Confetti Chicken Nuggets

🧂 Ingredients

1 1/2 pounds ground chicken or turkey
1 medium zucchini

finely grated with excess moisture squeezed out (about 1 1/2 cups)
1 large carrot

very finely grated (about 1 1/2 cups)
1 large egg
1/4 teaspoon ground rosemary
1/4 teaspoon salt

or to taste
1 1/2 cup gluten & dairy free crushed gluten and dairy free crispy rice cereal

I like to use a fruit juice sweetened one
a bit of potato starch

if needed

Instructions

1 Line a large baking tray with parchment or silpat. Spritz the parchment with
oil.
2 Mix together the ground chicken, zucchini, carrot, egg, rosemary and salt untill
well blended. Scoop up about 1 rounded tablespoon of mixture. Shape into a flat
oval nugget. If mixture seems too moist to work with (the nugget is falling
apart and not holing together), add a bit of potato starch on tablespoon at a
time until mixture will hold a nugget shape.
3 Place the crushed gluten free crisped rice cereal into a shallow bowl. Use one
hand to shape a rounded tablespoon of mixture into nuggets and place in crushed
cereal. With your other hand, sprinkle the cereal crumbs over the nuggets. (This
is to prevent the mixture from sticking to your hand in the next step.)
Carefully coat the nugget on all sided with the breadcrumbs. Place nuggets on
the lined baking sheet. Continue shaping and coating mixture until finished.
Spray nuggets with oil.
4 Place baking sheet into the coldest part of the freezer until nuggets are solid.
When nuggets are solid, remove from parchment and place into a freezer safe
container separated by waxed paper. Seal, removing as much air as possible,
label and freeze.
5 To serve: Place frozen nuggets onto an oiled or silpat lined baking sheet. Bake
in a preheated 375 degrees F oven for about 20 minutes until golden and cooked
through. Flip nuggets halfway during through their baking time.
6 Note: You can freeze these after baking also. Bake completed uncooked nuggets in
a 375 degree oven 15 to 18 minutes until just begining to get golden and are
just cooked through. Allow nuggets to cool, then place the baking sheet into the
coldest part of the freezer. When firm, place nuggets into a gallon sized
freezer bag or freezer safe container, removing as much air as possible, label
and freeze. To serve after cooking, thaw and heat through in a 375 degree oven
until golden and crisp.

Confetti Chicken Nuggets

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