Onion Nuggets hit the public briefly in just four test markets in the late 1970s.  it was introduced at the same time as theBeefsteak Sandwich, as the side item for the Dinner Menu. Onion Nuggets were chopped onions shaped into small solid pieces, dipped in batter and deep-fried.  when they weren’t selling well, a former McDonalds chairman suggested they try substituting the onions with chicken and BOOOMSIES – CHICKEN McNUGGETS WERE BORN!!!