These easy baked chicken nuggets are sweet, sticky, and just finger-licking amazing!
5 stars (3 ratings)
Ingredients
1poundboneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch chunks
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
2large eggs, beaten
1cupPanko*
For the sauce
¼cupreduced sodium soy sauce
¼cuphoney
4clovesgarlic, minced
2tablespoonshoisin sauce
1tablespoonfreshly grated ginger
1tablespoonSriracha
2green onions, thinly sliced
2teaspoonssesame seeds
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Lightly oil a 9x13 baking dish or coat with nonstick spray.
Season chicken with salt and pepper, to taste. Working in batches, dip chicken into eggs, then dredge in Panko, pressing to coat.
Add chicken to prepared baking dish. Place into oven and bake until golden brown and crisp, about 15-20 minutes.
In a medium saucepan over medium high heat, combine soy sauce, honey, garlic, hoisin sauce, ginger and Sriracha until slightly thickened, about 1-2 minutes. Stir in chicken and gently toss to combine.
Serve immediately, garnished with green onions and sesame seeds, if desired.
Notes
*Panko is a Japanese-style breadcrumb and can be found in the Asian section of your local grocery store.