Easy Chicken Nuggets (Can Be Gluten-Free!) Recipe

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Easy Chicken Nuggets (Can Be Gluten-Free!)
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Ingredients:

  • 1 -2 chicken breast , depending on the size of your family
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tbsp milk
  • 1 cup cornmeal
  • 2 tbsp cornstarch
  • salt and pepper
  • 3 tbsp sesame seeds
  • 3 cups oil (any kind you may have. i used canola )

Directions:

  1. Cut up the chicken in bite size pieces.
  2. Using three seperate bowls, in the 1st bowl, mix the egg with a fork and add the milk. Mix well.
  3. In the 2nd bowl, add the cornmeal, cornstarch, poultry seasoning, salt, and pepper and mix well.
  4. In the 3rd bowl, mix the bread crumbs and the sesame seeds. Stir well.
  5. Heat a large round pot (I used a saucee pan, which is a large, rounded sauce pan), add the oil and heat at Med/High for about 5 minutes and the oil is hot.
  6. Dip the chicken pieces into the cornmeal mixture, then into the egg, and then into the bread crumbs and dip into the hot oil. Fry about 5 pieces at a time.
  7. Fry the chicken pieces until golden brown, which should take about 5 minutes per batch.
  8. Remove from hot oil and allow to drain on paper towels.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1135.71 Kcal (4755 kJ)
Calories from fat 1024.65 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 113.85g 175%
Cholesterol 28.92mg 10%
Sodium 115.63mg 5%
Potassium 110.63mg 2%
Total Carbs 27.59g 9%
Sugars 1.27g 5%
Dietary Fiber 2.5g 10%
Protein 4.97g 10%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Iron 2.1mg 12%
Calcium 76.9mg 8%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 588.87 Kcal (2465 kJ)
Calories from fat 531.29 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 59.03g 175%
Cholesterol 15mg 10%
Sodium 59.96mg 5%
Potassium 57.36mg 2%
Total Carbs 14.31g 9%
Sugars 0.66g 5%
Dietary Fiber 1.3g 10%
Protein 2.58g 10%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Iron 1.1mg 12%
Calcium 39.9mg 8%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 31.7
    Points
  • 33
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

  • High in Total Fat

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