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Thermomix Recipes for TM5 and TM31 => Babies and Kids => Topic started by: Halex on February 02, 2012, 02:10:28 am
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Chicken Nuggets
4 serves/20 nuggets
Ingredients:
2 large skinless chicken breasts
250mls buttermilk
2 cups Savoury crackers, I used jatz but any savoury cracker would work
Preparation
Slice chicken breast into bite size pieces or larger if wanting goujons
Pour buttermilk into a freezer bag, add chicken
Let them stand at room temp for 20 mins
Heat oven to 220oC.
Use TM to turn crackers in to crumbs (not too fine)
Crumb chicken & bake on oiled tray for around 15 mins. I use glad bake or my French baking mat.
These are delicious, the buttermilk makes the chicken tender & they are a delight in the mouth.
For lunch box & snacks I make nuggets, ds loves them cold too
For dinner I make goujons for the family.
These can be frozen before being cooked & baked from frozen, just allow a longer cooking time. Mine have never made it to the freezer.
I mix mayo & sweet chilli as a dipping sauce.
Enjoy
H :)
members' comments
ES - These are really yummy. I have one of her cookbooks with this recipe and I've made it quite a few times. I use chicken thigh fillets and the low fat Jatz or Ritz crackers.
mcmich - I made these for my 22 yr old and his mates and they loved them.
Merlin - I have been making these with gluten free crackers but prior to my TM I used to crush the crackers in a plastic bag with a rolling pin. Now I do them in the TM and the whole process is much easier. The buttermilk is crucial to the entire recipe, it seems to elevate the taste of the chicken to another level entirely. Great recipe!
Bedlam - so quick and delicious. Thanks for posting Hally.
thermo18 - A big hit in our house Hally so thank you.
medusa - You could also use crushed cornflakes. I remember seeing a recipe years ago from those four ingredient books that used chicken breast, mayo, crushed cornflakes and melted butter (cooked in the oven). I might try them with buttermilk and crushed cornflake crumbs.
JD - We had these for a light tea and as home made buttermilk is so runny, I added a few tablespoons of leftover mashed potato to thicken it so that it would cling to the chicken pieces better. (got the idea from Uni for thickening dips). It worked and these were delicious. I got 24 pieces from one very large chicken breast so there is enough leftover for tomorrow's lunch. Thanks Hally, this is a nice one to keep in mind for the grand-kids.
CarolineW - I took this idea and crossed it with a bit of a KFC thing - crackers blitzed with herbs and cornflakes and gram flour, then coated chicken drumsticks with the mix. I didn't have buttermilk so I added lemon juice to milk and used that. I would usually use mayo to get the coating to stick and I think I'd do that next time. But the marinade time in the 'buttermilk' made them beautifully moist and tender, so I wouldn't skip that bit - I'd do both. They were a hit with all the family.
Bubbles - they were delicious. I just used milk with lemon juice and it worked really well - will definitely make these again. I can't believe how easy they were. Thanks a lot.
DG - they are delish. DH and I even like them and we hate chicken nuggets. These are just like crumbed chicken.... YUM YUM YUM
First time I made them with crushed Ritz biscuits. Second time with cornflakes crumbs. Have to say the cornflake crumbs went crispier and golden. Also added some dried mixed herbs and a sprinkling of onion flakes to the crumbs.
Brumington - they were a real hit with the kids. Only trouble was my crumbs got a bit soggy towards the end and tended not to stick too well. I might try the mash potato trick next time. Perhaps I needed to let the buttermilk drain off a bit more? I kind of plopped them straight from the buttermilk into the crumbs so it's no wonder they got a bit soggy! Love meals which I can disguise as a treat for the kids!
sals77 - Thanks for this! I made them with vita wheat nine grains tonight and my family loved them!
DJ - Flattened chicken breasts in between baking paper with a rolling pin. Dipped in flour, dipped beaten egg then dipped in blitzed crackers. Shallow fried and served with carrots & homemade oven chips. Top tip mix mayo and the well known red sauce ( or seeded mustard) together for dip. Delicious.
snappy - they taste fantastic! As always I modified to what I had in the house - so soaked in yoghurt and crumbed in cornflakes blitzed in the thermomix. The kids often have these with salad for a quick weeknight dinner.
astarra - These are great with chicken crimpy shapes biscuits as the crumb - even more chickeny!!
Wonder - The kids said they were great but they didn't brown up in the oven and didn't seem to be cooking very well so I popped them in the deep fryer for a few minutes - just enough to brown them.
