From Whole Foods 365, Trader Joe’s, Bell & Evans, Tysons, Applegate, and more.
Id even argue thateveryonenot just parentsshould keep frozen chicken nuggets on hand for quick weeknight dinners.
Theyre delicious, nostalgic, and can be satisfying in both texture and flavor.
Simply Recipes / Mark Beahm
This got me questioning the ones I had been buying for the last few years.
Were they really the best?
What are the best frozen chicken nuggets on the market for busy home cooks these days?
Simply Recipes / Mark Beahm
I visited Target, Whole Foods, Walmart, and Trader Joes in my nugget quest.
I didnt discern between nuggets or bite-shaped but excluded popcorn chicken and strips.
The tasting wasnt truly blind because I had to keep track of the brands and cooking methods.
Simply Recipes / Mark Beahm
The taste-testers were my 11-year-old, eight-year-old, 38-year-old partner, and me.
While they get decently crisp in the oven, air-fried Just Bares bites rival homemade nuggets.
At Kroger, a 24-ounce bag is $12.99.
Simply Recipes / Mark Beahm
The breading is well seasoned and crisped up incredibly well in the air fryer.
Overall, we found the air-fried nuggets outperformed the oven-baked test batches.
The nuggets were overall crispier and many cooked in less time than conventional baking.
