Description
We’re spicing up a comfort food favorite. These crispy chicken tenders are coated with tangy ranch seasoning, breaded and baked to golden crispy goodness. Each tender is generously drizzled with spicy buffalo sauce.
Ingredients
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- 2 lbs chicken breasts, sliced into strips
- 3 eggs (beaten)
- 1/4 cup olive oil (for light frying)
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 3 cups panko bread crumbs, crushed
- 2 tbsp buttermilk powder
- 1 tsp paprika
- 2 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp mustard powder
- 1 tsp dried dill
- 1 tsp dried parsley
- Salt and pepper to season
Buffalo Sauce
- 4 tbsp butter
- 1/3 cup hot sauce
- 1 tbsp vinegar
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside. In a skillet, preheat 1/4 cup olive oil on medium/high heat in the bottom of the pan.
- Slice chicken breasts in half like a butterfly cut. Slice each half into 4 chicken tenders. Lightly beat with a rolling pin to tenderize the strips.
- Prep your breading bowls. In one bowl, add the panko, flour and ranch seasonings to a large shallow bowl and stir to combine. In another bowl, beat eggs.
- Dredge the chicken tenders in the eggs and then in the pretzel crumb mixture. Repeat this step one more time for a thicker, crunchier crust. Then place the chicken on a plate to get ready to lightly fry.
- Place 3-4 chicken tenders in the pan at a time—you don’t want to overcrowd the pan because the temperature will drop. Cook for 1 1/2 to 2 minutes on the first side, then flip it over and cook for another 2 minutes. Then, transfer the chicken to the prepared baking sheet.
- After all chicken tenders have been cooked on the stovetop, drizzle with half of the buffalo sauce, and transfer the baking sheet to the oven and bake for 10 minutes, flip them and bake for another 10 minutes on the other side. They will be cooked when the internal temperature reaches 165°F.
- Make buffalo sauce. In a pan over medium heat, melt butter. Remove from heat and add in hot sauce, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, honey, paprika, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Stir mixture until combined.
- Remove chicken tenders from oven and cool for a couple minutes, drizzle with extra buffalo and serve.