My kids are extremely picky eaters! Well, Miss M is anyway. Little Guy isn’t nearly as picky as she is, though he thinks it’s “cool” to be like her and say he doesn’t like things that he’ll typically eat.
I rarely buy chicken nuggets to eat at home. I’m too cheap. But I rarely take the time to make something elaborate for lunch either.
Today, however, the kids were antsy and I thought an engaging activity was in order! What better than an activity that also provides lunch?
What you need:
Miss M decided on our seasonings: salt, pepper, and garlic powder; I used about 1 t. each. I would have used a combo of cracker crumbs and crushed corn flakes if I’d had any! Next time I might add some corn meal in with the crackers, yum! (Incidentally, store brand “Ritz” crackers are *not* the same as the real thing! Just so ya know.)
Then I dared to let my 5- and 2-year-olds handle raw meat and eggs. Not something I typically do! You can bet I watched them like a hawk and squawked just as loud should a finger so much as move toward a mouth! Thankfully, neither of them were very “mouthy” as babies and there was no incident.
And yes, I use my round cake pan quite a lot for things other than cake! It makes phenomenal cinnamon rolls, but I digress… I threw our homemade nuggets in the oven at 450 degrees for 20-25 minutes with some French fries. Serve it up with some apple sauce and cottage cheese; and guess what! They ate it!
Even Miss M gave it two thumbs up!
I rarely buy chicken nuggets to eat at home. I’m too cheap. But I rarely take the time to make something elaborate for lunch either.
Today, however, the kids were antsy and I thought an engaging activity was in order! What better than an activity that also provides lunch?
What you need:
- 3-4 chicken tenders, thawed and cut into small pieces
- about 1/2 cup flour
- seasonings of choice
- 1 egg, beaten
- about 1/2 cup Ritz cracker crumbs
Miss M decided on our seasonings: salt, pepper, and garlic powder; I used about 1 t. each. I would have used a combo of cracker crumbs and crushed corn flakes if I’d had any! Next time I might add some corn meal in with the crackers, yum! (Incidentally, store brand “Ritz” crackers are *not* the same as the real thing! Just so ya know.)
Then I dared to let my 5- and 2-year-olds handle raw meat and eggs. Not something I typically do! You can bet I watched them like a hawk and squawked just as loud should a finger so much as move toward a mouth! Thankfully, neither of them were very “mouthy” as babies and there was no incident.
And yes, I use my round cake pan quite a lot for things other than cake! It makes phenomenal cinnamon rolls, but I digress… I threw our homemade nuggets in the oven at 450 degrees for 20-25 minutes with some French fries. Serve it up with some apple sauce and cottage cheese; and guess what! They ate it!
Even Miss M gave it two thumbs up!
Store-bought chicken nuggets don't EVEN taste half as good as homemade, do they? I just love making them with almond flour (something I'm intolerant of now, but I sure used to enjoy them). It never occurred to me to have the kids help, though. I bet they loved it!
ReplyDeleteWill have to try this with Ritz! Nice!! :D
ReplyDeleteWe've done it several more times and it really is fun and very tasty!
DeleteI made it (without help) and it was a great hit. Hoping it freezes well. Thanks for the recipe. My daughter has digestive issues and can't tolerate soy/milk, so this is a great milk free alternative to store bought nuggets with milk (as fillers).
ReplyDeleteSo glad you made it and it was a hit! You'll have to let us know if freezing it works…I never even thought about it!
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