Easy Chicken Nuggets with hidden veggies

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Easy Chicken Nuggets with hidden veggies

Name: Easy Chicken Nuggets with hidden veggies
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 Small Zucchini grated;; 1/2 Onion grated or finely diced; 1 1/2 Pounds Ground Chicken; 2 Teaspoons Onion Powder; 2 Teaspoons Garlic Powder; 1 Teaspoon Cumin; 1 Teaspoon Kosher Salt; 1/2 Teaspoon Black Pepper; 1 Egg

8 steps

Protein, vegetable, lunch, dinner.

Updated at: Wed, 30 Aug 2023 17:46:41 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories71.8 kcal (4%)

Total Fat3.8 g (5%)

Carbs1.5 g (1%)

Sugars0.6 g (1%)

Protein8.1 g (16%)

Sodium147.9 mg (7%)

Fiber0.3 g (1%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

16 servings

2Zucchini

Small, grated

0.5Onion

grated or finely diced

1.5 poundsground chicken

2 teaspoonsonion powder

2 teaspoonsgarlic powder

1 teaspooncumin

1 teaspoonkosher salt

½ teaspoonblack pepper

1egg

Instructions

Step 1

To make these nuggets, start by preheating your oven to 400 F.

Step 2

Next, line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set it aside. You may want to spray the pan lightly with PAM, to ensure that the parchment paper sticks to it.

Step 3

Next, wash and grate the zucchini and onion. Then, add them to a cheesecloth or nut milk bag and squeeze as much liquid out of them as possible. If you don't have a cheesecloth or nut milk bag, you can wrap paper towels around them and squeeze the moisture out that way.

Step 4

Once the veggies are prepared, set them aside while you prepare the chicken nuggets.

Step 5

Add the ground chicken to a large bowl alongside the onion powder, garlic powder, cumin, sea salt, black pepper, and egg. Mix until they're fully incorporated, then add in the veggie mixture and stir until the veggies are mixed in with the chicken.

Step 6

Then, use a spoon to scoop out approximately 3 tablespoons of the meat mixture and use your hands to form the mixture into nuggets. Line the nuggets up on the baking sheet and repeat until all of the mixture has been formed into nuggets.

Step 7

Bake the nuggets for 15 minutes, then remove them from the oven, flip them, and bake them for another 10 minutes, until they reach an internal temperature of 165 F.

Step 8

Once they're done, remove them from the oven, serve, and enjoy! Store any leftovers in an airtight container, in the fridge, for up to one week.