Homemade Chicken Nuggets (with Sweet Potato)

• servings: 8 servings
• active time: 10 minutes
• total time: 32 minutes

Ingredients

1 pound ground chicken

1 cup mashed sweet potato (or fully cooked and cubed sweet potato)

½ teaspoon salt

¼ teaspoon onion powder (optional; you could also add garlic powder or dried oregano)

½ cup regular or panko-style bread crumbs (plain or Italian-flavor)

Directions

Mash together the chicken, sweet potato, salt, and onion powder in a medium bowl with a potato masher or a large fork. Place the bread crumbs into a separate shallow bowl.

Form the chicken mixture into 1-tablespoon-size balls and roll in bread crumbs.

Flatten slightly (or form into tot-shapes) and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Optional: Spray or brush lightly with olive oil.

Bake for 22-24 minutes at 375 degrees F or until golden brown on the bottom and cooked through.

Remove from oven, let cool for a minute or two and serve warm.

(To cook in an air fryer, place onto a greased tray or basket and cook for 10-12 minutes at 400 degrees F. I don't turn over in the middle of cooking.)

Nutrition

• Calories: 122 kcal
• Total Fat: 5 g
• Saturated Fat: 1 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
• Trans Fat: 0.04 g
• Cholesterol: 49 mg
• Sodium: 165 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 8 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1 g
• Total Sugars: 1 g
• Protein: 11 g