This recipe merged two of my kids’ favorite things: chicken nuggets & pretzels. Why not try coating that chicken in pretzels and spices to switch dinner up a little? It was a gamble as I tried this out on my family for dinner first. Usually, I create recipes on my own and remake them if they’re successful with others. Buckle up, fam! Lucky for everyone, this one was a hit. And it’s the first time in a very long time that everyone ate everything that was served for dinner, with no alterations, no additions, no substitutions. I’d say this was a win.
Let’s also turn these pretzel nugs into a full meal by adding potatoes and broccoli to that sheet pan. Mini potatoes need a little extra cooking time, so slice those and pop those into the oven while you are making your nugs. Then, add the nugs and broccoli to your potatoes and finish cooking dinner. If you want to just make the pretzel nuggets, you certainly can. These would also be fantastic in the air fryer. Give it a whirl at 400 degrees F for 12 – 14 minutes or until cooked through to 165 degrees F. Cooking time with alter depending on the size of your nuggets.
Grab your largest sheet pan for this dinner, or if you don’t have a big old sheet pan the size of your oven, grab two small sheet pans. Use one for your potatoes and the other for your chicken and broccoli. While it does take a little extra time to coat your nuggets yourself, it is totally worth it when everyone is happy at dinner! If you need to add dipping sauces to encourage your kids to eat all of these items, do it. Ranch. Honey mustard. Ketchup. Buffalo sauce. Sky’s the limit.
Let us know what your crew thinks of this new dinner option!
Sheet Pan Pretzel Crusted Chicken Nugget Meal
Ingredients
- 1½ lb chicken breast
- ¾ cup flour
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp chili powder
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp mustard powder
- 2 eggs
- 3 cups pretzels crushed
- spray oil
- 1½ lb baby potatoes
- 2 large broccoli crowns
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Slice your mini potatoes in half. Place on one half of a greased sheet pan. Spray with oil. Cook for 20 minutes.
- While your potatoes are cooking, cut chicken breast into approximately 1-inch cubes.
- Make three bowls for the chicken's coatings. One bowl with the flour, salt, chili powder, garlic powder, and mustard powder. Second bowl with the eggs mixed well. And, a third bowl with the crushed pretzels.
- Start by dipping the chicken chunks in the flour mixture, then dip in the egg, then finally coat with crushed pretzels.
- After the potatoes cook for 20 minutes, take the pan out of the oven (but leave the oven on!). Spray the other side of your pan with oil. Place chicken chunks in a single layer on the opposite side of the potatoes, leaving room in the middle. Spray the top with a little more oil.
- Cut the broccoli into bite-sized pieces and spray with oil. Add the broccoli in the middle of the sheet pan.
- Bake for 15 - 20 minutes, or until chicken is crispy and cooked through. (The internal temperature should be 165 degrees minimum.)