Finger food is especially handy if you want to spend a cozy evening lounging in front of the TV, and if that’s the route you’re going to go, we can’t recommend chicken nuggets enough. But you know what the classic fast food item has always been missing? Cheese. Well, not anymore! We’ll show you just how easy it is to make your own version at home, and we’ll even throw in 4 dipping sauce recipes for free – that’s way more generous than the drive-thru people have ever been.
Cheesy Chicken Nuggets with 4 Dipping Sauces
Equipment
- Bowl
- Pan
Ingredients
- 2 chicken breasts (5 oz each)
- 3 oz cheese
- 3 tbsp corn starch
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- salt & pepper to taste
- 1 egg
- flour
- oil for frying
Instructions
- Set out 4 bowls and place ½ cup of mayonnaise in each one. For the sweet chili mayo, add 3 tbsp sweet chili sauce and 1 tbsp cilantro to the first bowl and mix everything together with a spoon. For the wasabi mayo, add 1 tbsp wasabi and 1 tsp black sesame seeds to the second bowl and mix everything together with a spoon. For the cranberry mayo, add 2 tbsp cranberry sauce and black pepper to the third bowl and mix everything together with a spoon. For the sour cream mayo, add ¼ cup of sour cream and 1 tbsp chives to the fourth bowl and mix everything together with a spoon.
- Chop the chicken breasts into tiny pieces and add them to a bowl. Cut the cheese into small pieces and add it to the meat, together with the egg and corn starch. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix together until even.
- Fill another bowl with flour and toss small portions of the raw meat in it. Use your hands to shape the meat into typical chicken nugget shapes and then cook the nuggets on both sides in oil in a pan over medium heat until crispy.
VIDEO
Now you can save money and time by making this tasty fast food staple in your very own kitchen – no more golden arches for you! You can find the recipe for the Mac & Cheese Nuggets featured in the bonus video here.