Healthy Homemade Chicken Fingers
Homemade chicken fingers are easier than you think, and they taste amazing. You can spice it up or down, depending on how much you family can handle the heat.
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Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 458kcal
Ingredients
- 6 chicken breasts
- 1 cup Panko
- 1 tablespoon dried parsley
- 1 tablespoon dried basil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Add bread crumbs, salt, pepper, parsley, and basil to a dish and stir.1 cup Panko, 1 tablespoon dried parsley, 1 tablespoon dried basil, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- In a second dish, place the egg and milk and whisk to combine.1 egg, 1/4 cup milk
- Prep a cookie sheet with a cooling rack on it to hold the chicken.
- Cut chicken in half lengthwise.6 chicken breasts
- Dip each strip in egg wash, then bread crumbs and gently push crumb mixture onto chicken
- Place coated chicken onto the cooling rack.
- Bake chicken for 20 minutes until golden. Depending on the kind of bread crumbs you use, they will turn more or less golden. (Panko tends to not get as brown.)
- Serve immediately, and enjoy!
Notes
- If you like a little more spice to it, add 1 tablespoon dijon to the egg wash. It's a great twist.
- If you have leftover bread, make your own bread crumbs. Cut it into chunks, then give it a whirl in your food processor.
- For more tips and tricks, be sure to read the full article above.
Nutrition
Calories: 458kcal | Carbohydrates: 4.6g | Protein: 81g | Fat: 11.1g | Cholesterol: 287mg | Sodium: 1508mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 1g
This site uses an online source to provide nutrition estimates as a courtesy. If you need exact values, please calculate yourself.