Baked Parmesan Chicken Nuggets

Ingredients

• Chicken breast

  Broilers or fryers, meat only, raw

  10 oz or 284g

• Garlic

  Raw

  1 clove or 3g

• Butter

  Unsalted

  ½ cup or 114g

• Bread crumbs

  Dry, grated, plain

  1 cup or 108g

• Parmesan cheese

  Grated

  ⅓ cup or 33g

• Parsley

  Spices, dried

  1 tbsp or 2g

• Italian Seasoning

  Shoppers Value

  2 tsp or 8g

• Garlic Salt

  Kroger

  ½ tsp or 2g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  ½ tsp or 1g

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Pat the chicken pieces dry with paper towels. Patting the chicken pieces dry will help the chicken have crispy breading when baked.
2. In a small bowl, stir the minced garlic into the melted butter. In another bowl mix together the breadcrumbs, Parmesan, parsley, salt, garlic salt, Italian seasoning, and pepper. Piece by piece, dip the chicken pieces into the garlic melted butter, and then dredge into the Parmesan breadcrumb mixture to coat.
3. Note: if your chicken pieces are cold, they may cause the melted butter to thicken, leaving too much butter sticking the chicken pieces. If you see this happening, just reheat the butter.
4. Place coated chicken pieces on to a 9x13 (or larger) roasting dish. Try to leave a little room between each piece. (You may need to use more than one roasting pan.) Drizzle with remaining garlic butter and bake uncovered 15 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through and juices run clear.
5. Note: chicken will get much more browned on the bottom side than on the top.
6. Recipe inspired by: http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/parmesan_chicken/#ixzz3OGdoTMh1