Jamberie - Great recipe, the buttermilk makes the chicken so tender and succulent. 5/5 I pulsed turbo the crackers about 10 times, checking after each one. I also experimented with cooking them on a wire rack and on a silicone sheet to see which would result in a crispier coating...silicone won (and was less messy). I still need to work on getting a real "crunch" though...maybe more oil & less buttermilk next time.
Hally - Mine are not crispy, I think adding oil or a quick fry off would be the only way.
astarra - I have a dairy intolerant DD, I used soy milk, thickened with a bit of potato flakes. (Not too many tho, I just had some in the pantry so used them up.)
TamG - I make chicken nuggets from Annabel Karmel which is a similar method to this and it always gets great comments when I cook them for kids parties.
In the Annabel Karmel recipe you marinate the chicken in milk, lemon juice, garlic and thyme for 4 hours or overnight (in the fridge). The coating uses Rice Krispies (Rice Bubbles) and grated parmesan which would be easy to add into the thermomix. She suggests adding a teaspoon of oil to the coating mix, then you can oven bake the nuggets (or I shallow fry).
Also can vary marinade to use oregano/thyme and paprika, cayenne or tabasco. Hope this gives someone ideas of flavour variations.
Amy - These are so yummy, I made them tonight using ryvita crackers. Absolutely delicious, thanks for the recipe Hally.
BZB - Thanks Hally for the recipe. The boys like them.
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I love the idea of jatz for the crackers Hally. I would imagine it gives the chicken a lift.
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hally, very simple and yummy. Will make next time the GC are over.
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I saw his recipe on her app ... Yum
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Yes they are delicious. Jatz work well here. Simple, quick & tasty,
Just bought her app, will check it out, i got them off the web a while back since I couldnt stand those frozen imitation chicken nuggets, godness knows whats in them :o. DS asking for nuggets and me ignoring, now whenever he wants.
H :)
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These sound lovely :)
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These sound really easy Hally. How many nuggets does it make? (I guess that depends on the size of the breasts. Will give these ago on the weekend and see what the kids think.
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I couldnt stand those frozen imitation chicken nuggets, godness knows whats in them :o.
Jamie Oliver showed everyone on his programme "Ministry for Food" - and here's what in them (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKSoiDtdi9s)
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CP, luckily my ipad woukdnt play the video
Dede, I use mt barker free range chicken breasts, they are large, i get about 20 nuggets.
I am sure you kids will love them, a much healthier option to bought ones.
H :)
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I like the sound of this, thanks for posting. Could you tell me what jaz crackers are like please? Hope I've got the name right as I can't see your post as I type this 😃. Are they salty like ritz crackers, or cheesy? I'm guessing that the aren't plain crackers?
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I couldnt stand those frozen imitation chicken nuggets, godness knows whats in them :o.
Jamie Oliver showed everyone on his programme "Ministry for Food" - and here's what in them (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKSoiDtdi9s)
It nearly made me sick when I watched this on the TV here. :P
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Jatz are salty crispy crackers.
H :)
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Thanks Hally 😘
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These are really yummy. I have one of her cookbooks with this recipe and I've made it quite a few times. I use chicken thigh fillets and the low fat Jatz or Ritz crackers. I haven't made them for ages - thanks for posting this recipe. I have some buttermilk in the fridge as I made butter yesterday, so I think we'll have any easy Friday night dinner tomorrow! Yum
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They sound delish Hally - and healthy! You could always throw in some of Elizabeth's KFC spice mix for a bit of variety ... http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=4364.0.
Timtam
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I have made chicken nuggets - I think a Donna Hay recipe. From memory, roll in egg white, then in grated parmesan and grill. They were yummy and GF. Next time I will use the buttermilk as well.
Thanks Hally
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Might throw in chookies kfc in the goujons for dh & I. For crown prince leave as is. He loves them. I have a stash in the freezer for lunches. This week he had requsted them everyday instead of sanwiches. I dont mind as they are healthy.
H :)
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I made these for my 22yr old and his mates and they loved them.
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Ever since seeing these on Nigella's show , I have been making these with gluten free crackers, but prior to my TM I used to crush the crackers in a plastic bag with a rolling pin. Now I do them in the TM and the whole process is much easier. The buttermilk is crucial to the entire recipe, it seems to elevate the taste of the chicken to another level entirely. Great recipe! My kids always request it- they could eat it 7 days a week if I let them!!
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Merlin, I agrre its the buttermilk that makes the chicken so delicious in your mouth.
We love them too, sometimes serve them with lime aoili, yum :P
I think anyone at any age would enjoy them.
H :)
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Made these today, so quick and delicious.
Thanks for posting Hally
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A big hit in our house Hally so thank you :)
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Is the buttermilk the bought variety or can you use buttermilk leftover from buttermaking Hally? The bought variety is so much thicker but I have plenty of home made buttermilk and would like to use it if possible.
