Crispy and easy homemade chicken nuggets covered in a delicious honey mustard sauce, and cooked in the air-fryer. Cooking these chicken nuggets in the air-fryer makes them so much more crispy than baking in the oven. Everyone will love these easy chicken nuggets, and you only need four simple ingredients to make them.
The only four ingredients that you need for these chicken nuggets is chicken that is cut into 1-inch pieces, dijon mustard, honey, and Italian seasoned breadcrumbs. The mustard and honey are whisked together in a shallow dish. Coat each chicken nugget into the honey mustard sauce, then coat fully in the breadcrumbs. Cook in batches in the air-fryer until crispy and the chicken is no longer pink in the center.
Air-Fryer Honey Mustard Chicken Nuggets
Ingredients
- 1 pound chicken, diced into 1-inch pieces
- 1/2 cup dijon mustard
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/2 cup Italian breadcrumbs
Instructions
- Preheat the air-fryer to 400 F. In a shallow dish, whisk together mustard and honey. Place the breadcrumbs in another shallow dish.
- Fully coat each chicken nugget into the honey mustard mixture, then fully coat in the breadcrumbs. Place the chicken nuggets in a greased air-fryer basket. Cook in the air-fryer for 10-12 minutes.
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