Crispy Chicken Nuggets - cooking recipe

Ingredients

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

Preparation

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.
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.
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.