# Homemade Chicken Nuggets

A simple and delicious recipe for homemade chicken nuggets that everyone will love.

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Snack
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 egg
- 1 pound ground chicken
- celery salt
- garlic
- onion powder
- regular salt
- ground pepper
- milk
- breadcrumbs
- flour
- tomato puree

## Instructions

1. Crack one egg into a bowl.
2. Add one pound of ground chicken to the egg.
3. Add celery salt, garlic, onion powder, regular salt, ground pepper, and milk to the chicken and egg mixture.
4. Mix the ingredients together.
5. Add breadcrumbs (or panko) to the mixture and mix again.
6. Use an ice cream scoop to form heaping spoon-sized nuggets and place them on a baking sheet.
7. Refrigerate or freeze the formed nuggets until they are very cold.
8. Flour the cold nuggets by coating them in a bowl of flour.
9. Fry the floured nuggets in a pan with oil.
10. Flip the nuggets to ensure even cooking and browning.
11. Remove the cooked nuggets from the pan, placing them on a paper towel-lined tray to drain excess oil.
12. Season the hot nuggets with a little salt.
13. Serve the chicken nuggets with tomato purée.

## Equipment

- bowl
- ice cream scoop
- baking sheet
- pan
- spatula

## Tips

- Refrigerate or freeze the nuggets to get them really good and cold before flouring and frying.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@chefemerillagasse/video/7442453211379928366?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7461129178025870878
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/5cfb7cfc-b7ce-49c7-a794-f4f3999b71ce
- Extracted: 2025-08-25

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