chickenbaking15 minutes
Canned Chicken Nuggets
A quick and easy homemade chicken nugget recipe using canned chicken, cooked in an air fryer or oven.
From YouTube · Sep 27, 2025
A quick and easy homemade chicken nugget recipe using canned chicken, cooked in an air fryer or oven.
5 min
Prep time
10 min
Cook time
15 min
Total time
8
Yield
Ingredients
8 ingredients- 1 large egg
- 0.5 tsp garlic powder
- 0.5 tsp onion powder
- pinch of salt
- pinch of black pepper
- 0.33 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 4 tbsp grated Parmesan cheese
- canned chicken (amount drained)
Method
12 steps- Drain the liquid from the canned chicken and squeeze out as much moisture as possible with a paper towel.
- Add the drained canned chicken into a medium-sized bowl.
- Crack open and add one large egg to the bowl.
- Add half a teaspoon garlic powder, half a teaspoon onion powder, a pinch of salt, and a pinch of black pepper.
- Add 1/3 cup shredded cheddar cheese and 4 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese.
- Mix everything together until well combined.
- Preheat the air fryer to 370°F for 5 minutes.
- Take about a heaping tablespoon of the mixture and form it into a nugget, pressing gently to keep it together.
- Place the formed nugget into the air fryer basket.
- Repeat until all mixture is used, making approximately eight nuggets.
- Cook in the air fryer at 370°F for 10 to 12 minutes, flipping halfway through, until golden and crispy.
- Alternatively, bake in a preheated oven at 425°F for 18 to 22 minutes, flipping halfway through.
Recipe notes
Equipment
- air fryer
- bowl
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