Chicken Nuggets with Pineapple Dipping Sauce

Categories: Chicken, Entrées, Kids' Recipes

         

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Recipe Information

Serving Size

1 serving

Yield

Makes 4 servings

Nutrition Information

One serving is 330 calories, 5 g fat, 100 mg cholesterol, 920 mg sodium, 47 g carbohydrates, 1 g fiber, and 3 g protein

Key

c = cup, T = tablespoon, t = teaspoon, lb = pound, oz = ounce, fl oz = fluid ounce, pkg = package

Ingredients

Chicken Nuggets:

  • 1 Egg
  • 2 T Milk, low fat
  • 3 ½ c Cornflakes, crushed
  • 1 lb Chicken breasts, boneless, skinless, cut into nugget-size pieces

Dipping Sauce:

  • 1 can Pineapple, crushed, in juice (8 oz.)
  • 1 T Corn starch
  • ¼ c Pineapple juice
  • ½ c Barbecue sauce

Directions

Chicken Nuggets:

  1. PREHEAT oven to 400°F.
  2. In a small mixing bowl, WHISK the egg and milk together.
  3. PLACE cornflakes in a plastic bag.
  4. DIP chicken pieces in egg mixture, then SHAKE with cornflakes to coat.
  5. PUT coated chicken on a baking pan. When all pieces are coated, PLACE baking pan in oven and BAKE for 15 minutes.
  6. REMOVE from oven, and TRANSFER chicken nuggets to a serving platter.

Dipping Sauce:

  1. POUR undrained pineapple into the blender. SECURE lid and PROCESS for 20 seconds.
  2. POUR pineapple into the saucepan, ADD cornstarch and STIR.
  3. ADD pineapple juice and barbecue sauce and STIR again.
  4. Bring to a boil, then REDUCE heat and simmer, STIRRING until sauce thickens, about 3 minutes.
  5. REMOVE from heat and USE for dipping.

Chickasaw Nation Nutrition Services

Get Fresh! is an initiative of the Chickasaw Nation. This material was funded by USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer. For more information on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or the FDP Grocery Stores, visit www.GetFreshCooking.com.