Chicken Nugget Help!?

LittleMissDoll
LittleMissDoll Posts: 185
edited November 8 in Food and Nutrition
I want to make some healthy chicken nuggets tonight, I found a recipe, just chicken breast, eggs, flour, cornflakes. problem is i do not have flour. so what could I use instead?? (i am way too broke to go buy a bag of flour ill rarely use)

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  • EmCarroll1990
    EmCarroll1990 Posts: 2,832 Member
    I want to make some healthy chicken nuggets tonight, I found a recipe, just chicken breast, eggs, flour, cornflakes. problem is i do not have flour. so what could I use instead?? (i am way too broke to go buy a bag of flour ill rarely use)

    I've got no advice, but you have awesome hair.
  • wellbert
    wellbert Posts: 3,924 Member
    Have any panko crums?
  • chicklidell
    chicklidell Posts: 275
    16 oz (2 large) skinless boneless chicken breasts, cut into even bit sized pieces
    salt and pepper to taste
    2 tsp olive oil
    6 tbsp whole wheat Italian seasoned breadcrumbs
    2 tbsp panko
    2 tbsp grated parmesan cheese
    olive oil spray
  • beccala18
    beccala18 Posts: 293 Member
    Bread crumbs would work. Just crush some of the cornflakes really fine and then have larger chunks of cornflakes - would probably accomplish the same thing.
  • chicklidell
    chicklidell Posts: 275
    or.....this one :)

    •1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts
    •1/4 cup flour
    •1/4 tsp paprika
    •1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
    •1 egg white
    •1/4 cup low fat buttermilk
    •1 cup cornflakes, crushed
  • jennalink807
    jennalink807 Posts: 226 Member
    do you have corn starch? You could use that instead. If not, just dry the chicken off really well with a paper towel, then dip it in the eggs and toppings :) The flour sucks the moisture out of the chicken so the egg will cling on, but it still works if you just dry the chicken really well... i've done this before.
  • meltygarden
    meltygarden Posts: 111 Member
    you can use breadcrumbs or crush up some crackers. if you let the chicken sit in the fridge for half an hour after coating it with the crumbs, the coating will stick pretty well and then you can do the final dip in egg and cornflakes to get that nice crispy outer coating.
  • Bethee101
    Bethee101 Posts: 99 Member
    I would just omit the flour, dipping the chicken in eggs will help the cornflakes to stick to it. Sounds good!
  • aghack
    aghack Posts: 107 Member
    Skip the flour, double the cornflakes. Take half of them, put them in a baggie, and pulverize them until they are the same consistency as flour- than use the cornflake dust in place of the flour.

    I'm a mom that cooks all the time...and I run out of stuff a LOT.
  • LittleMissDoll
    LittleMissDoll Posts: 185
    do you have corn starch? You could use that instead. If not, just dry the chicken off really well with a paper towel, then dip it in the eggs and toppings :) The flour sucks the moisture out of the chicken so the egg will cling on, but it still works if you just dry the chicken really well... i've done this before.

    no corn starch! but thanks maybe ill just dry it up
  • monocot
    monocot Posts: 475 Member
    The Flour is to help make the egg stick on a bit better which in turn makes the cornflakes stick to the egg better. But it works great without the flour as well. I bread chicken all the time without flour.


    When I'm out of eggs and flour. I just dip my chicken in water first then bread it.
  • vinylscratch
    vinylscratch Posts: 218 Member
    Yeah you definitely don't need flour. Just pat it really dry with paper towels and do the egg & cornflake/breadcrumbs!
  • andreacord
    andreacord Posts: 928
    You don't necessarily need breadcrumbs, but if you really want to use it, go look in the bulk section of the grocery store and just scoop out by eyeballing it what you think you need. I do that all the time, makes things so much easier and cheaper.
  • Coleyrole
    Coleyrole Posts: 53
    go on to www.skinnytaste.com and there's a good recipe for them on there :)
  • Sabresgal63
    Sabresgal63 Posts: 641 Member
    You can use bread crumbs, cracker crumbs, crush any unsweetened cereal, corn meal. I never use the whole egg, just the whites and then dip them in the crumbs and season to taste. Yummy!
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