Best Healthier Crispy Chicken Fingers Recipes

HEALTHIER CRISPY CHICKEN FINGERS WITH HONEY MUSTARD SAUCE image

Number Of Ingredients 11

Healthier Crispy Chicken Fingers
Adapted from Ellie Krieger
1-1/4 pound boneless, skinless chicken tenderloins
1/2 cup lowfat buttermilk
Cooking spray
4 cups whole-grain cereal (I used 1/2 Corn Chex & 1/2 Cornflakes)
Salt & pepper
Honey-Mustard Sauce
1/2 cup Dijon mustard
1 Tablespoon mayonnaise
3 Tablespoons honey

Steps:

Preheat oven to 400o F. Combine the chicken and the buttermilk in a shallow dish. Cover and chill for 15 minutes. Pulverize cereal in a food processor. You could put the cereal in a plastic bag and crush with a rolling pin, it just won't be as fine or evenly crushed. Spray a baking tray with cooking spray. Season the chicken well with salt and pepper. Dip each piece of chicken in the cereal to fully coat and arrange on the baking tray. Bake until cooked through, about 10 minutes. Leave the chicken on the baking tray to cool slightly, it will get crispier. While chicken is baking make the honey-mustard sauce by combining mustard and mayonnaise until smooth. Stir in honey.

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Number Of Ingredients 13

HONEY-MUSTARD SAUCE:
Why feed your kids those fried mystery-meat chicken nuggets when it's so simple to make these? They are baked crisp on the outside and tender on the inside and have a lovely mild flavor.
Ingredients
1 1/4 lb boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, cut across into 1/2" thick slices
1/2 cup lowfat buttermilk
Cooking spray
4 cups whole-grain corn cereal such as Corn Chex or Corn Flakes
1/4 tsp salt
pinch of freshly ground black pepper
Honey-Mustard Sauce
1/3 cup Dijon mustard
2 tsp mayonnaise
2 tbsp honey

Steps:

Directions 1.) Preheat the oven to 400 degree F. 2.) Combine the chicken and buttermilk in a shallow dish, turning the chicken to coat it with the buttermilk. Cover and chill for 15 minutes. 3.) Coat two baking sheets with cooking spray. 4.) Put cereal in a sealable plastic bag and crush with a rolling pin. Transfer the crumbs to a shallow dish and season them with the salt and pepper. Dip each piece of chicken in the cereal to fully coat and arrange on the prepared baking sheets. Bake until cooked through, about 8 minutes. Leave the chicken on the baking sheets to cool slightly. It will become crisper. Serve with mustard sauce on the side. In a small bowl, stir together the mustard and mayonnaise until smooth. Stir in the honey.