RECIPE: Delicious and nutritious Chicken and Veggie Nuggets

I make these chicken nuggets for my daughter. She's entering into full-time toddlerhood and has welcomed a really erratic eating habit into our lives. These nuggets ensure that she gets her veggies along with the protein that she loves.

Ingredients:
2 raw chicken breasts
1/2 cup broccoli (you can use the stems too in this case, along with the florets)
1 medium carrot
1/2 medium onion (use less if your kid doesn't particularly like strong flavours)
2 tsp salt
1 tsp ground black pepper
Panko breadcrumbs.
Canola or light olive oil, for frying or spraying.

Method:

1. Using a food processor, or by hand if you're brave, chop up the veggies till fine. Set aside in a bowl.
2. Cut up chicken breast into 3 cm (1 inch) cubes, and throw into food processor or whatever meat chopper you have, and process until very fine.
   
3. Add in the veggies, salt and pepper. Pulse to combine thoroughly.
4. Pour ground chicken mixture into a bowl.
5. In a separate, clean plate, pour about a cup of breadcrumbs.
   
6. Using a spoon, scoop out roughly a nugget size of chicken, toss into the breadcrumbs and coat well.
7. Fry in oil, or spray with some oil and bake in oven.
   

Chef's Note: These nuggets are also good without breadcrumbs, and can be made into chicken burgers.