McDonald's Style Buffalo Chicken Nuggets

McDonald's Style Buffalo Chicken Nuggets

Author: Cheyanne Bany

Prep time:  30 mins

Cook time:  15 mins

Total time:  45 mins

Serves: 4

 

Ingredients

• Nuggets:
• 2 Boneless skinless Chicken Breasts – cubed (about 1 ½ pounds total)
• 1 ½ teaspoon of salt
• ½ teaspoon Parsley Flakes
• ¼ tsp Garlic Powder
• ¼ tsp Onion Powder
• ¼ Teaspoon Pepper
• 3 TBS - ¼ Cup Franks Hot Sauce*
• 1 TBS Butter, melted
• Breading:
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 Cup All Purpose Flour
• ½ tsp Salt
• Peanut Oil for frying (about 1 ½ - 2 cups)
• Buffalo Dipping Sauce:
• ¼ Cup Franks Hot Sauce
• 2 TBS Butter – melted
• ¼ tsp Garlic Powder
• Dash Kosher Salt
• Serving Options:
• Blue Cheese Dressing
• Carrot Sticks
• Celery Sticks

Instructions

1. For the Buffalo Dipping Sauce: Combine all ingredients in a small mixing bowl. Set aside until ready to use.
2. For the Nugget Mixture: Place cubed chicken in bowl of a food processor. Add in salt, parsley onion powder, pepper, butter and buffalo sauce. Process until it resembles a fine paste.
3. Line a large sheet pan with plastic wrap.
4. Roll chicken mixture into balls, about the size of a ping pong ball, roughly 2 tablespoons each. Place formed balls onto prepared sheet pan.
5. Heat oil in a cast iron skillet or heavy bottom pot over medium heat.
6. Set up breading station: place flour and salt onto a large plate and mix to combine. Pour eggs into a small bowl.
7. Roll chicken balls in flour, then egg, and then back in flour again. Use your hands to flatten balls to form chicken nuggets. Transfer breaded nuggets back to prepared sheet pan. Repeat until all nuggets are breaded and formed.
8. To Cook the Nuggets: Fry the nuggets, in batches, for 4-5 minutes total, until golden brown and cooked through (165 degrees F). Transfer to a paper towel lined plate to drain and season generously with salt while still warm.
9. Serve with buffalo dipping sauce, blue cheese dressing, carrots and celery.

Notes

*For a very mild Buffalo flavored nugget use 3 tablespoons of Buffalo Hot Sauce in mixture. For a more pronounced Buffalo flavor use ¼ Cup.
*Buffalo chicken mixture can be made in advance and balls can be formed in advance. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
*Yield: roughly 22 Nuggets.
*Recipe adapted from SparkPeople