# McDonald’s Chicken Nuggets

A recipe for making McDonald's-style chicken nuggets from scratch that actually taste good.

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Lunch
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 giant one chicken breast
- 2 chicken thighs, boneless
- 1 tbsp kosher salt
- 0.5 tsp MSG
- 0.5 tsp white pepper
- 0.5 tsp garlic powder
- 0.5 tsp onion powder
- 0.5 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup cornstarch
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tbsp salt
- 1 tsp paprika
- 0.5 tsp white pepper
- 0.5 tsp garlic powder
- 0.5 tsp onion powder
- 0.5 cup cold water

## Instructions

1. Dice the chicken breast and chicken thighs.
2. Toss the diced chicken into a food processor.
3. Season the chicken with salt, onion powder, garlic powder, white pepper, and MSG.
4. Scoop the chicken mixture to get even sized portions.
5. Shape the portions into a ball and then pat them down to form chicken nuggets.
6. Toss the chicken nuggets in the freezer while preparing the batter.
7. Take half of the dry mix ingredients (all-purpose flour, cornstarch, baking powder, salt, paprika, white pepper, garlic powder, onion powder) and toss into a bowl.
8. Add approximately 1/2 cup cold water gradually to the dry mix to create a runny batter.
9. Coat the chicken nuggets in the dry batter.
10. Fry the chicken nuggets at 375 degrees Fahrenheit until they reach an internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit.

## Equipment

- food processor

## Tips

- Add cold water gradually to the batter until it is slightly runny.
- Fry until an internal temperature of 165f.

## Source

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- Extracted: 2026-04-07

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