These Tajín chicken nuggets are the perfect shortcut meal, snack, or appetizer. We coat frozen chicken nuggets in seasoning, then serve them with homemade avocado and jalapeño lime ranch. They're super tasty and so easy.
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A couple of months ago, we became obsessed with these lightly breaded chicken nuggets from Costco. When I'm feeling lazy I throw a few in the air fryer and serve them up with a salad or whatever else we have lying around. I've had some fun tossing them in different sauces and seasonings, so these Tajin-seasoned chicken nuggets were born.
Ingredient Notes and Substitutions
- Chicken nuggets. We use these from Costco. I like them because they're lightly breaded and not too heavy. Feel free to use your favorite chicken nuggets (or make your own!).
- Avocado
- Cilantro
- Fresh lime juice
- Mayonnaise
- Black pepper, salt, ground cayenne and garlic powder
- Tajín Seasoning. Tajín is a chili-lime seasoning you can find at most grocery stores.
Step-by-Step Instructions
Step 1: Cook your chicken nuggets according to package instructions. I heat mine in the air fryer at 350°F until they're crisp, about 10 minutes.
Step 2: While the chicken is cooking, combine avocado, jalapeño, lime juice, mayonnaise, black pepper, salt, and garlic powder in a food processor and blend until smooth. Set aside.
Step 3: Once the nuggets are done, toss them in Tajín and ground cayenne while they're still hot and serve them with the avocado dip.
Side Pairings
- Super fast and easy lightened-up Mexican black beans
- Two bean, corn, and veggie summer salsa
- 4 Ingredients Guacamole
Tajín-Seasoned Chicken Nuggets with Avocado and Jalapeño Lime Ranch
These frozen chicken nuggets are elevated with Tajín and cayenne and served with an avocado, jalapeño, lime, and cilantro ranch. For a 15-minute appetizer or meal, they're pretty dang good.
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servings5
minutes10
minutes300
kcal15
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Ingredients
- For the chicken:
16 oz frozen chicken nuggets (see note)
2 tablespoons Tajín seasoning
¼ teaspoon ground cayenne
- For the avocado ranch:
½ large avocado
½ large jalapeño, seeds and membrane removed
Juice of 2 small limes, about 3 tablespoons
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
½ teaspoon black pepper
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon garlic powder
Directions
- Cook chicken according to package directions.
- While the chicken is cooking, combine avocado ranch ingredients in a food processor and blend until smooth.
- Once the nuggets are done, toss them in Tajín and ground cayenne while they're still hot and serve them with the avocado dip. Enjoy with sports!
Notes
- We recommend Just Bare Lightly Breaded Chicken Breast Chunks.
Sharie S. says
I LOVE this avocado ranch dip! Perfect with the chicken nuggets! Awesome appetizer for football games and easy to put together.