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Favorite Chicken Nuggets

Create a drive-through in your kitchen and serve the best homemade nuggets! Cereal is the secret ingredient.
Prep Time: 15 min
Total Time: 32 min
Makes: 25 nuggets
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3cups Corn Chex® cereal
1/2cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/2teaspoon salt
1/2teaspoon seasoned salt
1/4teaspoon paprika
1/8teaspoon garlic powder
3tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
1tablespoon milk
1lb boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1x1-inch pieces
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Total Time: 25 min
1.Heat oven to 400°F. Line cookie sheet with foil. Crush cereal. (To easily crush cereal, place in plastic bag or between sheets of waxed paper, and crush with rolling pin.)
2.In medium bowl, stir together crushed cereal, cheese, salt, seasoned salt, paprika and garlic powder. In small bowl, stir together melted butter and milk. Dip chicken into butter mixture, then roll in cereal mixture to coat evenly. Place on cookie sheet.
3.Bake 9 minutes; turn nuggets over. Bake about 8 minutes longer or until coating is light golden brown and chicken is no longer pink in center.
Make the Most of This Recipe
Serve With
Serve these nuggets with barbecue sauce, honey mustard or sweet-and-sour dipping sauce for a real treat.
How-To
Make dipping easy: Use one hand for butter dipping and dropping chicken into cereal mixture, then the other hand for cereal dipping and turning.

Nutrition Information:

1 Nugget: Calories 60 (Calories from Fat 25); Total Fat 2 1/2g (Saturated Fat 1 1/2g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 15mg; Sodium 160mg; Total Carbohydrate 3g (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 0g); Protein 5Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 2%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 4%; Iron 6Exchanges: 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 1/2 Very Lean Meat; 1/2 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 0 
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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