Nashville Hot Chicken Nuggets. Cheesecake Factory Nashville Hot Chicken Nuggets. Pin the image below if you like this Cheesecake Factory Copycat Recipe! For the Thick and Herby homemade Ranch.

Today is Football Sunday and it's the perfect day to make these Nashville Chicken Nuggets inspired by the Cheesecake Factory. Super spicy and crunchy chicken breast nuggets with a hint of sweetness, cooled down by a thick and herby homemade ranch. They use my spin on a Nashville Hot Chicken spice blend and a tiny bit of olive oil to make little juicy and tender flavor bombs. You can cook Nashville Hot Chicken Nuggets using 9 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Nashville Hot Chicken Nuggets

It's 6 oz of chicken breast.
It's 1/2 tsp of olive oil.
You need 1 tsp of brown sugar.
It's 1/2 tsp of cayenne pepper.
It's 1/2 tsp of paprika.
It's 1/2 tsp of chili powder.
You need 1/2 tsp of garlic powder.
Prepare 1/4 tsp of black pepper.
Prepare 1/4 tsp of crushed red pepper.

Vegan Nashville hot tofu nuggets are little bites of bliss. I warn you, they may make you cry from joy. My take on Nashville hot chicken. Which is deep fried, and I promise, I made these just as crispy, but without frying them!

Nashville Hot Chicken Nuggets Directions

Cut chicken into chunks and pat dry with paper towel.
Toss in bowl with the olive oil.
Add in all the spices and brown sugar and toss to coat.
Air-fry at 400 for 8-10 minutes.

These tofu nuggets are baked, but unbelievably crispy and crunchy! Nashville hot sauce is a little sweet and very spicy. If you've never had Nashville Hot Chicken, we're talking about an ultra-crispy fried chicken doused with a cayenne-infused glaze, and by 'glaze' I mean melted butter and lard. For the record, I've never been to Nashville, so I can't tell you how authentic this is, but it works for me, and is fairly easy to pull off. In a large bowl, season chicken generously with salt and pepper.