Soon after, the Chicken McNugget was born," the McDonald's website says. McNuggets were tested in a few markets and were an immediate hit. In 1983, they were added to menus in the United States.

McDonald's Chicken McNuggets ranked highly on our ultimate ranking of McDonald's food items, but the crispy, chewy pieces of meat almost didn't come into existence. Onion nuggets were the ...

McDonald’s says its Chicken McNuggets are made of white boneless chicken, acid, yeast extract, lemon juice solids, dextrose and different kinds of flour. A photo of “pink goop” that ...