Favourite Chicken Nuggets Recipe (Gluten Free)

Prep Time:15 Mins | Total Time:32 Mins | Makes:25 Nuggets

Create a drive-through in your kitchen and serve the best homemade nuggets! Rice Chex cereal is the secret ingredient.

3 cups (750 mL) Rice Chex* cereal

1/2 cup (125 mL) grated Parmesan cheese

1/2 tsp (2 mL) seasoned salt

1/4 tsp (1 mL) paprika

1/8 tsp (0.5 mL) garlic powder

3 tbsp (45 mL) butter or margarine, melted

1 tbsp (15 mL) milk

1 lb (500 g) boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1x1-incyh (2.5 cm x 2.5 cm) pieces

Heat oven to 400ºF. Line baking sheet with foil.
Crush cereal. To easily crush cereal, place in plastic bag or between sheets of wax paper, and crush with rolling pin.
In medium bowl, stir together crushed cereal, cheese, seasoned salt, paprika and garlic powder.
In small bowl, stir together melted butter and milk. Dip chicken into butter mixture, then roll in cereal mixture to coat evenly. Place on baking sheet.
Bake 9 minutes; turn nuggets over. Bake about 8 minutes longer or until coating is light golden brown and chicken is no longer pink in centre.

COOKING GLUTEN FREE? Always read labels to make sure each recipe ingredient is gluten free. Products and ingredient sources can change.

Serve with: Serve these nuggets with barbecue sauce, honey mustard or sweet-and-sour dipping sauce for a real treat.

Make dipping easy: Use one hand for butter dipping and dropping chicken into cereal mixture, then the other hand for cereal dipping and turning.