Mommys (gasp!) Whole Grain Crunchy Chicken Nuggets

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   Preheat your oven to 400 degrees then set yourself up an assembly line starting with the chunked chicken, a pie plate for the liquid stuff, a dinner plate for the dry stuff, a mixing bowl and a greased cookie sheet at the end.

2. 2

   Combine the milk, mustard and hot sauce and whisk smooth in the first pie plate.

3. 3

   On the second dish, combine the wheat germ, flour and spices.

4. 4

   Dunk chicken chunks in milk mixture, then coat in flour mixture.

5. 5

   Place in bowl and once they are all in there, shake them around while drizzling the olive oil on top, making sure they all get a little on there (this is how they get all nice and crispy!)

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   Once thoroughly coated place on a cookie sheet, making sure they dont touch so they wont stick together.

7. 7

   Bake for about 20-25 minutes, watching them for doneness (my oven can take a while, so be sure to check in on those little guys if you have a better oven than me).

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   Cool and serve with whatever dipping sauce your kids prefer!

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   Great with a side of my stovetop mac n cheese and some steamed veggies.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.