Crisp Spicy Chicken Tenders With Blue Cheese Dipping Sauce Recipes

SPICED CHICKEN TENDERS WITH DIPPING SAUCES

Steps:

• Heat several inches of oil in a deep pot to 375 degrees F.
• For the chicken: In a large plastic zip top bag, combine flour, marinade mix and pepper. Set aside. In another bag, add corn bran. Using a rolling pin, gently crush cereal to coarse ground crumbs. Mix egg and milk in a shallow bowl. Soak chicken strips in buttermilk mixture. Take a few strips at a time, and toss in seasoned flour mix. Shake off excess flour and dip in buttermilk mix again. Toss in cereal crumbs. Repeat with remaining chicken strips. Fry chicken strips in batches until golden brown and cooked through, about 6 to 7 minutes per batch. Drain on paper towels. Serve with dipping sauces.
• For the dipping sauces: Make the ketchup sauce. In a small bowl, combine ketchup, 1/2 cup honey and Worcestershire. Make the mustard sauce. In a small bowl, combine remaining honey and mustard.

BUFFALO CHICKEN TENDERS

Steps:

• Toss chicken with flour and pepper. In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon butter over medium heat. Add chicken; cook until no longer pink, 4-6 minutes per side. Remove from pan., Mix hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce, oregano and garlic powder. In same skillet, melt remaining butter; stir in sauce mixture. Add chicken; heat through, turning to coat. If desired, serve with blue cheese dressing.

SPICY CHICKEN TENDERS WITH BLUE CHEESE DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• Cut chicken into strips.
• Put chicken and buttermilk in plastic bag.
• Shake well, refrigerate for 15 minutes.
• Heat oven to 400°.
• Line a lg baking sheet with foil.
• Put dry ingredients in another plastic bag.
• Add chicken, shake to coat well.
• Place chicken on baking sheet.
• Spray the chicken with cooking spray.
• Bake for 30 minutes, until chicken is done and crisp.
• Sauce: In blender, puree the riccota, cottage cheese, yogurt and half the blue cheese.
• Stir in the remaining blue cheese and the onions.
• Salt and pepper to taste.

CRISP & SPICY CHICKEN TENDERS WITH BLUE CHEESE DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• Pour Panko into a shallow dish and toss with 3/4 teaspoons salt and 1/4 teaspoons pepper.
• Trim off any exposed tendon ends from the wide tips of the chicken tenders, if necessary.
• In a medium bowl, whisk 1/4 cup of mayo with the hot sauce, cayenne, and 1/8 teaspoons salt. Add the chicken and toss with your hands to coat well. Coat each tender in the panko and arrange in a single layer on a heavy-duty rimmed baking sheet. Refrigerate while you heat the broiler and make the sauce.
• Position oven rack 6 inches from the broiler element and heat the broiler on high for at least 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine the remaining mayonnaise with the blue cheese, sour cream, milk, 1/2 tsp salt, and a few grinds of pepper in a medium bowl. Whisk until well combined and only small bits of cheese remain intact.
• Broil the tenders, flipping once, until they are crisp and golden brown in spots on the outside and cooked through, 4-6 minutes per side. Rotate the pan as needed for even browning. Transfer the tenders to a platter and serve with the dipping sauce.

CHICKEN TENDERS WITH DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• In 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish, mix buttermilk, garlic powder and egg. Add chicken, tossing to coat. Cover; refrigerate 2 to 4 hours.
• In glass pie plate, mix flour, salt, baking powder and red pepper. In another pie plate, place bread crumbs. Remove chicken pieces from buttermilk; coat with flour mixture. Dip chicken in buttermilk mixture again; coat evenly with bread crumbs.
• In deep fryer or 3-quart heavy saucepan, heat oil to 350°F. Fry chicken in hot oil 3 to 5 minutes or until brown. Drain on paper towels.
• Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix mayonnaise, ketchup, lemon-pepper seasoning and Worcestershire sauce. Serve chicken with sauce.