Chicken Nuggets for Babies
These chicken nuggets for babies are truly homemade chicken nuggets the whole family can enjoy. These are fun finger foods you won't feel guilty feeding your little one because they are loaded with lots of vegetables.
Equipment
- 1 air fryer
Ingredients
- 1 lb Ground Chicken
- 1/4 wedge Onion
- 1/4 Zucchini 1 large zucchini cut into fourths
- 4 baby Carrots
- 2 tbsp Red Bell Pepper diced
- 2 tbsp Green Bell Pepper diced
Instructions
- In a food processor add the zucchini, carrots, onion, red and green bell pepper and process into small pieces and until the mixture is really fine. Once done, set aside.
- In a large bowl, add your ground chicken and add the processed vegetable mixture.
- Next season with black pepper, salt, garlic powder and onion powder. Mix with your hands to thoroughly combine all of the chicken and vegetables.
- Next set up a simple breading station using some small bowls. In one small bowl add some bread crumbs. You can use plain bread crumbs, seasoned bread crumbs or even panko breadcrumbs works really well too.
- Take about 1 tbsp of the meat mixture and form into nugget shapes and then dip in the bread crumb mixture and set aside. Repeat this process until all the nuggets are formed and breaded.
- Once all the chicken nuggets are breaded, place them in the air fryer and spray the top with spray Pam. Cook for 10-15 minutes at 375 degrees or until the chicken is cooked through flipping once halfway through the cooking process. Cook until the crust is golden brown.
- Once done, take the fresh chicken nuggets and allow to cool until ready to serve.
Notes
Alternative cooking method: You can choose to cook these in a traditional oven on a baking sheet. Place all the nuggets on a parchment lined baking sheet and bake on 375 degrees for approx. 10-15 minutes or until the nuggets are cooked through and are golden brown. Once they are done, remove from the oven and set on a wire rimmed baking tray to cool.