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Cheesy Taco Chicken Tenders
Cheesy Taco Chicken Tenders
- Recipe Submitted by Healthy Recipes on 02/03/2014
Category: Desserts
Ingredients List
- 2 cups buttermilk
- 1 + 3/4 pounds chicken tenders
- 1 tablespoon chile powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cumn
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika (or sweet)
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- coarse salt and fresh ground black pepper
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese, grated
- 3/4 cup panko crumbs
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon milk
- ranch dressing
Directions
DIRECTIONS:
-A few hours before cooking marinate the chicken tenders in buttermilk, cover and refrigerate. Make the dressing too and refrigerate.
-When ready to cook set up a dredging station.
-In a small bowl mix chile powder, cumin, paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few generous cracks of black pepper.
-In a wide, shallow dish with short sides mix the flour with half of the spice mixture.
-In a seperate, wide shallow dish with short sides mix the cheese with the panko crumbs and half of the spice mixture.
-In a bowl whisk the eggs and milk together. Season with salt and pepper.
-Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Spray a large baking sheet with non-stick spray.
-Remove chicken from buttermilk; allow excess to drain off.
-Use tongs to coat chicken with flour, then egg then cheesy panko crumbs ”“ patting them on if needed. Place on baking sheet.
-Repeat until all the chicken is coated.
-Bake until chicken is golden brown and cooked through (internal temperature of 165 ”“ 174 F.) Serve with buttermilk ranch dressing for dipping.
-A few hours before cooking marinate the chicken tenders in buttermilk, cover and refrigerate. Make the dressing too and refrigerate.
-When ready to cook set up a dredging station.
-In a small bowl mix chile powder, cumin, paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few generous cracks of black pepper.
-In a wide, shallow dish with short sides mix the flour with half of the spice mixture.
-In a seperate, wide shallow dish with short sides mix the cheese with the panko crumbs and half of the spice mixture.
-In a bowl whisk the eggs and milk together. Season with salt and pepper.
-Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Spray a large baking sheet with non-stick spray.
-Remove chicken from buttermilk; allow excess to drain off.
-Use tongs to coat chicken with flour, then egg then cheesy panko crumbs ”“ patting them on if needed. Place on baking sheet.
-Repeat until all the chicken is coated.
-Bake until chicken is golden brown and cooked through (internal temperature of 165 ”“ 174 F.) Serve with buttermilk ranch dressing for dipping.
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