Chicken Nuggets
- Prep: 15
- Cook: 15 mins
- Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 400 g skinless chicken breasts, cut into chunks
- 2 cups low-fat natural or Greek yoghurt
- 1 cup breadcrumbs
- 1 tsp smoked paprika, optional
- 2 tbs canola oil
Method
- Put the yoghurt and breadcrumbs into separate bowls. Mix the paprika into the breadcrumbs if using.
- Dip the chicken pieces into the yoghurt and then press down into the breadcrumbs to coat all sides.
- Heat half the oil in a large frying pan. Cook half the chicken pieces over a medium heat until outside is brown and crunchy, then flip chicken pieces and cook the other side.
- They will need about 5 minutes on each side. Repeat with the rest of the oil and chicken.
- Make sure to check that the chicken is cooked through before serving.
Variations
- Use a beaten egg or milk instead of yoghurt.
Nutrition information
per serving | per 100g | |
---|---|---|
Energy | 1005 kJ | 769 kJ |
Protein | 26.8 g | 20.5 g |
Fat, total | 8.7 g | 6.7 g |
— saturated | 1.8 g | 1.3 g |
Carbohydrate | 12.8 g | 9.8 g |
— sugars | 3.3 g | 2.5 g |
Fibre | 0.7 g | 0.5 g |
Sodium | 174 mg | 133 mg |
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