Chicken nuggets are one of those all time favorite kid foods. Heck, I still love them! Having an option that can easily be pulled out of the freezer and thrown in the air fryer to make a quick dinner is a must around our house.  Sometimes our dinner plan takes longer than the kids have patience for, or we have plans that require a grab and go meal. Either way, it’s on those nights that I’m grateful to have these in the freezer. Once frozen, you only need 10-15 mins to get dinner on the table.

I pre-make these any time we are running low and are having another meal with chicken breasts.  I buy a pack of chicken much larger than we need for that night, and any chicken that doesn’t go in that nights meal gets made into these and put into the freezer. I already have chicken on my hands, a cutting board dirty, and time while that nights chicken cooks.  A little multi tasking one night can save a LOT of time during future meals. Often times I’ll make up 2-3 batches of these at a time.

Enjoy!

Ingredients:

2 pounds chicken breast cut into nugget size

1 cup crushed Pork Rinds

1 Tbsp Garlic Powder

1 Tbsp Onion Powder

1 Tbsp Parsley Flake

2 Tbsp Nutritional Yeast

OPTIONAL:

• 1 tsp Cayenne Pepper (for a spicier nugget)
• Dipping Sauce: We love this Sugar Free BBQ

Directions:

1. Cut chicken breast into nugget sized pieces.
2. In gallon zip top bag, put all other ingredients.
3. Shake to mix.
4. Add chicken and shake to cover.
5. If freezing: spread nuggets out within the zip top bag and lay flat in freezer to prevent them from freezing together.  Once frozen, they no longer need to be stored flat.
6. Cooking: place desired number of nuggets into air fryer. Turn on to 370* for 10-15 mins flipping half way through.  An oven could also be used for cooking, but I love the crispiness that come from the air fryer.

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