Crispy Chicken Nuggets

• 1 egg
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 2 1/2 cups crispy rice cereal (such as Rice Krispies(R)), crushed
• 1 1/4 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into 20 pieces
• 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup apricot preserves
• 2 tablespoons water

1. Beat egg, salt, and pepper together in a bowl. Pour crushed cereal into a separate bowl. Coat chicken pieces in egg mixture. Press chicken pieces into cereal until coated.
2. Heat oil and butter together in skillet over medium heat; cook and stir chicken until coating is golden brown and meat is no longer pink in the center, about 7 minutes.
3. Whisk preserves and water together in a saucepan over medium-low until heated through and smooth, 2 to 3 minutes. Serve apricot sauce with chicken nuggets.

egg, salt, crispy rice cereal, skinless, extravirgin olive oil, butter, apricot preserves, water

Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/235653/crispy-chicken-nuggets/ (may not work)