Chicken Comforting

Cheesy chicken nuggets

Name: Cheesy chicken nuggets
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 150g almonds; 50g parmesan; 1 tsp paprika; 2 cloves of garlic; 750g chicken breast fillet, cut into 2–3cm cubes; 250g cream cheese, cubed; 1 egg; 1 tsp onion powder; 1 tsp pink salt flakes; freshly ground black pepper

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Kids and adults alike will love these chicken nuggets. Perfect for after school and on weekends, just make sure you save some for yourself. This recipe originally appeared in Cooking with Tenina: More great recipes for the Thermomix, by Tenina Holder.

150g almonds
50g parmesan
1 tsp paprika
2 cloves of garlic
750g chicken breast fillet, cut into 2–3cm cubes
250g cream cheese, cubed
1 egg 
1 tsp onion powder 
1 tsp pink salt flakes
freshly ground black pepper

Method

1.

Preheat oven to 200°C and line a baking tray with baking paper.
2.

Place almonds, parmesan and paprika into the Thermomix bowl and mill 7 sec/speed 7. Tip contents from bowl onto a plate and set aside.
3.

Place garlic into the Thermomix bowl and chop 2 sec/speed 7.
4.

Add chicken, cream cheese, egg, onion powder, salt, pepper and 50g of the milled almond mix. Blend 15 sec/speed 8.
5.

Scrape down sides of bowl and around blades. Repeat blending until well minced and incorporated.
6.

With wet fingertips, measure one tablespoon amounts of the chicken mince and shape into nuggets. Coat nuggets well in the almond mix. It helps to have two people doing this step. (Cue hungry children.)
7.

Place nuggets onto lined baking tray and bake 12 minutes.
8.

Turn nuggets over and bake a further 8 minutes until firm and golden.
9.

Serve with sauces of choice.