Cornflake-crusted Chicken Tenders in under 30 minutes

By Pikachutherecipereader

The beloved breakfast cereal gives this kids' menu staple a bit of a makeover and takes it to new, crunchy, flavorful heights.

Ingredients

• Ingredients:
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 5 cups cornflakes cereal (makes 2 cups crushed cornflakes)
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried parsley
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• Ketchup or ranch dressing, to serve

Details

Servings 4
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 30mins
Adapted from ullthymestudent.com

Preparation

Step 1

Directions:

Adjust rack of your oven to the middle level and preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Rinse chicken breasts under running cold tap water and pat dry with paper towels. Discard paper towels. Place chicken breast on cutting board and cover with large layer of plastic wrap. Using a mallet or a small pan, pound the chicken breast to an even 1/2-inch thickness. Cutting lengthwise, slice chicken breasts into uniform 1 inch-wide strips. You can get about 5-7 strips per breast. Set aside.

In a large ziplock bag, add cornflakes. Squeeze out as much air as possible and then seal bag. Using a rolling pin, roll over cereal, crushing the cornflakes into small uniform pieces for coating chicken tenders (try *not* to pulverize cereal into a fine powder). You should end up with about 2 cups of crushed cornflakes. In a large deep dish, mix crushed cornflakes with garlic powder, dried parsley, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper until thoroughly combined. In another deep dish, whisk together eggs and 1 tablespoon of water until evenly mixed.

Using a few teaspoons of olive oil, even coat a large baking sheet. Working with about 4 chicken strips at a time, dip chicken in egg mixture, shaking off excess, then coat with seasoned cornflakes, pressing mixture to help them adhere to chicken. Shake off excess coating. Place coated chicken strips on greased baking sheet, leaving about 2 centimeters of space between each strip.

Bake chicken tenders for about 6 minutes, and then flip over on other side using tongs. Bake for another 6-9 minutes (for a total cooking time of 12 to 15 minutes) until golden brown, crisp, and cooked through. Sprinkle with a little salt before serving, if desired. Serve with ketchup or ranch for dipping.