They are a blank canvas to your wildest salad dreams. That said, we’ve tried many versions over the years chicken nuggets kind of go with… anything. With its many elements-tons of veg, bacon, hard boiled egg, and cheese-it’s super easy to personalize for picky and voracious eaters alike. Pick your flavor comboĪ classic-ish Cobb is our go-to starting point for a crowd-pleasing chicken nugget salad. Whichever nuggets you choose, slice or dice them before serving. Yes, dino nuggets are tempting, but their softer texture doesn’t hold up in a loaded salad. If you eat gluten-free (and even if you don’t), the Caulipower Spicy(ish) Chicken Tenders are delicious too. We’re partial to Just Bare and Bell & Evans their chicken breast nuggets are both coated with a peppery, tender-crisp breading. Having spent over 10 years making chicken nugget salad regularly, we can tell you that not every frozen chicken nugget is created equally. Which are the best chicken nuggets for salad? Feeling fancy? While the nuggets cook, you can roast potatoes or green beans at the same time. Toss your favorite nuggets onto a sheet pan (or in the air fryer) and they’ll crisp while you prep some greens, chop cucumbers, crumble cheese, and shake up a dressing. And it doesn’t get easier than having golden brown chicken on stand-by in your freezer. Chicken nuggets really do make salads more delicious. The best part about chicken nugget salad, though, is that it isn’t just about kowtowing to young eaters. It wasn’t so bad at first-in fact, it was kind of great-but there’s only so many times that chicken nuggets and carrot sticks can feel like a satisfying dinner for adults. At first they were just for the kids, but before we knew it, in an effort to avoid prepping multiple nightly meals, we were eating chicken nuggets too. Desperate for a break from dinnertime drama over such egregious parenting mistakes like mixing pasta with red sauce (the nerve!), frozen chicken nuggets became a dinner mainstay. We first started making chicken nugget salad when our children were in their picky toddler years. Those have a time and place, but when you’re seeking true, unvarnished food joy, it’s time to reach into the freezer for that breaded childhood classic. Nope, we’re not talking about grilling or delicately poaching a chicken breast, or even pulling tender meat from a store-bought rotisserie bird. And we’re here to tell you that that something is chicken nuggets. My day ended with 34 personal points.Your dinner salad could use a little something. Not picture, 2 beers catching up on my shows I recorded during the week! I may have to dip into my weekly weight watchers points, depending on what I ate that day. of PB2 is also 1 point!) Party Pizza Friday!Įvery friday night I have pizza! I look forward to it every week! Becuase I have it every week, I don’t go too overboard because it’s not the last time I’ll have it! We order from a local pizza place and it’s delicious!įor the pizza, I count it anywhere between 15-20 points. (The whole pita is only 1 point and 2 TB. The happy accident is the pita kind of got crispy, so it was like eating an apple pie with a flaky crust! My snack was 5 personal points for me. When the pita came out of the toaster, add 1 tablespoon of the PB2 on each side and added sliced apple. While that was toasting I mixed up 2 tablespoons PB2 powedered peanut butter. I cut it in half and put it in my toaster. My afternoon snack turned out to be a happy accident! I had one Joseph’s pita in my fridge. *I have to count points for fruit, so this meal could be lower in points for you! Afternoon snack And I ate the rest of my blueberries and strawberries I had in the fridge. (The side dish has gHughes sugar free honey mustard). The points for me for this whole plate is 8 personal points. The green beans got a little extra crunchy – but I liked it! If you haven’t had Just Bare Chicken nuggets – add it to your grocery list stat! I buy mine at my local grocery store Mariano’s – I know they sell these at Costco too! I looked in my freezer and saw I had frozen hash browns, so the nuggets, hash brown AND fresh green beans went into my air fryer. I’ve been waiting to eat until I’m hungry and that’s what time my stomach started rumbling! By the end of the week, it’s kind of slim pickings as far as what to eat – but I made it work! Happy Friday! Welcome back to What I Eat in a Day! So ecxited to share some awesome meal ideas whether you follow Weight Watchers like me – or just on your own weight loss journey.
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