Baked Chicken Nuggets and Sweet Potato Fries

Baked Chicken Nuggets and Sweet Potato Fries
 
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A "Kid Friendly" recipe, tasty and good for them too!
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Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • 1 lb (450 g) boneless, skinless, chicken breasts
  • 2 tbsp (30 ml) Dijon mustard
  • 2 tbsp (30 ml) 2% milk
  • ¼ cup (60 ml) dry, fine bread crumbs
  • 3 tbsp (45 ml) Romano cheese, finely grated
  • ¼ cup (60 ml) whole-wheat flour
  • ½ tsp (2 ml) garlic powder
  • ½ tsp (2 ml) oregano
  • 4 cups (1 litre) peeled sweet potato cut into French Fry sticks
  • ¼ cup (60 ml) olive oil
  • 1 tsp (5 ml) sweet paprika
  • 1 tsp (5 ml) pepper
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 450°F (230°C).
  2. Whisk together the mustard and milk in a shallow dish.
  3. Cut each chicken breast into 4 pieces and coat in this mixture.
  4. In a large, shallow dish mix together the bread crumbs, Romano cheese, flour, garlic and oregano.
  5. Using a dry hand, scoop and pat the crumbs over the chicken breasts in this second mixture.
  6. Place in a glass baking dish sprayed with non-stick vegetable oil.
  7. Spread nuggets out so they will be crispy and brown.
  8. Toss sweet potatoes in a bowl with olive oil, garlic, paprika and black pepper. Bake on a baking sheet sprayed with non-stick vegetable spray.
  9. Spread fries out so they will be crispy and brown.
  10. Bake the chicken and sweet potato fries for 30 to 45 minutes until crisp, browned and cooked through.
Notes
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