Almond Crusted Chicken Fingers With Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce Food

ALMOND CRUSTED CHICKEN FINGERS WITH HONEY MUSTARD DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine honey, mustard, and vinegar in a small bowl; mix well. Chill.
• Preheat oven to 425° F.
• Line baking sheet with foil; lightly coat with spray.
• Combine eggs and water in a medium shallow bowl; whisk to blend.
• Soak chicken in egg mixture for 30 minutes, turning once; set aside.
• Combine bread crumbs, almonds, salt, and pepper in a large resealable plastic bag; shake to combine.
• Working with a few pieces at a time, lift chicken from egg mixture, letting excess drip back into bowl, and drop into bag containing bread crumb mixture. Seal bag and shake to coat; repeat with remaining chicken.
• Place chicken on prepared baking sheet. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes, turning after 10 minutes, until no longer pink in the middle and golden brown.
• Serve with honey mustard dipping sauce.

POTATO CHIP-CRUSTED CHICKEN STRIPS WITH HONEY MUSTARD DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• For the chicken: Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment.
• In a bowl or baking dish, add the flour, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, ground mustard and 2 teaspoons each salt and pepper and stir to combine. Beat the eggs in a separate baking dish. Finely crush the potato chips in their bag or in a separate resealable bag. Pour into a bowl or baking dish.
• Sprinkle the chicken with 2 teaspoons salt. Dip the chicken in the seasoned flour and coat completely, then into the egg mixture until completely coated. Finally, dip the chicken into the potato chips, making sure the chips stick to the whole surface. Transfer the chicken to the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake, flipping halfway through, until the chicken is golden brown and reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees F, about 20 minutes.
• For the honey mustard sauce: While the chicken is baking, mix together the honey, mayonnaise, Dijon, yellow mustard, whole-grain mustard and garlic powder in a small bowl. Season with salt as desired. Serve with the chicken.

CHICKEN FINGERS WITH HONEY MUSTARD SAUCE

Steps:

• In small bowl, stir together mayonnaise, Dijon and honey.Cover and refrigerate up to 3 days.
• Between sheets of plastic wrap, pound chicken with flat side of meat pounder or with rolling pin until 1/2-inch thick.
• Cut lengthwise on diagonal into 4 x 1-1/2-inch strips.
• In bowl, whisk eggs and garlic.
• I used Egg Creations to replace the eggs.
• In shallow bowl, combine cheese, bread crumbs, oregano, salt, pepper and paprika.
• One at a time, dip chicken strips into eggs, letting excess drip back into bowl. Dredge in cheese mixture, coating generously and pressing to adhere.
• Arrange on greased baking sheets; drizzle with butter.
• Bake in 425°F oven until golden, crispy and no longer pink inside, about 15 minutes. Serve with dipping sauce.

PRETZEL-CRUSTED CHICKEN FINGERS WITH HONEY MUSTARD DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• For the dipping sauce: Whisk together both mustards with the brown sugar, honey and lemon juice in a small bowl. Cover and set aside until ready to use.
• For the chicken fingers: Pulse the pretzels in a food processor until finely ground but pea-sized bits remain. Transfer to a medium bowl and stir in the ranch dressing mix or onion powder and garlic powder and 1 teaspoon salt.
• Beat the eggs with 1 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of black pepper in another medium bowl.
• Whisk the flour with 1 tablespoon salt and a few grinds of black pepper in a third medium bowl.
• Set a wire rack in a rimmed baking sheet. Dredge 1 chicken piece at a time in the seasoned flour, shaking off the excess, then dip into the egg to evenly coat, and finally evenly coat in the pretzel crumbs. Transfer to the prepared wire rack.
• Heat 1/2 inch oil in a 12-inch cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Test the temperature of the oil by dropping a pinch of leftover flour in the oil. When it sizzles and rises to the top, the oil is ready for frying. Add half of the chicken to the skillet and fry until golden brown, flipping once, 1 1/2 to 2 minutes per side. Transfer with tongs to a paper towel-lined plate. Season with a sprinkle of salt. Repeat the frying process with the remaining chicken.
• Serve the chicken fingers warm with the mustard dipping sauce.

ALMOND CRUSTED CHICKEN FINGERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400f degrees,.
• Lightly grease a baking sheet.
• In a shallow bowl, whisk milk and egg together.
• Place half the flour in another bowl, in a separate bowl stir almonds with the remaining flour.
• To each bowl, stir in 1/4 teaspoon salt.
• Slice chicken into finger size strips.
• Sprinkle both sides of chicken with salt and pepper.
• Lightly coat chicken strips with flour, followed by milk mixture, then coat with almond mixture.
• Heat oil in a large frying pan over medium high heat.
• Add chicken, cook in two batches, adding more oil if necessary, until golden, about 1 to 2 minutes on each side.
• Chicken will not be cooked through.
• Transfer to baking sheet.
• Bake in centre of preheated oven until cooked through, about 6 to 8 minutes.