Easy chicken nuggets

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

- - rebekah.bone said
  - 26 Jun 2015
    3:47 pm
Could never say no to good ol’ nuggets!
- mom94125 replied
  
  17 Oct 2015 , 1:36 pm
  yes especially good old easy nuggets. love ths recipe for sure, shared it
- - am1979amanda said
  - 21 Jun 2015
    3:49 pm
Looks amazing will try this thanks

- - crystalangela said
  - 21 Jun 2015
    11:43 am
Love the idea of using pesto to stick the crumbs on, gives flavour too.

- - grandmahamon said
  - 20 Jun 2015
    11:08 pm
Yummy didn’t know it was this easy to make

- - lepumpkinhead said
  - 20 Jun 2015
    5:39 pm
An awesome recipe, my kids love chicken nuggets, this will be way better than the store bought nuggets

- - mom118423 said
  - 16 Jun 2015
    2:20 pm
Very easy

- - Sandra_S said
  - 07 Jun 2015
    9:20 pm
Great recipe for the kids.

- - bellabecca said
  - 05 Jun 2015
    5:12 pm
Sounds nice.
What is ‘red pesto’?
I thought pesto was pine nuts, oil, spinach leaves or something?
I don’t like ‘green’ pesto so ‘red’ might be a great alternative.

- - talwin said
  - 31 May 2015
    8:33 pm
My little girl’s favourite thanks for the recipe.

- - Mum of 5 darlings :) said
  - 30 May 2015
    11:23 pm
My kids love chicken nuggets and I’m sure that these ones would taste so much better than the frozen packet ones I buy for them.

- - EllenG89 said
  - 27 May 2015
    7:38 am
YUMMMMMM!!!! these are so much more tasty and nutritious than the store bought rubbish around these days. Easy too!

- - mle00 said
  - 26 May 2015
    10:45 pm
I like to use tenderloins for my chicken nuggets, its just a much softer cut, love the pesto though!
- mom94125 replied
  
  22 Jun 2015 , 1:33 pm
  great! i will try using cornflakes and see what that is like!
- - shelley shelley said
  - 26 May 2015
    10:31 am
My daughter would eat nuggets for every meal if she could lol. Thanx for sharing your healthy version of chicken nuggets, love it!

- - silvialee said
  - 22 May 2015
    3:02 am
will give this a try and maybe use chicken mince and hide some veg into it too.

- - mom94888 said
  - 12 May 2015
    11:11 am
these sound very yummy, will bge definatly trying them

- - mom113055 said
  - 04 May 2015
    1:49 pm
looks nice

- - dannsbuild said
  - 30 Apr 2015
    9:19 pm
These look good and home made. I like a good chicken nugget myself just like the kids. Nuggets are a must in my house.

- - tania_hardman said
  - 23 Apr 2015
    10:34 pm
Add parmesan and sesame seeds to the crumb for another yum version.

- - mom127676 said
  - 19 Apr 2015
    7:58 pm
So easy to make and very healthy for Bub. Thanks.

- - gemms said
  - 18 Apr 2015
    8:42 pm
The pesto is an interesting twist, can’t wait to try these.. Thanks for the share