Healthy Baked Chicken Nuggets

I decided to try this recipe because C has been a little weird with eating chicken. We've tried to give him just plain grilled chicken and he hasn't really eaten it. We've also given him chicken in quesadillas, but he eats them better when they are just cheese. I know, weird right? So what kid doesn't like chicken nuggets? I got this recipe from Gina's Skinny Recipes at http://www.skinnytaste.com/2011/04/healthy-baked-chicken-nuggets.html
Servings: 4 • Serving Size: 1/4th of nuggets
Calories: 164.9 • Fat: 4.6 g • Protein: 22.1 g • Carb: 7.7 g • Fiber: 0.9 g • Sugar: 0.1 g




16 oz (2 large) skinless boneless chicken breasts, cut into even bit sized pieces
salt and pepper to taste
2 tsp olive oil
6 tbsp whole wheat Italian seasoned breadcrumbs
2 tbsp panko
2 tbsp grated parmesan cheese
olive oil spray

Preheat oven to 425°. Spray a baking sheet with olive oil spray.

Put the olive oil in one bowl and the breadcrumbs, panko and parmesan cheese in another.Season chicken with salt and pepper, then put in the bowl with the olive oil and mix well so the olive oil evenly coats all of the chicken.
Put a few chunks of chicken at a time into the breadcrumb mixture to coat, then on the baking sheet. Lightly spray the top with olive oil spray then bake 8 - 10 minutes. Turn over then cook another 4 - 5 minutes or until cooked though.

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J&J's Baby Meat Balls

Once again, these meat balls are from my favorite site http://wholesomebabyfood.momtastic.com/Meals.htm.  This recipe was a little difficult for me at first because it doesn't have quantities and I wasn't quite sure how to do the "parts" so I'll put what I used in parenthesis.

Ingredients:

• Ground Turkey, Beef or chicken (One lb ground beef)
• Plain baby cereal (boxed type) (I used 1 cup seasoned bread crumbs)
• Pureed veggies or fruits (I found some pureed squash in the freezer section. It was in a square package just like frozen spinach, and I used the whole thing)
• Spices as desired (I didn't use extra spices since my bread crumbs were already seasoned)
• Wheat Germ (I used maybe 1/4 cup)

Directions:

1. Place 1 part lean ground beef/turkey or chicken into a mixing bowl

2. Add 2 parts baby cereal and 1/2 part wheat germ. Use Spices that you find appropriate (you may use bread crumbs if you choose)

3. Add pureed veggies and/or fruit to moisten the mixture

4. Mix together as you would when making “adult" meatballs.

5. Bake in an oven at 400 degrees until brown and cooked thoroughly – Cover with tinfoil, be sure not to burn the meatballs as they will become tough on the outside and baby may not be able to eat them.

(*Ground turkey, rice cereal, wheat germ, pureed sweet potato, dash of cinnamon for example)