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RECIPE: Ritzy Chicken Nuggets

This week for the FNCCC we're working on chef Nigella Lawson's recipes.  She has some really wild recipes out there!  I especially was loving the recipes on her site, Nigella.com but was too impatient to do any conversions from metric to standard.  

I ended up choosing her Ritzy Chicken Nuggets since my kids LOVE chicken nuggets and we are forever trying new lunch ideas.  And besides, I was able to get 6 boxes of Ritz crackers at CVS the other week for only $.18!

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Make an assembly line to cut down on the mess.

Crispy goodness!

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Ritzy Chicken Nuggets

2-3 lbs of chicken breasts (I used 3 breasts with bone and removed the skin and bone), cut into cubes or pieces $2.56

1 cup buttermilk (I used milk and added white vinegar) $.50

1-3/4 Ritz cracker crumbs (I used 1 sleeve) $.03

Non-stick cooking spray

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.  Spray a baking sheet with non-stick cooking spray; set aside. (I used two small baking racks that fit on top of my large baking sheet.  I sprayed them with non-stick cooking spray.)

Place the chicken pieces in a large bowl and cover with buttermilk.  (Recipe says you can leave it in the fridge for up to 2 days, I let mine sit on the counter for about 15 minutes while I cleaned up the chicken mess and changed a diaper.)

Pour the cracker crumbs into a separate bowl.  Gently shake excess buttermilk from the chicken pieces and coat in the cracker crumbs, then place on the prepared baking sheet (and/or racks).  Continue until all the pieces are coated. 

Bake at 425 degrees F for 15-20 minutes.  (The recipes says you can freeze the coated and uncooked chicken pieces.  Bake from frozen adding 5 minutes to cooking time.)

Since we have leftovers, I'll experiment with freezing them from the cooked stage and reheating in the oven.  ***UPDATE*** I heated these in the oven at 375 for about 10 minutes and they were fantastic!  Definitely a great OAMC meal. 

The kids LOVED these.  Haylei ate hers with honey mustard and Hunter ate his with ketchup.  I ate mine with BBQ sauce.  They were so good!  Definitely a keeper!

And it's a cheap eat since the chicken was on sale $.99/lb. The Ritz crackers were on sale and I used coupons and store rewards to make them even cheaper.  I don't know about you, but there aren't many places you can get almost free Ritz Crackers!  

This recipe made 27 chicken nuggets and only cost $3.09 (about $.12 each)!  I got the cheese free at Kroger a few weeks ago and the apples ($.21 each) came from the Farmers' Market last week.  This lunch meal was only $.47. And it was pretty healthy since I baked them and didn't fry them.

Be sure to visit I Blame My Mother to see what others are cooking up for the FNCCC.

This post has been linked to:

• Tempt My Tummy Tuesday at Blessed with Grace
• $5 Dollar Dinner Challenge  
• Tasty Tuesday at Beauty and Bedlam 
• Tuesday at the Table at All the Small Stuff 
• Chicken Recipes at Make Ahead Meals

Enjoy!

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