Chicken Nuggets/Chicken Croquettes
"From Parenting mag May 2008. This is a 2-for-1 recipe. The chicken nuggets are for the kids and the chicken croquettes are for the grown-ups. This makes 4 servings: 4 nuggets each for 2 kids and 2 croquettes each for 2 adults."
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- cooking spray
- 2 large eggs
- 1⁄2 cup seasoned bread crumbs
- 2 cups cooked chicken (large chunks of rotisserie chicken breasts)
- 1 small onion, in chunks
- salt and black pepper
- 1⁄2 cup frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
- 3⁄4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
directions
- Heat oven to 400 degrees. Coat 2 baking sheets with cooking spray. Beat eggs in medium bowl. Put bread crumbs in pie plate.
- Pulse chicken, onion, salt and pepper in food processor until finely chopped. Add to eggs, and stir to combine.
- Divide in half. For kids: Shape into 8 nuggets; roll in crumbs: place on sheet.
- For adults: Mix spinach and cheddar into remaining half. Form 4 logs, roll in crumbs; place on second sheet.
- Bake nuggets for 15 to 18 minutes and croquettes for 22 to 25 minutes, or until golden brown, turning halfway through.
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I love food! I collect cookbooks and recipes and read them the way most people read novels. I have no children but I have two cats who also love to eat. I am also a movie buff and one of my biggest pet peeves is when people talk during a movie!
