Chicken Nuggets Recipe

Name: Chicken Nuggets Recipe (Shaped Chicken Nuggets)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: Sunflower Oil (for deep frying); 2 large Boneless Chicken Breast; 1 tsp Red Chilli Flakes; 1 tsp Dried Oregano; 2 tsp Garlic Powder; ½ cup Cheddar Cheese (grated); 3 tbsp Coriander Leaves (finely chopped); 1 tbsp Olive Oil; 2 tsp Salt (or to taste); 1 tsp Black Pepper powder; ½ cup All Purpose Flour; 3 tbsp Cornstarch; 2 cups Bread Crumbs; 1 tsp Salt (or to taste); 1 tsp Black Pepper Powder (or to taste)

Last Updated On: Dec 22, 2025 by Aarthi

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Chicken nuggets is a popular kids friendly recipe made using chicken. Kids favorite recipe which is popular all over the world and it was made popular from all the fast food restaurants. In this blog post, learn how to make perfect chicken nuggets and how you can freeze them for quick dinner.

Chicken Nuggets Recipe

Shaped chicken nuggets recipe. it is crispy outside and juicy in the middle. So tasty and moist. This is so easy to make, you can make a bunch of these and freeze them. So you can fry them whenever you need them. Many of my readers have been asking for toddler nuggets recipe. I made this for my little one and she loved it to the core.

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About Chicken Nuggets

Chicken Nuggets are my favorite but I don't make often because I kind of stayed away from fried foods. But when I came across this recipe, wanted to try it ASAP. I was quite surprised with the result. These nuggets turned so juicy and moist at the same time it was crispy.

Chicekn nuggets is made using boneless ground chicken meat seasoned with your favorite seasonings. This mixture is shaped, coated in breadcrumbs and fried or baked to your liking. Chicken nuggets have become a very popular fast food restaurant item, as well as widely sold frozen for home use.

You can make chicken nuggets in many ways. You can use ground chicken and mix with spices and then shape it, bread it and fry. Cooking this chicken nuggets in air fryer or oven is a healthy option.

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You can easily customize this recipe to your taste and preference. You can add cheese into the mixture and make cheesy version, cheesy chicken nuggets will be your kids new favorite snack. So delicious and these are pan fried instead of deep frying so it is more healthy.

This is so easy to make, you can make a bunch of these and freeze them. So you can fry them whenever you need them. Many of my readers have been asking for toddler nuggets recipe. I made this for my little one and she loved it to the core. You can cook these chicken nuggets in Air Fryer.

Ingredients

Chicken - use chicken mince for this recipe, you can take boneless chicken and grind them in a blender to make mince.

Seasonings - any seasoning of your choice can be added. spices, dried herbs or seasonings can be modified to your preference.

Coating - plain flour, cornstarch is added for coating nuggets. The outer coating is done with breadcrumbs.

Oil - use any neutral tasting oil for frying the nuggets. Oils like sunflower oil or canola oil can be used.

Step by Step Pictures

take chicken mince in a bowl

add in chilli flakes

salt to taste

Add oregano

add in some garlic powder

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some pepper powder

chopped coriander leaves

grate it in

add a tblspn of oil

mix well

i used these cookie cutters to create shapes

place filling in

press it evenly

done

all done

Now for coating, mix flour with salt and pepper..set aside

for dunking, take cornflour

season with salt and pepper

mix well

take breadcrumbs

season with salt and pepper

coat it well with flour

dip it in cornflour mix

coat it well

dip it in breadcrumbs

coat it well

do this for all the nuggets..chill this for 30 mins or so

drop nuggets in

fry few at a time

Serve

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Over the past few years I’ve been on a mission to find and create recipes that I can make from scratch. I hope you enjoy the recipes on this blog as they are tried and true from my kitchen to yours!

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