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UN-FRIED CHICKEN NUGGETS

with Mustard–Red Pepper Dipping Sauce

Crispy. Juicy. Loud. These nuggets don’t need a fryer to headline your plate.

 

🎸 THE BACKSTORY

Forget what you know about nuggets — these bad boys don’t swim in oil, they bake to perfection.

The crunch? Comes from nutritional yeast and bold BT spice layers.

The vibe? Think southern rock meets clean eating — crispy riffs, juicy solos, zero guilt.

And the Mustard–Red Pepper Sauce? It’s the encore no one saw coming — tangy, smoky, a little rebellious, and good on literally anything.

6

SERVINGS

1

HOUR

🥁 STUFF YOU’LL NEED

🍗 Nuggets

4 skinless, boneless chicken filets
3 whole eggs + 1 egg white
2 tbsp pickle juice
Olive oil spray (for baking sheet)
1 cup (or more) nutritional yeast

🌶️ Spice Mix 

1 tbsp black pepper
1 tbsp Creole spice
1 tbsp onion powder
1 tbsp garlic powder
1 tbsp paprika
¼ tsp salt
 
🥄 Dipping Sauce
½ sour pickle
1 jarred fire-roasted red pepper
2 tbsp Dijon or Creole mustard
2 tbsp mayonnaise

⚡ HOW TO ROCK THIS

🔥 For the Nuggets:

  1. Preheat & Prep:
    Heat your oven to 400°F (convection bake) — or fire up the air fryer if that’s your weapon of choice. Spray a baking sheet with olive oil.
  2. Set the Stage:
    Grab 3 bowls:
    • One for your spice mix
    • One for the egg wash (eggs + egg white + pickle juice, whisked together)
    • One for the nutritional yeast
  3. Cut the Tracks:
    Slice the chicken into 2-inch nugget pieces — bite-sized but built to rock.
  4. Coat the Band:
    One at a time, dip each piece in this order:
    👉 Spice mix → 👉 Egg wash → 👉 Nutritional yeast.
    Then line ‘em up on the oiled baking sheet.
  5. Bake to Perfection:
    Cook for 15–18 minutes, until golden and cooked through.
  6. Final Encore:
    Crank the broiler to 500°F for 1–2 minutes to crisp them up — but keep your eyes on them, rockstar, they’ll burn faster than a bad solo.

⚡ For the Sauce:

  1. Toss the pickle, roasted red pepper, mustard, and mayo into a food processor.
  2. Blend on high for ~30 seconds until smooth.
  3. Taste it. Smile. You just made rockstar dipping sauce.

 

🎤 SERVE & DESTROY

Pile the nuggets high, drizzle that sauce, and dig in.

Crispy outside. Tender inside. Built to blast your taste buds.

These nuggets don’t whisper — they scream. 🤘