Showing posts with label nuggets. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nuggets. Show all posts

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Chicken Nuggets

Here is what happened yesterday.

Woke up in Boston and took my last final; in other words, I ended sophomore year of college. Visited the apartment I am going to move into this fall--which also means that now I will have two roommates rather than one, thus I will have to refer to them by name: Amanda and Shirley-- and boarded a plane bound to Mexico City (with a layover in Newark).

You would think that after landing in Mexico at around 10 p.m., I would choose to arrive home and do nothing else than crawl into my queen-sized, and very missed, bed and sleep. But no. I am no ordinary person. I decided to go out.

Literally two hours after landing at Benito Juarez International Airport I was standing in a club waiting to dance the night away. I am not joking. I am also not crazy, just deprived of Mexican night life and since I am only here for ten days, I have to take advantage of every opportunity I have.

I should mention, though, that I was pretty lost. I guess my mind and did not have time to catch up with my fast-paced schedule. I felt as if I were in some sort of dream; except I was awake. Anyways, I had a great time and when I finally crawled under the covers of my comfy bed I was happy as a hippo.

Now onto the food. I did not cook anything since my last post, but I have to confess that the night I made wonton soup I also made chicken nuggets. Bet you did not expect that. I restrained from posting them both at the same time because they are not really the best combo, but here they are  now.


Healthy Chicken Nuggets (adapted from Skinny Taste)

  • 2 large, about 16 oz., skinless boneless chicken breasts
  • S & P
  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • 6 tablespoons whole wheat Italian seasoned bread crumbs
  • 2 tablespoons bread crumbs
  • 2 tablespoons freshly grated parmesan 
  • Oil spray, olive oil preferably
  1. Preheat oven to 425 F. Spray a cooking sheet with oil and set aside.
  2. Cut chicken into bite size pieces and season with S & P. Place in a small bowl with olive oil and toss to coat chicken. Set aside to let marinate.
  3. In a medium bowl, combine bread crumbs and parmesan cheese. Put a few pieces of chicken into the bread crumbs to coat evenly; then place chicken on baking sheet. Repeat with all the chicken.
  4. Lightly spray chicken with oil and bake for 8-10 minutes. Turn nuggets and bake for 4-5 more minutes.