Today's recipe is a great appetizer or your protein for dinner! These Crispy Oven Baked Catfish Nuggets are SO good! I actually love catfish if it's cooked properly, but if it's not your thing, go ahead and substitute any other white fish that you prefer!
I will be serving them on game day soon, and they are a perfect finger food for the kiddos too. The panko breading is so crispy, and even though the marinade includes hot sauce, they don't turn out very spicy at all. I also love that they are baked and not fried, making them healthier, which is great! Enjoy!

Crispy Oven Baked Catfish Nuggets (click here to print)
What you need:
1 pound catfish nuggets
3/4 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup hot sauce
1 teaspoon dijon mustard
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 cup panko bread crumbs
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon creole seasoning
mayo
hot sauce
black pepper
Directions:
Combine catfish nuggets, buttermilk, hot sauce, mustard and black pepper in a ziploc bag. Mix to combine. Refrigerate for 30 minutes to 1 hour. Drain and discard marinade.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a shallow dish, combine bread crumbs and seasonings. Coat each catfish nugget with bread crumb mixture and arrange in a single layer on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake for 25 minutes until fish is cooked through and coating starts to brown.
Mix together mayo, hot sauce and black pepper to taste. Serve with baked catfish nuggets!
This recipe is shared at: Inside BruCrew Life, Kathe with an E, Memories by the Mile, A Dish of Daily Life, Love Bakes Good Cakes, The Best Blog Recipes, The Better Baker,
I will be serving them on game day soon, and they are a perfect finger food for the kiddos too. The panko breading is so crispy, and even though the marinade includes hot sauce, they don't turn out very spicy at all. I also love that they are baked and not fried, making them healthier, which is great! Enjoy!

Crispy Oven Baked Catfish Nuggets (click here to print)
What you need:
1 pound catfish nuggets
3/4 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup hot sauce
1 teaspoon dijon mustard
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 cup panko bread crumbs
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon creole seasoning
mayo
hot sauce
black pepper
Directions:
Combine catfish nuggets, buttermilk, hot sauce, mustard and black pepper in a ziploc bag. Mix to combine. Refrigerate for 30 minutes to 1 hour. Drain and discard marinade.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a shallow dish, combine bread crumbs and seasonings. Coat each catfish nugget with bread crumb mixture and arrange in a single layer on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake for 25 minutes until fish is cooked through and coating starts to brown.
Mix together mayo, hot sauce and black pepper to taste. Serve with baked catfish nuggets!
This recipe is shared at: Inside BruCrew Life, Kathe with an E, Memories by the Mile, A Dish of Daily Life, Love Bakes Good Cakes, The Best Blog Recipes, The Better Baker,
This sounds delicious!
ReplyDeleteOh yum!!!! I would dive right into those. As an aside, I'm from Minnesota! I haven't lived there for quite a few years, but I grew up in Grand Rapids and spent some time in Duluth, and several years in St. Paul.
ReplyDeleteSheena, these nuggets look SO good and they're a perfect appetizer for popping during the game! I think my kiddos would love these, too. They adore finger foods!
ReplyDeleteI was so excited when I saw the title of this post. I love fried catfish, but oven baked sounds even better! These really look perfect. Thanks for the recipe!
ReplyDeleteI need this whole dish! YUM!
ReplyDeleteThese sound delicious! Like you, I actually really like catfish.
ReplyDeleteLove the recipe, but will try it on some cod. ;) I'm not a huge catfish fan.
ReplyDeleteThese catfish nuggets look so good! Love that you baked them.
ReplyDeleteI am going to make this! I've been wanting to do an oven baked crunchy fish thing, and I really love that you used buttermilk.These look delish!
ReplyDeleteI haven't had crunchy baked fish since my kids were little and it definitely wasn't healthy like these catfish nuggets! These look fantastic!
ReplyDeleteI love panko as a breading. Perfect game day snack!
ReplyDeleteMy dad loves catfish - these are so cute! At first sight, I totally thought they were chicken nuggets! I'll suggest this to my parents as my dad is in the full swing of 'all things football' and this would be a great snack to keep him company during the games!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for the comments everyone!! :)
ReplyDeleteThis is so very southern! :) I love how simple & flavorful this recipe is too- yum!
ReplyDeleteI had no idea you could get catfish nuggets! I'll have to look for that!
ReplyDeleteAny way to make this low carb I wonder?! Nevertheless it looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteMaybe some ground pecans instead of breadcrumbs?
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