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Healthier Chicken Nuggets

Chicken nuggets... with a serving of veg? What could be better!
Course Dinner, lunch, Main Course, Snack
Cuisine American, Australian
Keyword Chicken Nuggets, Healthy, Nuggets
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings 20 Nuggets

Ingredients

  • 500 g Chicken Breast
  • 1 zucchini
  • 1 carrot
  • 3/4 cup breadcrumbs
  • 1 Tbsp dried oregano
  • 1 egg
  • 1 Tbsp chia seeds

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 180C. Line 1 baking tray with baking paper.
  • Meanwhile prepare the nuggets. Add the zucchini and carrot to the bowl of a food processor and process to a fine crumb. Add the chicken breast and process until smooth. Then add the breadcrumbs, oregano, egg and chia seeds. Process until just combined.
  • Lightly wet your hands, to prevent the mixture from sticking and form 1.5Tbsp of mixture into a ball and then press into the shape of a chicken nugget. Repeat until all mixture has been formed.
  • Spread nuggets over the tray 1cm apart and bake in the oven for 20mins.

Notes

If you don’t have a food processor you can grate the veggies and combine the mixture in a bowl and use chicken mince - reduce the breadcrumbs to 1/2 cup.