Chipotle BBQ Chicken Nuggets

Medium
🌶️ Southwestern
Ingredients
Everything you'll need to make this recipe
1

4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves, cut into 1 ½ in pieces

2

Cornmeal as needed

3

Freshly-squeezed lemon juice as needed

4

3 tbsp Chipotle BBQ Rub

5

Vegetable oil for deep-frying

6

Black pepper

Instructions
Step-by-step guide to making this recipe
1

Place cornmeal in a pie pan and lemon juice in another pie pan.

2

Dip chicken pieces in lemon juice then season with BBQ rub. Dip again in lemon juice.

3

Dredge pieces, three at a time, in the cornmeal, then dip in lemon juice again then dredge again in cornmeal.

4

Heat oil to 350°F and fry pieces in batches for 6 minutes. Drain on a cooling rack but not paper towels.

6 minutes

5

Sprinkle with black pepper and serve.