Kid-Approved - Homemade Chicken Nuggets
These days, with a fast food joint located down practically every street, it’s sometimes hard to convince kids that life exists beyond McDonald’s chicken nuggets. Not only that, but that homemade chicken nuggets were — gasp! — actually better! How could they be better when they don’t come as part of a Happy Meal, right?
My five-year-old son, Nicholas, was no exception. Although he tends to be a little picky about fast food, he does have it on occasion, and when I mentioned that I was going to make him chicken nuggets at home, he didn’t want to hear any of it. It wasn’t until the third time that I made them that I could actually convince him to try enough of it to really give it a chance. And then? He succumbed and admitted, that yup, homemade chicken nuggets really ARE better than what you can get at McDonald’s, Happy Meal toy notwithstanding. I’d also hazard a guess that these are a tad bit healthier to boot.
Homemade Chicken Nuggets
2 lbs skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size chunks
dry breadcrumbs
1/2 cup milk
1 egg, mixed with the milk
Dip chicken in egg and milk mixture, then toss with bread crumbs, coating well. Brown in a little oil until golden. Serve.
