Best Chicken Fingers With Garlic Butter Recipes

GARLIC BUTTER CHICKEN TENDERS (THE BEST!)

Steps:

• Season the chicken tenders with smoked paprika and cayenne pepper. Set aside.
• Heat up a cast-iron skillet (preferred) on high heat and add 3 tablespoons of butter. As soon as the butter melts and starts to sizzle, add the chicken tenders. Cook uninterrupted for 1-2 minutes, then turn over and start cooking the other side.
• Push the chicken tenders to the side of the skillet. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon of butter follow by the minced garlic on the empty space on the skillet. Add the Italian seasoning on top of the chicken tenders and stir to combine well with the chicken and garlic.
• Add salt and lemon juice and continue to cook the chicken tenders until they are slightly charred on the both sides. Add the chopped parsley, stir to combine well. Turn off the heat and serve immediately with lemon wedges. Squeeze the lemon juice on top before serving.

ROAST CHICKEN WITH GARLIC-HERB BUTTER

Steps:

• The day before roasting, combine butter in a bowl with zest of one lemon (reserving the lemon), garlic, chives, and thyme. Season with salt and pepper and mix to combine. Dry the chicken with paper towels and place on a roasting pan fitted with a rack. Season chicken with salt and pepper, inside and out. Using your fingers, gently release the skin from the breast on either side of the breast bone. Place a heaping tablespoon of the compound butter under the skin on each side and smooth down to coat each breast. Do the same at the other end, where the thigh joins the open cavity. Distribute the remaining butter on each side under the leg skin. Place chicken in the refrigerator, uncovered, to allow the skin to dry.
• The next day, preheat the oven to 500 degrees F. Roughly chop the celery, onion, and carrot and place inside the chicken cavity, along with leftover herb stems and half the zested lemon. Cut the baguette to approximately the length of the chicken and place, open-faced, on a rimmed baking sheet. Lay the chicken on top of it. Pour water or chicken stock in the pan so the bread doesn't burn. Bake, 10-12 minutes.
• After 10 minutes, chicken will begin to brown. Add more water or stock to the pan if the bread looks too dark. Reduce oven temp to 400 F and continue cooking, 35-55 minutes, depending on chicken size. (Final internal temperature should be 165 degrees F at the thickest part of the thigh.)
• Test the chicken for doneness by sticking a knife into the thickest part of the thigh-the juices should run clear (i.e., not pink). When done, remove from oven and let the chicken rest 5 minutes before carving. To carve, first remove the wings. Next, cut the skin close to the leg, then cut from the back and follow the bone along the joint and remove the leg. Remove the breasts by cutting down the middle, following the bone (save the rest of the chicken carcass for stock). Cut the baguette into four pieces and serve with the cut chicken on top.

CHICKEN FINGERS WITH GARLIC BUTTER

Steps:

• Using a sharp knife, cut the breast halves in half crosswise, then lengthwise into strips 1/2-inch wide.
• Blend salt, pepper, oregano and the flour well in a flat dish. Add the chicken pieces in one layer. Stir to season, keeping each strip separate.
• Heat the butter and oil over high heat in a skillet large enough to hold the chicken pieces in one layer. Add the chicken, cook and stir until lightly browned, about 3 minutes. Add the tomatoes and garlic and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes more. Add the coriander and lime juice and continue cooking. Blend well and serve immediately.

GARLIC BUTTER CHICKEN FINGERS

Steps:

• 1. Mix the flour, salt, garlic powder, and pepper together in a large bag. Add the chicken strips and shake well to coat chicken. Add the oil and butter to large skillet. Fry the chicken strips until browned and no longer pink in middle. Remove to serving plate and keep warm
• 2. Add the 4 tbsp of butter to same pan. Saute the garlic for 30 seconds. Add the white wine and let most evaporate. Add the chicken stock and the juice and zest of lemon. bring to boil. Reduce heat add the chicken stock and flour mixture. Heat until thickened.
• 3. Season with salt and pepper. Serve over chicken fingers garnish with herb of choice