Baked Chicken Nuggets

Ingredients

• Chicken breast

  Broilers or fryers, meat only, raw

  6 breast fillet or 708g

• Bread crumbs

  Dry, grated, plain

  1 cup or 108g

• Parmesan cheese

  Shredded

  ½ cup or 40g

• Salt

  Table

  1 tsp or 6g

• Thyme

  Spices, dried

  1 tsp, leaves or 1g

• Basil

  Spices, dried

  1 tbsp, leaves or 2g

• Butter

  Unsalted

  ½ cup or 114g

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 400° F and lightly grease a large baking sheet.
2. Trim and cut the chicken breasts into 1 1/2-inch pieces, about 10 nuggets per breast.
3. In a medium bowl, combine the bread crumbs, Parmesan, salt, thyme, and basil.
4. Melt the butter in a shallow dish.
5. Dip each chicken piece into the melted butter, letting excess drip off, then coat thoroughly in the breadcrumb mixture. Arrange on the prepared baking sheet in a single layer without crowding.
6. Bake until cooked through and golden, about 20 minutes, turning the pieces once halfway through. An instant-read thermometer should register 165° F in the center.