Crunchy Parmesan Chicken Tenders

Submitted by Raquel Grinnell

"A Giada de Laurentis recipe from the Food Network. Super fast and easy; a real kid pleaser! The dipping sauce is optional...."

 

• Ready In: 55mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 59.16 ml extra virgin olive oil
• 118.29 ml extra virgin olive oil
• 236.59 ml buttermilk
• 680.38 g chicken tenders (about 18)
• 3 large garlic cloves, minced
• 2.46 ml salt
• 44.37 ml balsamic vinegar
• fresh ground black pepper
• 295.73 ml parmesan cheese, freshly grated
• 177.44 ml Italian style breadcrumbs

directions

1. Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F.
2. Brush 1 tablespoon of oil over each of 2 heavy large lined baking sheets. Place the buttermilk in a large bowl. Add the chicken tenders and stir to coat. Let stand at least 15 minutes and up to 30 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, mash the garlic with the salt in a medium bowl. Whisk in the vinegar and then the remaining 1/2 cup of oil. Season the vinaigrette, to taste, with pepper. Transfer the vinaigrette to a small serving bowl.
4. Stir the Parmesan and bread crumbs in a pie dish. Remove the chicken tenders from the buttermilk and dredge them in the bread crumb mixture to coat completely, pressing to adhere. Arrange the coated chicken tenders on the prepared baking sheets, spacing evenly. Drizzle the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil over the chicken tenders and bake until they are cooked through and golden brown, about 14-18 minutes.
5. Transfer the chicken tenders to a platter and serve the vinaigrette alongside for dipping.

Reviews

[stephstew]

I've been making this recipe for years! They always turn out moist and flavorful. The buttermilk us key. LOVE this recipe :)

 

[Katlyn Oldham]

These chicken tenders are wonderful! My husband and I try to make these every time we have chicken breasts. The Italian bread crumbs really make the chicken different, and in an easy, quick way. A must try!!!

 

[rohanlori]

These are good. I find that is is very important to use a baking rack with baking these. I have not tried the dipping sauce.

 

[The Tiny Chef]

We make this quite often now when we have chicken breast, this is a very excellent recipe and yes we did see it on Food Network's website first. Dipping sauce with the chicken is very scrumptious, didn't think it would be but the balsamic vinegar and garlic go very well together. The nutritional values are skewed because you really don't eat all that oil (it makes more than enough dipping sauce) and you're not eating the buttermilk either.

 

[Juenessa]

These are tasty chicken tenders--very flavorful with the parmesan cheese and Italian breadcrumbs. Marinating the chicken in the buttermilk for 30 minutes really makes the chicken tender. Our entire family really enjoyed these for dinner tonight. I did not make the optional dipping sauce, but the ingredients sound wonderful. Thanks for posting!