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I use bought but its the flavour you want so should be ok,might not coat as well if its thinner
H
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You could also use crushed cornflakes. I remember seeing a recipe years ago from those four ingredient books that used chicken breast, mayo, crushed cornflakes and melted butter (cooked in the oven). I might try them with buttermilk and crushed cornflake crumbs.
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Hally, is the lime aoili a TMX recipe? What a great combo... is it easy to make?
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I just make quirky jo's mayonnaise add a bit more garlic and lime zest & juice, its yumm
H :)
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Thanks! :)
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We had these for a light tea tonight and as home made buttermilk is so runny, I added a few tablespoons of leftover mashed potato to thicken it so that it would cling to the chicken pieces better. (got the idea from Uni for thickening dips ;))
It worked and these were delicious. I got 24 pieces from one very large chicken breast so there is enough leftover for tomorrow's lunch. Thanks Hally, this is a nice one to keep in mind for the grand-kids.
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Glad you liked them, I made them into goujons today.
Good thinking with the mash. Yes all kids love these & they are healthy.
H :)
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What is a goujon?
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;D ;D
Its a posh word for a strip... ;D ;D :D
H :)
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I'm not posh so a strip it will be Hally :D
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I wonder if mixing a bit of plain yoghurt with homemade buttermilk would work - expect it would.
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I took this idea and crossed it with a bit of a KFC thing - crackers blitzed with herbs and cornflakes and gram flour, then coated chicken drumsticks with the mix. I didn't have buttermilk so I added lemon juice to milk and used that. I would usually use mayo to get the coating to stick, and I think I'd do that next time. But the marinade time in the 'buttermilk' made them beautifully moist and tender, so I wouldn't skip that bit - I'd do both.
They were a hit with all the family.
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Sounds yum, next batch i will do 1/2 as per recioe, then. Am goingbto add chookies kfc mix to the other batch.
Does the milk with lemon work well?
H :)
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That nearly made me sick watching Jamie Oliver's video of what is in chicken nuggets.
Another reason why we have a thermomix.
Robyn
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I just made these tonight and they were delicious for DD4, DS2 and my husband and I. I just used milk with lemon juice and it worked really well-will definitely make these again. I can't believe how easy they were. Thanks a lot :)
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So glad you liked them.
We like them too :)
H :)
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Have made these twice now and they are delish. DH and I even like them, and we hate chicken nuggets. These are just like crumbed chicken.... YUM YUM YUM
First time I made them with crushed Ritz biscuits. Second time with cornflakes crumbs.
Have to say the cornflake crumbs went crispier and golden. Also added some dried mixed herbs and a sprinkling of onion flakes to the crumbs.
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Dg, cornflakes sound god, next time ;D
H :)
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Going to buy some veal schnitzels today and try to coat them like this.
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Just made these again for dinner tonight, so easy and SO yummy for all the family! :)
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This thread has been popping up a bit. We are going to have these tomorrow night for dinner.
Nice, easy, basic but tasty, just what youwant simetimes. :)
H :)
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I made these tonight and they were a real hit with the kids. Only trouble was my crumbs got a bit soggy towards the end and tended not to stick too well. I might try the mash potato trick next time. Perhaps I needed to let the buttermilk drain off a bit more? I kind of plopped them straight from the buttermilk into the crumbs so it's no wonder they got a bit soggy! Love meals which I can disguise as a treat for the kids!
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Thanks for this! I made them with vita wheat nine grains tonight and my family loved them!
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Bumping this for newbies and adding todays's variation.
Flattened chicken breasts in between baking paper with a rolling pin.
Dipped in flour, dipped beaten egg then dipped in blitzed crackers.
Shallow fried and served with carrots and homemade oven chips.
Top tip mix mayo and the well known red sauce ( or seeded mustard) together for dip.
Delicious.
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We had these a few weeks ago. Always a fav.
I mix mayo & sweet chilli as a dipping sauce, that works well too.
H :)
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I forgot to add a review f these - they taste fantastic!
As I always I modified to what I had in the house - so soaked in yoghurt and crumbed in cornflakes blitzed in the thermomix. The kids often have these with salad for a quick weeknight dinner
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Could I use savoy biscuits? I think they are similar to Ritz and Jatz but not 100% sure.
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Thanks for bumping i am sure the boys will love these.
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These are great with chicken crimpy shapes biscuits as the crumb - even more chickeny!! :D
I think you could use any savoury biscuit, Wonder. :)
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Could I use savoy biscuits? I think they are similar to Ritz and Jatz but not 100% sure.
