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Krispie Air Fryer Buffalo Chicken Nuggets

These Krispie Air Fryer Buffalo Chicken Nuggets are a new family favorite - enjoy them mildly spiced or kick it up a notch with extra seasoning!  No Air Fryer?  No worries - you can make these 21 Day Fix Buffalo Chicken Nuggets in your oven, too!
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Course: Chicken
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 274kcal
Author: Nancylynn

Ingredients

Chicken: 

  • Olive oil cooking spray
  • 1 lb boneless chicken tenders cut into about 40 bite sized pieces
  • 2 cups brown rice cereal can sub GF or whole wheat panko
  • ¼- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne I would start with ¼ tsp and test a small batch before adding more!
  • ½ teaspoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 egg white
  • 2 tablespoons hot sauce I use Franks
  • 2 teaspoon olive oil

Dipping Sauce:

  • ¾ cup plain Greek Yogurt 2% for the FIX, fat free for WW
  • 2 tablespoons hot sauce
  • cup blue cheese crumbles
  • 1 tablespoon white vinegar optional
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice optional

Instructions

Air Fryer

  • Preheat Air fryer to 390.
  • Place rice cereal in a bag along with spices. Using a rolling pin (or your hands) crush cereal a bit, leaving some larger pieces intact. Place cereal mixture in a bowl.
  • Whisk egg white, hot sauce, and olive oil together in a small bowl.
  • One by one, dip the chicken bites into the hot sauce mixture, then into the cereal spice mixture. Shake off excess.
  • Place chicken bites in the air fryer in small batches so they can crisp up.  Spray with olive oil cooking spray and cook for 4 minutes, then flip. Spray nuggets again and cook for 4 more minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
  • Mix Greek yogurt, hot sauce, blue cheese crumbles (and vinegar and lemon juice, if using) together.  Taste and add more hot sauce if desired.
  • Serve nuggets with blue cheese buffalo sauce and enjoy!

Oven

  • Preheat oven to 400.
  • Place rice cereal in a bag along with spices. Using a rolling pin (or your hands) crush cereal a bit, leaving some larger pieces in tact. Place cereal mixture in a bowl.
  • Whisk egg white, hot sauce, and olive oil together in a small bowl.
  • One by one, dip the chicken bites into the hot sauce mixture, then into the cereal spice mixture. Shake off excess.
  • Place chicken bites on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.  Spray with olive oil cooking spray and cook for 10 minutes, then flip. Spray nuggets again and cook for 5 more minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
  • Mix Greek yogurt, hot sauce, blue cheese crumbles (and vinegar and lemon juice, if using) together.  Taste and add more hot sauce if desired.
  • Serve nuggets with blue cheese buffalo sauce and enjoy!

Notes

21 Day Fix: 10 nuggets - 1 yellow, 1 red; 1/4 of dipping sauce is 1/4 red, 1/4 blue
WW: Green - 5 points, Blue - 4 points, Purple - 1 point (per 10 nuggets); Sauce - Green - 2 points, Blue - 1 point, Purple - 1 point (per 1/4 of sauce recipe) [Calculated using Fat Free Greek yogurt and reduced fat blue cheese)

Nutrition

Serving: 10nuggets | Calories: 274kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 32g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 83mg | Sodium: 996mg | Potassium: 577mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 1353IU | Vitamin C: 22mg | Calcium: 111mg | Iron: 5mg