Baked Italian Chicken Nuggets

Easy, delicious, and nutritious!

• Ready In: 1 hr 15 mins
• Serves: 6-8
• Yields: 36-48 nuggets

Ingredients

• 4 -5  boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 2 -3  cups panko breadcrumbs
• 1  egg
• 1⁄2 cup 2% low-fat milk
• 1⁄2 cup  grated parmesan cheese
• 2  tablespoons  italian seasoning (you can add any type of herbs or spices you like in place of the Italian seasoning)
• 1  teaspoon kosher salt
•  fresh ground black pepper

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Wash chicken breasts, pat dry. Cut into bite size chunks.
3. In a small bowl or pasta dish, beat egg. Add milk to egg and stir to combine.
4. On a large plate, add Panko crumbs, Parmesan cheese, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper. Mix together. (you could also do this in a Ziploc bag).
5. Add chicken nuggets to egg/milk mixture and coat thoroughly.
6. Next, dredge nuggets in seasoned crumb mixture until covered.
7. Place chicken nuggets on cookie sheet sprayed with non-stick cooking spray, leaving space between each nugget.
8. Bake at 350 for about an hour or until done.