Somewhat Healthy Homemade Chicken Nuggets

Last week, I knew I wanted to make something with the chicken tenderloins in my freezer, but I wasn't sure what.  Well that same day, I drove by McDonald's and saw they had a special on chicken nuggets.  I wondered if there was a healthy way I could eat some chicken nuggets, so I went online and searched for recipes.  I took a little from all the recipes and came up with my own interpretation of somewhat healthy chicken nuggets.  When I made these chicken nuggets, they were so good and will definitely be made again.  I took the leftover chicken nuggets and made my husband a chicken salad to take to work.  I know you and your family will enjoy this recipe.  

Recipe: Ranch Style Chicken Nuggets

Ingredients:

1 pack of chicken tenderloins (chopped into bite size pieces...not too small)

Seasoned wheat bread crumbs

2-3 Tbsp of olive oil

Seasoning: season all, black pepper, and garlic powder

2 tbsp of grated Parmesan and Romano cheese

About 1/2 cup of ranch dressing

Cooking spray

Directions:

1. Preheat your oven to 425 degrees.  Spray a baking dish with the cooking spray.  Wash your chicken.  Cut the chicken tenderloins into bite size pieces. pieces.

2. Place the olive oil in a bowl.  Season chicken with seasonings listed above. Mix chicken in the bowl with olive oil.  The place the half cup of ranch on top of the chicken.  Mix well.  

3. Place the bread crumbs in a separate bowl from the ranch chicken.  After you have mixed the ranch, chicken, and olive oil in a bowl, place in the bread crumbs (not all at once, a handful at a time).  Make sure all the chicken is nicely coated.  

4. Place all the breaded chicken on to the baking dish.  Then lightly spray the chicken with the cooking spray.  Let the chicken cook for about 12 minutes.  Take a spatula or a spoon and stir the chicken.  Let it cook for another 3-5 minutes.  

5. Serve.  I served mine with mac and cheese for the kids and sweet potato french fries for the hubby and me.