Lauren’s Chicken Nuggets

Submitted by: My version of Gourmet Magazine’s Ruthie’s Nuggets

Ingredients:

1 stick margarine
2 tsp. minced garlic (the jar kind like we both use) 
1 cup plain bread crumbs

1 cup seasoned bread crumbs (I used garlic and herb)
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese 
4 boneless skinless chicken breast cut into 1-inch cubes

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.

In a small saucepan melt butter with the garlic and let the mixture cool. In a shallow bowl or pie plate mix the bread crumbs with the Parmesan. Dip the chicken cubes first in the butter and then in the bread crumb mixture, making sure that each cube is coated well with crumbs (I dumped my chicken in the saucepan of butter/garlic, then dumped them in the bread crumb mixture - I didn't take the time to dip each individual nugget). Arrange the chicken in one layer on a baking sheet and bake in the preheated oven for 15 - 20 minutes or until the chicken is just cooked through. Transfer to paper towels to drain.