Mommy’s (gasp!) Whole Grain Crunchy Chicken Nuggets

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees then set yourself up an assembly line starting with the chunked chicken, a pie plate for the liquid stuff, a dinner plate for the dry stuff, a mixing bowl and a greased cookie sheet at the end.

Combine the milk, mustard and hot sauce and whisk smooth in the first pie plate. On the second dish, combine the wheat germ, flour and spices.

Dunk chicken chunks in milk mixture, then coat in flour mixture. Place in bowl and once they are all in there, shake them around while drizzling the olive oil on top, making sure they all get a little on there (this is how they get all nice and crispy!)

Once thoroughly coated place on a cookie sheet, making sure they don’t touch so they won’t stick together.

Bake for about 20-25 minutes, watching them for doneness (my oven can take a while, so be sure to check in on those little guys if you have a better oven than me). Cool and serve with whatever dipping sauce your kids prefer! Great with a side of my stovetop mac ‘n cheese and some steamed veggies.