Baked Chicken Fingers

Submitted by erinBOberrin

"This is a recipe I created after trying several baked chicken finger recipes. I like this combination of seasonings, but it's always fun to try different things. You could use saltines, other crackers, other spices, etc!"

 

• Ready In: 28mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 lb chicken breast, sliced into thin strips
• 1⁄2 cup low-fat buttermilk
• 1⁄2 cup crushed corn flakes (, or cheese crackers)
• 1⁄4 cup Italian seasoned breadcrumbs
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon oregano
• 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon olive oil

directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. In a medium glass or plastic bowl, combine chicken breast and buttermilk.
3. Cover and put in refrigerator for 10-15 minutes.
4. Combine corn flakes (or cheese crackers),italian seasoned breadcrumbs, garlic powder, oregano, and black pepper in large ziploc bag.
5. After chicken is chilled, drain off liquid and add to ziploc bag, shaking to coat.
6. Add olive oil to shallow baking pan.
7. Place chicken in pan.
8. Bake for approximately 4 minutes on each side, or until chicken is thoroughly cooked.
9. Serve with honey mustard dip or light ranch dressing.

Reviews

[Jschn549]

These are better then any deep fried chicken fingers you'll find out there. A good substitution for butter milk is half cup milk + 1/2 Tablespoon vinegar OR lemon juice, (i prefer lemon juice) let sit for 10 mins. Used 1/2 cup crushed Ritz Cracker instead of corn flakes. I also added about a teaspoon of chipotle pepper to the seasoning mix for some nice heat. Very good.

 

[nmj]

These came out really good. But there is no way I would just bake them for 4 minutes a side. The chicken would be totally raw. I baked min for 25 minutes and they were small, thin chicken strips.

 

[DeliciousAsItLooks]

This is a great recipe and also very versatile. I used gluten-free cheese crackers and rice chex, as well as some gf breadcrumbs. I ended up baking the chicken strips for closer to 7 to 10 minutes a side. I used 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice in 1/2 cup milk instead of buttermilk.

 

[yorkieleaf]

These turned out great and were so easy! I was missing a few ingredients so I used other's suggestions and made my own "buttermilk" using milk and vinegar. I also used panko crumbs, Parmesan cheese and the spices for all the breading. The baking time was about 25min. I was also having a chicken wing craving so at the end I basted a few of the strips with some hot sauce/melted butter/garlic for a bit of a buffalo wing flavor...craving fully satisfied!

 

[Jug OMud]

These chicken fingers taste awesome. Plus, it has the added bonus of being more healthy than most others, especially the deep fried variety. I thought this recipe was very flexible and forgiving with preparation, too. Finding myself low on buttermilk, I supplemented with milk and non-fat plain yogurt. This worked out great, and the coating was crunchy and tasty. Served this with Honey Mustard http://www.recipezaar.com/13228