Quick Oats Chicken Nuggets / Patties
This recipe is a quick oat, meat substitute derived from our Depression Era Sausage Patties. These chicken nuggets and patties are quick and easy to put together without a lot of specialty ingredients. This recipe will make 8 nuggets or 4 patties but you can easily double, triple, quadruple... the ingredients to make a larger batch that can be frozen and used at a later time. Try these nuggets with fries and ketchup, honey mustard or perhaps BBQ sauce.With some simple variations you can make a variety of other vegetarian meat substitutes. Check out some of the other amazing recipes made using this versatile base:Depression Era Sausage PattiesBurger PattiesItalian MeatballsFish SticksGround Meat
Equipment
- 1 medium bowl
- 1 medium saucepan or pot
- 1 8-12 inch frying pan
Ingredients
BASE
- 1 cup quick oats
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1/4 cup water
SEASONING
- 1 tsp onion flakes
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
BROTH
- 2 cups water
- 2 tbsp chicken gravy mix
Instructions
- Mix the BASE & SEASONING ingredients in a medium sized until thoroughly blended
- Cover the bowl and refrigerate for 2 hours or overnight
- Remove from refrigerator and form into 8 nuggets or 4 chicken patties
- Mix the BROTH ingredients into a medium saucepan or pot and bring to a low boil over medium heat
- Lightly oil a frying pan, and lightly brown the nuggets on both sides (about two minutes per side)
- Once lightly browned, transfer to the pot of broth, cover and reduce to simmer for 20 minutes
- Remove from broth and pan fry another 2 minutes per side or until golden browned
Notes
Try battering them after the broth bath. Then deep fry to make these even more amazing.
These "chicken" nuggets and patties will keep in the refrigerator for up to a week or in the freezer for about 1 year. If frozen, simply thaw and heat before serving.