In this video, Nicole shows you how to make homemade chicken nuggets using both an air-fryer and an oven. This crispy chicken recipe starts by cutting a boneless skinless chicken breast into nugget-sized pieces. After coating the pieces with melted butter, dip the nuggets in a breadcrumb mixture that’s made with parmesan cheese, dried basil, thyme, and salt. Crisping the nuggets in the air-fryer cuts the cooking time in half compared to baking them in the oven, but both ways yield golden and crunchy nuggets. Whether you’re a kid or an adult, nothing beats this tender chicken dish!
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00:00 Look, who doesn't love a chicken nugget?
00:02 But nobody likes to pay for mystery ingredients.
00:05 So we're making homemade chicken nuggets
00:07 where the main ingredient is chicken.
00:08 These chicken nuggets are just made
00:10 with boneless, skinless chicken breasts.
00:12 I'm just gonna take a couple
00:13 and then just cut 'em up into bite-sized nuggets.
00:17 Yes, these are gonna be healthier
00:18 because they can come together in the oven
00:20 and they're still gonna get crispy.
00:22 I know you're gonna ask,
00:24 they can also be made in the air fryer.
00:26 We're gonna follow the same recipe,
00:27 you're just gonna cut the time in half.
00:29 All right, my coating is gonna be super flavorful.
00:31 I'm using seasoned breadcrumbs
00:32 along with some Parmesan cheese,
00:34 a little bit of dried basil and thyme, and some salt.
00:37 Use this recipe as a guide.
00:40 You can flavor this however you want.
00:41 You can make some spicy chicken nuggets,
00:42 add in some cayenne pepper.
00:44 Leave out the seasonings if you want 'em super plain.
00:47 Make it your own.
00:48 To coat them, I'm just gonna dip the chicken nugget
00:50 in melted butter and then straight to our breadcrumb mixture.
00:53 Gonna lightly grease a baking pan
00:55 and then just lay them out in a single layer.
00:57 These are hearty-sized nuggets, but my kids are older.
01:02 So if you have smaller kids,
01:05 you could make this more of a popcorn-sized chicken.
01:08 My kids are gonna be like, "Mom, you're so cheap."
01:10 They'd really just rather go through the drive-thru,
01:11 but I am who I am.
01:13 Can I go with my friends to Panera
01:15 to get just some broccoli cheese soup and a drink?
01:17 Can you just put $12 on my card?
01:19 For soup and a drink, no.
01:20 Not when I've got dinner right here.
01:22 With this recipe, I can get at least
01:23 a couple dozen chicken nuggets for less than 10 bucks.
01:27 You won't find that in a drive-thru or the freezer section.
01:29 This just goes into the oven, 400 degrees,
01:31 for about 20 minutes until they're good and crispy.
01:34 Let's be real, they're gonna be better in the air fryer.
01:38 I'm putting batch two in the air fryer.
01:40 I just can't help myself.
01:41 I know they're gonna be crispier.
01:43 Another thing is you can do it at the same temperature,
01:45 400, for half the amount of time.
01:47 Sizzly, golden, they smell amazing.
01:52 Let's check our air fryer.
01:53 Those look like fried chicken nuggets.
01:56 (upbeat music)
01:58 They both look good.
02:00 They both get crispy, but on the oven,
02:02 you might wanna flip 'em because one side
02:03 gets crispier than the other.
02:05 If you made these as a meal prep,
02:07 you could reheat them in the air fryer in no time,
02:09 and they'll get crispy all over.
02:11 The ones in the air fryer go ahead and get crispy all around.
02:14 Let me taste our oven version first.
02:16 Real chicken inside.
02:18 The flavor is delicious.
02:20 They're salty, they're crunchy.
02:22 These are really good, the air fryer version.
02:25 (upbeat music)
02:28 If you have an air fryer, this is a great time to use it.
02:30 These are perfect.
02:31 My kids are gonna love it when I say,
02:32 "No, we've got chicken at home."
02:34 A little ketchup to round it out.
02:36 Whether you're a kid or an adult,
02:39 these homemade chicken nuggets are bomb.
02:41 These are gonna be healthier
02:44 because they're baked in the oven.
02:45 Yes, they're still gonna get crispy,
02:46 and yes, there's some noise.
02:49 (electronic music)