Sometimes I just crave a dinner like chicken fingers and French fries with lots of salt and ketchup. And I love making meals like this at home because I can make them really healthy and still satisfy that junk-food sort of craving. I’ve tried making homemade chicken tenders a million different ways, and these are one of the best ways that I’ve found to prepare them. The breading sticks really well to the chicken, unlike some other recipes that I’ve tried, plus it’s a really flavorful and healthy breading. Almonds, whole wheat flour, and spices. I love cooking with almonds in any way that I can because we love the flavor and because they are such an amazingly healthy food for you. Almond breadings are some of my favorites. With French fries baked in the oven, this is a grease-free, delicious, and healthy meal.
Almond-Crusted Chicken Fingers
Source: Culinary in the Country
I cut this recipe in half to serve two people, omitted the oil in the breading, and used one whole egg instead of egg whites. Here’s the recipe as I made it.
1/4 cup almonds
1/8 cup whole wheat flour
3/4 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon dry mustard
Sprinkle of cayenne pepper
Sprinkle of salt and pepper
1 egg
2 small boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into strips
1. Preheat oven to 475.
2. Set a wire rack on top of a baking sheet and coat with cooking spray.
3. In a food processor, add the almonds, flour, paprika, garlic powder, dry mustard, salt, and peppers and process until the almonds are finely chopped. Move the coating to a wide bowl.
4. In a small dish, whisk the egg. Add the strips of chicken and turn to coat, then coat each tender in the almond mixture. Place the breaded strips on the sprayed rack and coat with cooking spray.
5. Bake until golden brown and no longer pink in the center, approximately 20 minutes.
