SnacksAir fryerHigh proteinQuick & easy26 min
Crispy Chicken Nuggets

Crispy Chicken Nuggets

Crushed cornflakes instead of breadcrumbs. They stay crisp in the air fryer in a way panko never quite does, and you get the same shatter you want from a drive-through nugget.

38gProtein
307Calories
27gCarbs
4gFat

Computed per serving from USDA FoodData Central

12 minPrep
14 minCook
26 minTotal
4Serves
AmericanCuisine

Ingredients

  • 20 ozchicken breast, cut into 1½ inch pieces
  • 3 cupscornflakes
  • 4egg white
  • ¼ cupall-purpose flour
  • 2 tspgarlic powder
  • 2 tspsmoked paprika
  • 1 tsponion powder
  • 1 tspsea salt
  • ½ tspblack pepper
  • 1 pinchcooking spray

Equipment

Air fryer · Rolling pin · Three shallow bowls

Method

  1. Crush the cornflakes in a bag with a rolling pin until they look like coarse gravel. Not dust — you want the pieces.

  2. Set up three bowls: flour with half the spices, egg whites, then cornflakes with the rest of the spices.

  3. Dip each piece in flour, then egg white, then press it into the cornflakes so they actually stick.

  4. Lay them in the air fryer basket with space between each one and spray the tops.

  5. Air fry at 400°F for 12 minutes, turning once at 7 minutes.

  6. They should sound hollow when you tap one. Eat them straight away — that crunch does not survive sitting.

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