Print: Turkey Nuggets (or Chicken)

My mother found this turkey nuggets recipe about 20 years ago. A great find! This is a great recipe for leftover turkey or chicken. You can even use tuna or salmon. My kids love it, especially paired with leftover mashed potato cakes.

Prep

14 min

Cook

24 min

Servings

Difficulty

Medium

Ingredients

0.25 cups water
1.5 teaspoons baking powder
2 cups shredded cooked turkey
0.5 cups all-purpose flour
1 egg
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 tablespoon vegetable oil , or as needed

Instructions

1 Stir water and baking powder together in a bowl (mixture should foam). Mix turkey, flour, egg, salt, and black pepper into water mixture. Form mixture into bite-sized nuggets.
2 Heat vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat.
3 Fry nuggets in hot vegetable oil until golden brown, 5 to 8 minutes per side.

Nutrition per serving

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