Weeknight Ranch Chicken Nuggets
The perfect weeknight dinner for those exceptionally busy days when hunger sets in before your get home. 19 minutes start to finish.
Servings: 4
Calories:
Ingredients
- 1 lb Chicken Breast or Tenders
- ½ cup Breadcrumbs
- ¼ cup Corn Meal
- 1 tsp Salt
- 2-3 TBSP Ranch Seasoning (1 oz Ranch Seasoning Packet)
- Canola Oil Spray
Instructions
- Preheat the oven (or Air Fryer) to 400F.
- In a large zip lock bag add the breadcrumbs, cornmeal, salt and ranch seasoning.
- Rinse the chicken, do not pat dry, it needs to be slightly wet for the coating. Cut or use kitchen scissors to cut into bite size nuggets.
- Put the chicken in the large zip lock bag with the breadcrumb mixture.
- Zip to shut. Shake! Give it a good shake for a few minutes until the nuggets are covered.
- Place the nuggets in a one layer on a sheet pan. Lightly spray with canola oil and bake at 400F for 8 minutes. Flip them over and bake for another 6 minutes until crispy brown. Air Fryer: Place in the air fryer, spray with canola oil and bake 3-4 minutes and shake the pan, then bake another 2 minutes.
