Turkey Nuggets (or Chicken) recipe

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Ingredients

¼ cup water
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
2 cups shredded cooked turkey
½ cup all-purpose flour
1 egg
1 pinch salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 tablespoon vegetable oil, or as needed

Nutrition Info

224.8 calories
carbohydrate: 12.5 g
cholesterol: 99.7 mg
fat: 8.3 g
fiber: 0.4 g
protein: 23.7 g
saturatedFat: 2.1 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 250.1 mg
sugar: 0.1 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Stir water and baking powder together in a bowl (mixture should foam). Mix turkey, flour, egg, salt, and black pepper into water and baking powder. Form mixture into bite-size nuggets.

  2. Heat vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat. Fry the nuggets in the hot vegetable oil until golden brown, 5 to 8 minutes per side.

Recipe Yield

4 servings

Recipe Note

My mother found this 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.

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