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Gluten-Free Favorite Chicken Nuggets

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Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Jan 22, 2013
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Create a drive-through in your kitchen and serve the best homemade nuggets! Cereal is the secret ingredient.

Gluten-Free Favorite Chicken Nuggets

  • Prep Time 15 min
  • Total 32 min
  • Servings 25
  • Ingredients 9
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Ingredients

  • 3 cups Corn Chex™ cereal
  • 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 3 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
  • 1 tablespoon milk
  • 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1x1-inch pieces

Instructions

  • Step 
    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.)
  • Step 
    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.
  • Step 
    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.

Nutrition

60 Calories
2 1/2g Total Fat
5g Protein
3g Total Carbohydrate
0g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Nugget
Calories
60
Calories from Fat
25
Total Fat
2 1/2g
4%
Saturated Fat
1 1/2g
7%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
15mg
5%
Sodium
160mg
7%
Potassium
45mg
1%
Total Carbohydrate
3g
1%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
0g
Protein
5g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
2%
2%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
4%
4%
Iron
6%
6%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 1/2 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
0
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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