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McDonalds Copycat Chicken Nuggets & Fries (In the Airfryer + Macro-Friendly)

These McDonalds Chicken Nuggets & Fries are the ultimate fakeaway meal — super easy, macro-friendly, and full of nostalgic fast food flavour. We’re skipping the deep-frying and using real chicken, a crispy protein coating, and an airfryer to get the crunch.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Main Course
Servings 2
Calories 490 kcal

Ingredients
  

Chicken McNuggets

  • 325 g chicken breast chopped
  • 1/2 tbsp yellow mustard or sub for mustard powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp onion powder
  • 1/4 tsp paprika

Coating Mix

  • 30 g flour
  • 15 g soy or whey protein crispies sub for flour
  • 1/2 tsp mustard powder
  • 1/2 tbsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tbsp onion powder
  • 1/4 tsp celery salt
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp ground pepper
  • 1/2 tsp granulated sweetener
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • olive oil spray

Egg wash

  • dash of water

Fries

  • 500 g potatoes, cut into thin fries
  • 1 tsp olive oil or spray
  • 1/2 tsp salt

Instructions
 

Nuggets

  • Add chopped chicken breast into a food processor along with yellow mustard, salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, and paprika. Process until a sticky paste forms. Shape into 16 equal sized nuggets (roughly 20g per nugget). Place on a lined baking tray and freeze for 15-30 minutes.
  • Mix flour, soy protein crispies, mustard powder, garlic powder, onion powder, sweetener, celery salt, salt, and pepper in the same food processor.
  • Set up two dipping stations- one into an egg wash (1/2 an egg mixed with a dash of water) and the flour mix.
  • Dip each nugget into the flour mix, then into the egg wash, then back into the flour mix.
  • Place nuggets in an airfryer basket. Spray lightly with oil and airfry at 200°C for 8–10 minutes, flipping halfway through.

Fries

  • Peel and chop the potatoes into thin fry shapes, soak in cold water for 15-30 minutes (optional). Microwave the fries in water for 5-8 minutes. Drain and pat dry.
  • Toss cut potatoes in oil and salt. Airfry at 200°C for 10 minutes, shaking halfway through, until crispy and golden.
  • Serve hot with my lower calorie Sweet and Sour Sauce or a dipping sauce of your choice.

Notes

*This recipe makes 16 nuggets, each serve has 8 nuggets.
*You can prep the nuggets in advance and freeze uncooked for up to 2 months. Cook straight from frozen — just add 2–3 minutes to the airfryer time.
*I like to add the cooked nuggets back into the airfyer in the last 2 minutes of the fries cook time to crisp up again and make sure every component is crunchy and warm when served together.
*If you don't want to use egg you can sub the egg wash with 10g corn starch mixed with 1-2 tbsp water.
Low Calorie Sweet & Sour Sauce recipe: Sweet & Sour 
Crisps: Whey or Soy Protein 
Zero Calorie Sweetener: natvia
 
Macros for the whole batch of nuggets (16):
Calories: 560 
Carbs: 27g
Protein: 89g
Fat: 11g

Nutrition

Calories: 490kcalCarbohydrates: 62gProtein: 49gFat: 7g
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