Whole Wheat Chicken Nuggets

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 5
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 185.7
  • Total Fat: 9.4 g
  • Cholesterol: 57.3 mg
  • Sodium: 202.6 mg
  • Total Carbs: 9.8 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1.2 g
  • Protein: 15.5 g

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Introduction

Tasty! Substitute other herbs for dill, as your tastes dictate. You can also use chicken breasts -- I just had thighs on hand! Even my picky 5 year old ate these! Tasty! Substitute other herbs for dill, as your tastes dictate. You can also use chicken breasts -- I just had thighs on hand! Even my picky 5 year old ate these!
Number of Servings: 5

Ingredients

    5 chicken thighs
    2 slices whole wheat bread (for 1 cup bread crumbs)
    2 TBSP olive oil
    1 TBSP dijon mustard
    1 TBSP dill
    salt and pepper to taste

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Tear bread into pieces. Use blender to make into bread crumbs. (Do one piece at a time.

Place bread crumbs on a cookie sheet and bake about 3-5 minutes, until crispy.

Cut chicken into strips or pieces as desired.

In a medium bowl pour olive oil and mustard over chicken and mix until evenly coated.

Then mix bread crumbs, dill, salt and pepper in a large bowl.

Add chicken and toss until each chicken piece is coated in bread crumbs.

Arrange chicken on a sheet pan in one layer (none touching).

Bake at 350 degrees for 20 - 25 minutes or until crispy, turning once.



Number of Servings: 5

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user NOVA147.