Easy chicken nuggets - Real Recipes from Mums

This is our favourite TV dinner served with a side of veggies or salad.

Ingredients (serves 3)

2 Chicken breast - cut into small pieces
3-4 tbsp Red or green pesto
2-3 handfuls Bread crumbs or panko or crushed cornflakes
2-3 tbsp Oil

Method

Preheat oven to 200 degrees.
Put the chicken and pesto in a bowl and mix together until all the chicken is covered.
Pour the oil into a shallow baking dish, just enough to cover and place into the oven for 5 minutes.
Put the bread crumbs in a freezer bag and add the chicken in small batches. Shake each batch around until chicken pieces are coated.
Place the nuggets onto the heated baking tray, no pieces touching, and bake for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown.

Notes

I usually make a big batch and freeze half. To freeze, place on a baking sheet, not touching, and freeze. When frozen, place in a bag or container and freeze until ready to bake.

152 Comments

- - cassy26 said
  - 24 Aug 2024
    9:33 am
Yum! So much healthier than takeaway nuggets too.

- - meedee said
  - 17 Nov 2021
    7:58 am
Yummy….these would certainly be a hit with most children.

- - mom390666 said
  - 13 Nov 2019
    8:44 pm
MY son would love these! Thanks!

- - happymum2018 said
  - 27 May 2019
    7:52 pm
Wow a nice and easy and a sure winner thanks for sharing

- - Stef said
  - 24 Feb 2017
    10:12 am
Very nice! I much prefer homemade nuggets! These look really tasty!

- - ella12 said
  - 18 Oct 2016
    2:28 pm
I like the twist on it with the pesto.

- - rovermum said
  - 17 Oct 2016
    9:24 am
I tend to just buy them, rarely though. They are so simple to make, and I do have the chicken fillets in the fridge and the panko crumbs in the pantry! My teen son will love them.

- - tessie said
  - 14 Oct 2016
    3:02 pm
What a great way to make chicken nuggets. So simple and much tastier than store bought ones.

- - mom134803 said
  - 14 Oct 2016
    3:48 am
I do the same with zucchini slices simple and easy !

- - mom101628 said
  - 13 Oct 2016
    11:38 pm
Simple and easy – and the colours will tempt awkward eaters to try it and probably like it.

- - mom201472 said
  - 13 Oct 2016
    9:07 pm
I’d never thought of using pesto as a coating/flavouring! And I like that it’s baked. Yum!

- - coastalkaryn said
  - 13 Sep 2016
    10:09 am
Love love love this kind of food for parties – better than packet stuff

- - Melissa89 said
  - 31 Jul 2016
    12:56 am
I love chicken nuggets

- - mom183717 said
  - 01 Jul 2016
    8:49 pm
Ooo I think my kids would eat these cheers

- - mom19782016 said
  - 18 Jun 2016
    6:59 am
Seriously? That’s it – I will have to consider making my own chicken nuggets now.

- - sharna_booth_weinrowski said
  - 29 May 2016
    9:32 am
wow what a simple and tasty recipe thank you for sharing

- - Naomi said
  - 29 Apr 2016
    7:01 pm
These worked great tonight. I did olive oil and crushed garlic instead of pesto

- - Some_Toss said
  - 10 Apr 2016
    10:58 am
Fantastic! Thank you very much for sharing! Looking forward to trying it!

- - mom165081 said
  - 04 Feb 2016
    11:58 pm
These are great – walks all over anything prepacked!

- - meljware said
  - 20 Jan 2016
    8:49 pm
Yummy. Love the sound of the pesto for extra flavour. Great recipe.