Buffalo Chicken Nuggets

Buffalo Chicken Nuggets might be a good recipe to expand your main course repertoire. One portion of this dish contains about 31g of protein, 21g of fat, and a total of 446 calories. This recipe serves 6. For $2.2 per serving, this recipe covers 21% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 25 minutes. A few people made this recipe, and 20 would say it hit the spot. A mixture of pepper, butter, flour, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. It is brought to you by . All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 59%. This score is solid. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Buffalo-Style Chicken Nuggets, Baked Buffalo Chicken Nuggets, and Paleo Buffalo Chicken Nuggets.

Servings: 6

Preparation duration: 70 minutes

Cooking duration: 15 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1/2 cup buffalo wing sauce

1/2 cup butter

1 teaspoon cayenne pepper

15 -20 chicken tenders, cut into 1 inch pieces

2 cups flour

1/8 teaspoon garlic powder

1/2 cup hot sauce

1 teaspoon paprika

1/8 teaspoon pepper

1 teaspoon salt

vegetable oil, for frying

Equipment:

microwave

bowl

baking pan

dutch oven

sauce pan

oven

Cooking instruction summary:

Cut the chicken tenders into 1 chunks and set aside.

Combine the flour, paprika, cayenne pepper, and salt in a large bowl.

Separately, mix together in a separate bowl 1 cup butter, 1/2 cup hot sauce, a dash of garlic powder and a dash of pepper and heat in microwave in 20 second increments until the butter is fully melted. Mix well. Set aside.

Put the nuggets into the flour mixture. Coat well and shake off excess.

Dip the dredged nugget into mixture of butter and hot sauce.

Then finish by dropping again into flour mixture.

Place all the nuggets on a rack on a baking tray and put in the refrigerator for 60 to 90 minutes. (This will help the breading to adhere to the nuggets better.)

Heat oil in a dutch oven to 375F

Fry them for 3 to 5 minutes.

Remove the nuggets from the oil to the rack to drain.

After a draining for a minute or two. Move to the baking tray and cook in a 350 degree oven for 10 minutes.

While the nuggets are baking, combine another 1 cup butter, 1/2 cup hot sauce, ground pepper, and garlic powder in a small saucepan over low heat.

Heat until the butter is melted and the ingredients are well blended.

Place the cooked nuggets in the sauce and serve.

 

Step by step:


1. Cut the chicken tenders into 1 chunks and set aside.

2. Combine the flour, paprika, cayenne pepper, and salt in a large bowl.Separately, mix together in a separate bowl 1 cup butter, 1/2 cup hot sauce, a dash of garlic powder and a dash of pepper and heat in microwave in 20 second increments until the butter is fully melted.

3. Mix well. Set aside.

4. Put the nuggets into the flour mixture. Coat well and shake off excess.Dip the dredged nugget into mixture of butter and hot sauce.Then finish by dropping again into flour mixture.

5. Place all the nuggets on a rack on a baking tray and put in the refrigerator for 60 to 90 minutes. (This will help the breading to adhere to the nuggets better.)

6. Heat oil in a dutch oven to 375FFry them for 3 to 5 minutes.

7. Remove the nuggets from the oil to the rack to drain.After a draining for a minute or two. Move to the baking tray and cook in a 350 degree oven for 10 minutes.While the nuggets are baking, combine another 1 cup butter, 1/2 cup hot sauce, ground pepper, and garlic powder in a small saucepan over low heat.

8. Heat until the butter is melted and the ingredients are well blended.

9. Place the cooked nuggets in the sauce and serve.


Nutrition Information:

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446k Calories
31g Protein
20g Total Fat
32g Carbs
12% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
446k
22%

Fat
20g
32%

  Saturated Fat
11g
73%

Carbohydrates
32g
11%

  Sugar
0.45g
1%

Cholesterol
120mg
40%

Sodium
1810mg
79%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
31g
62%

Vitamin B3
15mg
78%

Selenium
54µg
78%

Vitamin B6
1mg
50%

Phosphorus
316mg
32%

Vitamin B1
0.42mg
28%

Vitamin B2
0.36mg
21%

Folate
83µg
21%

Vitamin C
16mg
20%

Vitamin B5
2mg
20%

Vitamin A
845IU
17%

Manganese
0.33mg
17%

Potassium
556mg
16%

Iron
2mg
14%

Magnesium
44mg
11%

Zinc
1mg
7%

Vitamin E
0.98mg
7%

Fiber
1g
6%

Copper
0.1mg
5%

Vitamin B12
0.28µg
5%

Vitamin K
3µg
3%

Vitamin D
0.41µg
3%

Calcium
20mg
2%

covered percent of daily need
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