Chicken Nuggets
⏱️ Prep: 15 min🍳 Cook: 8 min
Ingredients
| 2 pounds | 905 g | boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into 1-inch pieces |
| 1 teaspoon | 5 ml | ground black pepper |
| 1/2 teaspoon | 2.5 ml | kosher salt |
| 1/2 teaspoon | 2.5 ml | seasoned salt |
| 4 teaspoons | 20 ml | olive oil |
| 3/4 cup | 180 ml | plain bread crumbs |
| 1/4 cup | 60 ml | panko bread crumbs |
| 1/4 cup | 60 ml | grated Parmesan cheese |
| — | cooking spray |
Instructions
- Preheat air fryer to 400°F (200°C). Grease the air fryer basket.
- Season chicken with black pepper, salt, and seasoned salt. Set aside.
- Pour olive oil in a bowl. Add bread crumbs, panko bread crumbs, and Parmesan cheese in a separate small bowl.
- Add chicken pieces to olive oil and coat thoroughly. Dip chicken into bread crumb mixture, and transfer to greased air fryer basket, working in batches if needed.
- Lightly mist chicken with cooking spray.
- Cook chicken in the air fryer for 4 minutes. Flip chicken pieces and cook until golden on the outside and no longer pink in the center, about 4 minutes more.
Mealthy Tip: Serve with your favorite dipping sauces! Need some ideas? How about mixing sriracha and mayonnaise (or Greek yogurt) for a spicy kick. Tzatziki sauce is a nice and cool dipper. Mix honey and mustard together for a honey mustard dip. The options are endless.