Menu Prices AUChicken Mcnuggets Copycat Recipe — Make It at Home
McDonald's copycat · ⏱ 35 mins · Difficulty: Medium · Serves 2–3 (about 20 nuggets) · By Sophie Bernard
A home-kitchen take on the Chicken Mcnuggets style of dish at McDonald's. The original is $7.00 and 1,020 kJ for pickup — cook this version, then compare it with the real numbers on the dish page.
The Original
Spicy Chicken McNuggets 6pc
Price: $7.00 (pickup)
Energy: 1,020 kJ (244 cal)
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Ingredients
Home-kitchen amounts for 2–3 (about 20 nuggets) — standard home-cooking quantities for this dish, not the chain’s recipe (chains do not publish theirs). Difficulty: Medium.
- 500 g chicken breast, cut into chunks
- 1 tsp fine salt
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp white pepper
- Batter: ½ cup (75 g) plain flour, ½ cup (75 g) cornflour, 1 tsp baking powder, ¾ cup (185 ml) very cold water
- Oil, for deep-frying
- Your favourite dipping sauce, to serve
Method
- Blitz the chicken with the salt and spices in a food processor until it just comes together — a few pulses; do not make baby food.
- With wet hands, shape tablespoons of the mix into nugget shapes on a lined tray. Freeze 20 minutes so they hold their shape.
- Whisk the batter ingredients to a thin cream consistency and keep it cold.
- Dip each nugget in batter and fry at 175°C for 3 minutes. Drain, rest 5 minutes, then fry again for 2 minutes for the real crunch.
- Season lightly with salt and serve hot with sauce.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How close is this to the real Spicy Chicken McNuggets 6pc?
This is a home-kitchen copycat, not the chain’s recipe — the chain does not publish its recipe. It is built to sit beside the original: the real Spicy Chicken McNuggets 6pc is $7.00 for pickup with 1,020 kJ (244 cal). Compare the two before you cook — the home version trades the chain’s equipment for a frypan and an oven.
How long does it take, and how hard is it?
About 35 minutes, rated Medium difficulty, serving 2–3 (about 20 nuggets).
What do I need to make it?
The ingredients are listed below — starting with 500 g chicken breast, cut into chunks, 1 tsp fine salt, ½ tsp garlic powder, and 5 more. Quantities are home-kitchen amounts, written to serve 2–3 (about 20 nuggets).
What does the original cost at McDonald's?
The real Spicy Chicken McNuggets 6pc is $7.00 (pickup), 1,020 kJ. Prices vary by location and delivery is higher.
Where can I check the original dish?
On its own dish page — open the Spicy Chicken McNuggets 6pc at McDonald's page for the price, kJ and calories.
Is this recipe the chain’s official recipe?
No — no Top 10 chain publishes its recipes. Every recipe on this site is a copycat written from the dish’s published description and the home-kitchen method below, and the comparison box shows the real dish’s price and kJ so you can judge it yourself.
Written & checked by Sophie Bernard
Sophie reads every menu directly from each chain’s official Australian ordering site and records the store and price basis on the page. No price is published without a source.