix well.
- Set out the flour and eggs in separate dishes. Increase the oven temperature to 450°F (218°C). Place a wire rack on the baking sheet, lightly coat with cooking spray.
- In small batches, coat the chicken in flour, shaking off any excess, dip in egg, and lastly coat well with panko. Transfer to the rack. Bake the chicken until desired tenderness, about 12-14 minutes, turning when halfway through. Serve nuggets with the Spicy Ketchup Dipping Sauce.
Nutrition
This recipe is super fantastic! I love making a large batch of these then putting them in the freezer for a quick lunch or dinner for a different day. Actually, would it be okay if I featured this recipe in a roundup I am doing at penniesintopearls.com? I would only be using a link and one photo in a collage that would link back to this page for the readers to get the recipe here. Hope you have a great day!
Hi Brittany, of course, please do so and thanks for checking with me. I am glad that you like this recipe. :)
Hi! I used your recipe to make a spin-off of my own that is sooo good! I actually don’t even use parmesan in them lol! I don’t use eggs either. The chicken is wet enough on its own so the breadcrumbs stick to it on its own just fine! I (don’t measure) put in paprika, salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, and dried parsley! I’ve had them soo many times now!
Hi Nancy, sounds like a great idea. I love it!
Not a great success. Nuggets were not flavorful, even using freshly grated paremsan. Far easier to put eggs in baggie, adding nuggets and squeezing to coat. Toss panko/parmesan in….voila!
Did like the spicy dipping sauce.
These are delicious! Our kids love them.
I have fixed these Parmesan chicken nuggets several times for my family. It is a joke now with my EIGHTEEN year old daughter because you mention your toddlers loving this recipe. My baby girl who is getting ready to graduate asked tonight for chicken with “crunchy stuff” on it. I knew exactly which recipe she meant! My 11 year old son is actually making them for his sister tonight. We love this!!
Hi Jonna, hahaha, so funny. I know right, I actually don’t mind eating this Parmesan baked chicken nuggets, even though we know it’s supposed to be for kids. Shhhhhh. ;)
These were great. Just made them for dinner
Great! hugry now, I have to try this this week. Thank you for sharing!
nice that these are not fried. I have found organic farm raised, no antibiotic, baked, white meat chicken nuggets at whole foods. As FT working parents, we do not always have time to make foods from scratch. Your recipe sounds much tastier, but just saying that most natural foods markets do have healthy chicken nuggets when there’s no time to cook.
Kids aren’t the only ones who like nuggets! My fiance and I crushed these tonight. These nuggets were awesome! I can’t whip them up as fast as you but it was worth it. :) Thanks for the tasty recipe.
CJ – I know we all love this “real” chicken nuggets. By the way, you should try the exact recipe for shrimp and make popcorn shrimp. :)
https://rasamalaysia.com/parmesan-baked-popcorn-shrimp/
Hi! Looks great! Do you drizzle the oil in the bread crumbs or over the chicken before dredging it in the flour?
Thanks!
Oil in the panko.