Merry Christmas Eve everybody! Today, I hope your spending lots of time with family and friends, drinking way too much egg nog or Tom & Jerrys by the fire and gorging yourself on overly indulgent chocolates and cookies. It’s all a great warm up to tomorrow’s big feast! But hey, maybe you do all that today anyway. When all that imbibing and over indulging catches up to you, rest assured that this recipe will be waiting for you when you return to some semblance of normalcy.
These chicken strips are tasty, healthy and super easy. Also, they have conquered the unconquerable when it comes to feeding a toddler. My son will absolutely not touch meat, and yet he happily nibbled on one of these last night while madly dipping it into some plum sauce. Then he drank all the plum sauce and threw the strip on the floor, but he ate almost half! I call that a success in my books.
I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday season and makes it through with nary a care in the world, except for which gift to give out next. I hope you’ll join me back here soon, but if I’m gone for a few days, just know I can’t roll myself off the couch just yet. Or maybe I’ll just be sick of making food by then. Happy Holidays everyone! And thanks so much for reading, I truly appreciate each and every one of you.
Chicken Strips
1 lb chicken fillets
1/2 cup buttermilk
salt & pepper
1/2 tsp paprika
1 cup corn flakes, crushed into fine crumbs
1 cup panko bread crumbs
salt & pepper
1. In a small bowl, mix buttermilk, salt, pepper and paprika. Add in fillets and marinate for at least 30 minutes.
2. Preheat oven to 375°F.
3. Mix corn flakes and panko (try crushing them together a bit in a mortar or in a plastic bag with your palm to make flakes smaller) together on a plate, season with salt & pepper (and any other herbs or spices you may want).
4. Place one or two pieces of chicken at a time on plate, thoroughly coating each piece in crumbs.
5. For best results, bake on a greased metal cooling rack set atop a baking sheet. This allows the hot air to crisp all sides of the strips, instead of just one side. If you cannot get this set up, simply spray a baking sheet with baking spray and place strips on sheet directly.
6. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until thoroughly cooked.
7. Serve alongside a nice salad for a light, yet filling dinner…but don’t forget the dip (You all know how much a like to dip things)!
Honey Mustard Dip
1/3 cup low fat Hellman’s Mayo
1-2 Tbsp liquid honey (depending on taste)
2 heaping Tbsp Dijon mustard
1. Mix all ingredients in a bowl.
2. Serve in individual ramekins alongside chicken strips.
This makes a fair amount of strips, so any family of four could manage this recipe quite easily. Just don’t forget to make enough dip, I hate when it runs out too soon.
This recipe is right up my alley. They look crunchy and delicious. I’ve saved your recipe to try after Christmas. Happy holidays!
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I’m with Kristi, thanks for sharring!
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Merry Christmas!
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Elizabeth, Let me tell you that I’m so glad to have found your blog this year, and it’s been a pleasure to follow along with what you’ve been cooking up (in both ovens, wink). You’ve got a great way about you and you sure know how to turn a phrase for a fun read. I wish you and your family a fantastic holiday. Looking forward to what’s up your sleeve in 2010!
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Irina, I don’t have to say this again, but I really do love your blog too and I feel the exact same way. It’s so nice to have someone else in this gigantic cyber world that just gets me. We get along so well, it’s almost creepy. I love your way with worda nd your photography skills have me wishing I had the time to take, edit and post so many in each post! I shall have to live vicariously through you on that one! Thanks Irina and Merry Christmas!
yum! these do look crispy and delicious, I’m going to save this one to try!
Happy (almost) New Year!
Georgie Fear RD
http://www.askgeorgie.com
Delicious and lighter on calories – awesome! And kid-approved? I’m dreaming!
This looks so good! Thank you for sharing!
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I made these today!! They are amazing! i didnt realize something healthy could be this good!! I cooked them in my nuwave and it was so easy!!
Awesome, thanks for letting me know Kat!
thanks! very helpful post!! like the template btw 😉
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