PUBLIC HEALTHY REMAKE

Crispy Baked Chicken Nuggets

Name: Crispy Baked Chicken Nuggets
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 350 g Chicken breast, cut into 3 cm pieces; 140 g Greek yogurt (0–2%); 70 g Panko breadcrumbs; 1 tsp Paprika; 1/2 tsp Garlic powder; 1/2 tsp Onion powder; 1 tsp Dijon mustard; 1/2 tsp Honey; 1 tsp Lemon juice; 1 tsp Olive oil spray or 1 tsp olive oil; 1/2 tsp Salt; 1/4 tsp Black pepper

Oven-crisped chicken bites with a yogurt dip — no deep fryer.

Homemade nuggets coated in seasoned panko and baked on a hot tray until crisp, served with a simple yogurt-mustard dip instead of a heavy takeaway fry.

2 servings

—Calories

—Protein

35 minTotal time

2Servings

Prep 15 min · Cook 20 min · Difficulty: easy

Why this remake works

Baking on a preheated tray replaces deep-frying oil.
Chicken breast keeps the protein high with little added fat.
A thin yogurt coating helps the crumbs stick without a flour-and-egg heavy breading station.
The yogurt-mustard dip skips a mayonnaise-heavy default.

Ingredients

Nuggets

Chicken breast, cut into 3 cm pieces

350 g

Greek yogurt (0–2%)

60 g

Panko breadcrumbs

70 g

Paprika

1 tsp

Garlic powder

1/2 tsp

Onion powder

1/2 tsp

Salt

1/2 tsp

Black pepper

1/4 tsp

Olive oil spray or 1 tsp olive oil

1 tsp

Dip

Greek yogurt (0–2%)

80 g

Dijon mustard

1 tsp

Honey

1/2 tsp

Lemon juice

1 tsp

Salt & pepper

pinch

Method

Heat the oven to 220°C (fan 200°C). Place a baking tray inside to preheat for 5 minutes.
In a bowl, toss chicken pieces with 60 g Greek yogurt, salt and pepper until evenly coated.
On a plate, mix panko with paprika, garlic powder and onion powder. Press each yogurt-coated piece into the crumbs so all sides are covered.
Carefully remove the hot tray. Lightly oil it, arrange nuggets in a single layer and mist or drizzle with the remaining oil.
Bake for 10 minutes, flip, then bake 8–10 minutes more until the coating is golden and the chicken is cooked through (no pink in the centre).
Stir the remaining 80 g yogurt with Dijon, honey, lemon juice and a pinch of salt and pepper. Serve nuggets hot with the dip.

Chef tips

A preheated tray crisps the underside the way a fryer would.
Do not crowd the tray or the crumbs will steam instead of crunch.

Substitutions

Panko → Crushed wholegrain cornflakes
Chicken breast → Turkey breast

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