Bacon Ranch Chicken Nuggets Recipes

CHICKEN-BACON NUGGETS

Steps:

• Cut chicken breasts into 24 1-inch cubes.
• Wrap each chicken cube with bacon and secure with a wooden toothpick.
• Stir together orange marmalade, soy sauce, sesame oil, ground ginger and minced garlic in a shallow dish or large zip-top freezer bag; add chicken nuggets.
• Cover or seal, and chill 2 hours, turning occasionally.
• Coat a rack and broiler pan with cooking spray.
• Place chicken nuggets on rack in broiler pan.
• Bake at 450°F for 10 minutes; turn nuggets and bake 10 more minutes.

BACON RANCH CHICKEN BAKE RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400˚F (200˚C).
• Place chicken breast in a baking dish. Season chicken with salt and pepper, to taste.
• Spread 1-2 Tbsp. ranch on each chicken breast.
• Layer two slices of bacon on top of each chicken breast.
• Top with cheese.
• Bake for 40 minutes.
• Enjoy!

INSTANT POT® BACON-RANCH CHICKEN THIGHS

Steps:

• Turn on a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®) and select Saute function. Add bacon once pot is hot and cook to desired crispiness, about 5 minutes. Remove bacon and drain on paper towel lined plate. Add chicken thighs to pot and season with salt and pepper. Cook in bacon grease until each side is browned, about 2 minutes per side. Remove from pot and set aside.
• Pour in chicken broth and deglaze pot, scraping up all the browned bits. Stir in cream cheese and dry ranch dressing mix; cook until cream cheese has melted, about 3 minutes. Cancel Saute mode.
• Return bacon to pot and stir to combine. Add chicken thighs and turn until they are covered with cream cheese sauce. Close and lock the lid. Select high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 12 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.
• Release pressure carefully using the quick-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, about 5 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid. Remove chicken and keep warm.
• Select Saute function. Add drained spinach to pot and cook until warmed. Return chicken and turn until well covered with sauce and cook for 1 minute until warmed through.

BACON RANCH CHICKEN NUGGETS

Steps:

• Preheat deep fryer to 350 degrees.
• Cut breasts to 1" to 1 1/4 inch pieces as close to cubes as possible. The important thing is that all weigh as close as possible and do not exceed an ounce by too much.
• If nuggets are very wet, pat with a paper towel. Place nuggets in plastic ziploc bag and add ranch dressing mix. Seal bag and shake to coat.
• Cut raw bacon in half. Wrap nugget tucking in any loose ends to make then as near a ball shape as possible. Crosspin the bacon in place with a toothpick.
• Depending on fryer capacity you should add 5-8 nuggets at a time and fry 3 1/2 to 5 minutes until nuggets just begin to float.
• Drain on paper towels and cut the largest nugget in half to test doneness or check with thermometer probe (quick response type) and adjust cooking time.
• A properly cooked nugget will show bacon done medium and herbed white meat with browned highlights.
• If they need to be served by the full batch they can hold in a 150-175 degree oven covered with a moistened (not dripping) paper towel.
• These can be served plain or with any dipping sauce (sweet and sour, bbq, salsa, etc.).