3 popular recipes you have to try out
Chicken fingers are preferred by many people because the slim slices of meat are perfect for chunky interior and tender meat.
Almond crusted chicken strips
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They're perfectly shaped for being dunked in sauce or ketchup. Chicken fingers are also easy to prepare in a variety of ways. Here are three popular recipes:
1. Cheese crusted chicken salad:
What you need:
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- Slices of onion
- Quarter a cup of apple cider vinegar
- Two tablespoons sugar
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 500 grams of boneless, skinless chicken breasts in thin slices
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- Two eggs
- Half a cup of finely grated cheese
- Two spoons of flour
- I cup of cherry tomatoes cut in half
- 1 large cucumber cut into slices
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- Chopped lettuce
How to:
1. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.
2. Season the chicken with salt and pepper according to taste.
3. Mix the eggs, cheese and flour in a bowl.
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4. Line a baking tray with foil paper and then place a wire rack on top of it.
5. Dip each piece of chicken in the egg, cheese and flour mix and place on the wire rack.
6. Bake for about 15 minutes, flip it and then bake for another 15 minutes.
7. For the salad, combine the chopped lettuce, tomatoes, onions and cucumber.
8. Serve on a plate or tray with the baked chicken.
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9. Season with any dressing of your choice.
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2. Oven fried chicken strips:
What you need:
- 1 kilogram of boneless, skinless chicken breasts cut into thin slices
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- One cup of bread crumbs
- One cup of flour
- Two eggs
- Butter
- Salt and pepper to taste
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How to:
1. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.
2. Melt the butter and pour it onto a big baking tray.
3. In a another, mix the bread crumbs with salt and pepper.
4. Beat the eggs in another bowl.
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5. In a third bowl, mix flour, salt and pepper.
6. Dip the strips of chicken in the flour, then in the egg and then the bread crumbs, coating it well.
7. Place the chicken on the baking pan.
8. Bake for 15 minutes, flip each strip over and then bake for another 15 minutes.
9. Serve as desired.
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3. Almond crusted chicken strips:
What you need:- 1.5 kilograms of chicken breast cut into thin strips- One cup of roasted almonds
- Quarter a cup of flour
- One teaspoon of garlic powder
- Salt and pepper to taste
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- Some olive oil
- Four egg whites
How to:
1. Preheat your oven to 450 degrees.
2. Line a baking tray with foil paper and then place a wire rack on top of it..
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3. Using a food processor, chop the almonds finely.
4. Pour chopped almonds into a bowl and add the flour, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Mix thoroughly.
5. Slowly add in some olive oil and stir.
6. In another bowl, beat the egg whites.
7. Dip the chicken strips in egg whites first, and then the almond micture. Coat completely.
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8. Place the chicken strips the baking tray.
9. Bake till crispy and golden brown. Turn over if necessary.
10. Serve as desired.
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