CRISPY BUTTERMILK CHICKEN STRIPS

Crispy Buttermilk Chicken Strips image

A quick, easy, more delicious version of a fast-food favorite. Serve with barbecue sauce, ranch dressing, or your favorite dipping sauce.

Provided by Tim Wilkerson

Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Chicken Tenders Recipes

Time 55m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

4 (5 ounce) boneless, skinless chicken breasts
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
½ teaspoon cayenne pepper, or more to taste
2 cups buttermilk, or more as needed
2 cups vegetable oil for frying, or as needed

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F (95 degrees C).
Slice each chicken breast into thick strips.
Whisk flour, Italian seasoning, salt, pepper, and cayenne together and pour into a gallon-sized resealable plastic bag. Pour buttermilk into a shallow dish.
Fill a heavy-bottomed pan at least 4 inches deep with oil and heat it to 350 degrees (175 degrees C).
Place several chicken strips in the plastic bag. Seal the bag and shake a couple of times until strips are coated. Repeat to coat remaining strips. Dip each strip into buttermilk, then back into the flour mixture.
Fry the strips, 4 or 5 at a time, in the hot oil until golden brown and no longer pink in the centers, 6 to 8 minutes. Drain on paper towels, then transfer to a baking sheet to keep warm in the oven as you fry the remaining strips.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 648.7 calories, Carbohydrate 78.4 g, Cholesterol 85.4 mg, Fat 16.5 g, Fiber 3.1 g, Protein 43.3 g, SaturatedFat 3.2 g, Sodium 782.3 mg, Sugar 6.2 g