Go Back
–+ servings
Print Recipe
5 from 2 votes

Healthy Chicken Nuggets, Fast-Food Style

If you're craving fast food but want to keep on track, you have to try out these Healthy Chicken Nuggets, Fast-Food Style! Real chicken breast is ground up to resemble the look and texture of your favorite drive-through food.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Servings: 33
Calories: 40kcal
Author: Geri

Equipment

  • Food processor

Ingredients

FOR THE CHICKEN MIXTURE

  • 1 1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into smaller pieces
  • 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp onion powder
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt

FOR THE BREADING

  • 1/4 cup cornstarch
  • 1 large egg + 2 tsp water, whisked
  • 1/2 cup seasoned bread crumbs
  • 1/4 cup panko
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp onion powder
  • 1/2 tsp paprika
  • 1/4 tsp kosher salt
  • 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
  • 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper (optional to make spicy chicken nuggets)

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 425F or air fryer to 400F.
  • Pat chicken very dry with paper towels. Put all of the chicken mixture ingredients into a food processor and blend until it forms a paste. (See picture above.)
  • Form chicken mixture into shape of preference, measuring a rounded tablespoon at a time. You should be able to get 33 nuggets out of this.
  • Set up your dredging station. Put cornstarch on one plate, egg and water mixture on another plate. Mix together all remaining ingredients (bread crumbs and seasonings) and place that in a third plate. Add cayenne to your bread crumb mixture if you wants spicy nuggets.
  • Dip each nugget into cornstarch and lightly press to make sure cornstarch covers the chicken. Shake off excess. (See picture above.)
  • Then, dip in egg mixture until just coated, and dip again into breadcrumb mixture and push into nuggets until evenly coated. Add to baking sheet or air fryer basket that has been greased with cooking spray.
  • Lightly coat both sides of nuggets with cooking spray. Bake for 10-12 minutes, flipping half way through, or air fry for 5-7 minutes, flipping half way through.
  • Make sure your chicken is at 165F before serving.

Notes

Click here to determine your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe (if you are logged in to your WW app, it should calculate for you automatically). Calculated per nugget.
WW Green SmartPoints:
6 nuggets = 5
5 nuggets = 4
3 nuggets = 2
2 nuggets = 2
1 nugget = 1
WW Blue and Purple SmartPoints:
6 nuggets = 3 SP
5 nuggets = 2 SP
4 nuggets= 2 SP
3 nuggets = 1 SP
2 nuggets = 1 SP
1 nuggets = 0 SP
 
(Nutrition is calculated per nugget)

Nutrition

Calories: 40kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 1g