Any savoury crackers would work.
H :)
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Thanks I'll add them to next week's list.
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Made these on Saturday night for the kids when DH and I were having a curry. The kids said they were great but they didn't brown up in the oven and didn't seem to be cooking very well so I popped them in the deep fryer for a few minutes - just enough to brown them.
I also found they stuck to the alfoil which I had sprayed with Olive Oil. How fine do people crush the biscuits? I think mine may have been a bit too fine.
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I crush in TM, but not fine.
Gave up with alfoil for anything years ago, always sticks :o
Maybe you didnt cook them long enough, mine brown up.
Glad the kids liked them, cp has them in his lunch box sometimes.
H :)
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We'll definitely have them again, they were quicker than flour, egg and breadcrumbs and I'm more than happy to deep fry quickly. There are a few left over i might have for lunch today.
Hally do you spray them with oil or anything before cooking or just pop straight on the try? Do you use glad bake or something else to line the tray?
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No i dont spray, i use baking paper or my french baking mats, you can use thermomix mat but it does stain in the oven whereas my french ones dont.
H :)
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I've got a giant size one of the french ones but keep forgetting to use it unless I use my full size oven trays. I really need to get some smaller ones.
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Great recipe, the buttermilk makes the chicken so tender and succulent. 5/5 (http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/11/19/7asa7ynu.jpg)
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Yes it does Jamberie, glad you liked. Great for kids for after school play overs.
H :)
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Yes, all kids I know like chicken nuggets!
Sorry for the massive photo, it was my first Tapatalk upload.
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I am yet to try these, must give them a try. :)
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They look great jamberie. Did you cook them in the oven? Your crumbs are much coarser than mine - maybe that was the problem with min not browning.
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Hi Wonder, I pulsed turbo about 10 times, checking after each one.
I also experimented with cooking them on a wire rack and on a silicone sheet to see which would result in a crispier coating...silicone won (and was less messy). I still need to work on getting a real "crunch" though...maybe more oil & less buttermilk next time.
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my DD3 is lactose intolerant and gluten free ...... so the biscuits no drama i will just swap for GF ,,,,, but what could i use instead of butter milk ????
do you think coconut milk ? or just eggs? any other suggestions ?
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Maybe gf flour & egg?
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Mine are not crispy, i think adding oil or a quick fry off woud be the only way :)
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PAP, I have a dairy intolerant DD too, I used soy milk, thickened with a bit of potato flakes. (Not too many tho, I just had some in the pantry so used them up.) Worked well. Hope that helps. :)
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that is a good idea ..... we have only beeh dealing with the GF and LI for a few weeks .... so it is still a bit new to us .... but not too much of a drama cause we eat alot of fresh fruit, meat and veg most meals anyway.
but i like the idea of the potatoe flakes to thicken ....thanks Astarra
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I make chicken nuggets from Annabel Karmel which is a similar method to this and it always gets great comments when I cook them for kids parties.
In the Annabel Karmel recipe you marinate the chicken in milk, lemon juice, garlic and thyme for 4 hours or overnight (in the fridge). The coating uses Rice Krispies (Rice Bubbles) and grated parmesan which would be easy to add into the thermomix. She suggests adding a teaspoon of oil to the coating mix, then you can oven bake the nuggets (or I shallow fry).
Also can vary marinade to use oregano/thyme and paprika, cayenne or tabasco. Hope this gives someone ideas of flavour variations.
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Ohh, I like the idea of rice bubbles TamG, thanks!
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I should imagine they would be nice with the rice bubbles.
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Do you think whey could be used in place of the buttermilk?
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Not sure. Would it be too thin and perhaps not have the taste? Hopefully someone else will have a better idea.
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These are so yummy, I made them tonight using ryvita crackers :) Absolutely delicious, thanks for the recipe Hally :D :-*
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Oh great! I love the idea of Ryvita! Just a little bit healthier than Jatz/Ritz. I'll definitely use them next time!
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Having heaps of kids for the weekend, I am making these for them
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How much in grams is 2 cups of crackers?
Definitely going to try making these. My boys LOVE chicken nuggets!!
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AM2B, I didn't even measure my crackers ;D I just measured with my eyes how many crackers I thought it would take to coat my chicken. I think it depends on the crackers too, some are quite "airy" so would weight less than denser, grainy crackers :)
I'm sure your boys would love these, they are delicious :D
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Hehe thanks! I can always blitz extra if I dont have enough ;)
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Thanks Hally for the recipe. The boys like them :)
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Poor Nigella is coping some bad press. They look yummy BZB ,how could the boys not love them.
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They look yum BZB.
Yes leave Nigella alone to cook I say :)