Healthy Chicken Nuggets (BLW & Toddler Friendly)

Better than McDonalds chicken nuggets on a turquoise plate.

Healthy Chicken Nuggets (BLW & Toddler Friendly)

Inspired by McDonalds, these Healthy Chicken Nuggets are a delicious and fun toddler-friendly and baby led weaning friendly recipe. Salt free and iron rich, these nuggets are a great alternative to store-bought!

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 22

Total Time 37

Servings - 18 nuggets

Calories 238kcal

Author Abbey Sharp

Ingredients

2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
½ cup diced onion
2 cloves garlic minced
1 lb chicken boneless chicken breast, cut into chunks
½ cup cooked sweet potato
½ cup steamed cauliflower cooked until soft
½ cup cannellini beans white beans
2 tsp dried thyme
1 tsp sweet paprika
¼ tsp pepper
½ tsp cumin
3 eggs beaten
1 cup fortified baby cereal
1½ cup almond flour
Extra virgin olive oil in an oil atomizer
Your favourite baby puree for dipping

Instructions

Preheat oven to 450 F and grease two nonstick baking sheets.
Heat a small nonstick skillet over medium high heat with 1 tbsp of oil. Add the onion and sauté until lightly browned, about 5-7 minutes. Add the garlic and sauté for another minute.
In a food processor, puree the ground chicken with the sweet potato, cauliflower, onion, beans, thyme, paprika, pepper, cumin and 1 tbsp oil until smooth.
Form into small nuggets, dip then dip into the baby cereal, then the eggs, and then into the almond flour.
Continue with the remaining nuggets and spritz generously with the olive oil.
Bake for 17-20 minutes until they reach an internal temperature of 165 F. Serve with your baby’s favourite fruity baby puree for dipping.

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Notes

As a dip, I usually just bust out one of E’s favourite puree pouches and let him dip it in that. You could even do a plum flavoured puree (with no added sugar!)
These chicken nuggets also contain sweet potato, white beans, eggs and fortified baby cereal for iron, plus almond flour for a healthy dose of good fats. If you're low on chicken, feel free to add a little bit more of these other iron rich ingredients.
Want to make these chicken nuggets into fun shapes? You can use a cookie cutter to mold the chicken nuggets into fun shapes like hearts, stars, and etc! Like store-bought but better.
You can cook your sweet potato and cauliflower a few days ahead of time and store it in an airtight container until you make your healthy chicken nuggets.

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