Chicken Nuggets with Dipping Sauce

These will disappear before you know it.


The sauce is great for dipping. Use it with wings too!

I found the original recipe for the nuggets on the Food Network site, and the sauce on the Insane Chicken (a great site with tons of recipes!).

Makes: 8 servings
Prep time: 1 hour
Cook time: 30 minutes
Printable Recipe

Ingredients:

• 3 large eggs
• 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
• 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into bite size pieces
• 2 cups panko bread crumbs
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
• Canola oil for frying
• Dipping sauce (see below)

1. In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs and buttermilk. Place chicken in a resealable container and add the egg/buttermilk mixture. Seal, shake and refrigerate for 1 hour.

2. Combine bread crumbs, paprika, garlic powder, Italian season and a few pinches of salt and some pepper in a pie pan.

3. Heat oil in a deep fryer or Dutch oven to 350 F.

4. Working in batches, shake excess egg/buttermilk mixture off of the chicken pieces and place into hot oil. Cook for 2-3 minutes or until chicken is done. Remove to a paper towel-lined plate. Repeat until all of the chicken has been cooked.

5. Serve hot with the dipping sauce.

For the dipping sauce:

Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1/2 cup onion, minced
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 1/2 cups barbecue sauce
• 1 teaspoon (or more) hot sauce

1. Heat the oil in a medium sized pan. Add the garlic and onion and saute until softened. Drain well.

2. Stir in the barbecue sauce, hot sauce and a pinch of salt and pepper. Simmer on low for 5 minutes. Remove from heat, let cool slightly, and serve.