Healthy Mexican Chicken Strips Food

TEX-MEX CHICKEN STRIPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. In a shallow bowl mix the first 6 ingredients. Place butter in a separate shallow bowl. Dip chicken in butter, then roll in crumb mixture to coat; press to adhere. Place chicken on a foil-lined 15x10x1-inch baking pan. Bake until a thermometer inserted into the chicken reads 165°, about 15 minutes, turning halfway through the cooking time.

HEALTHY MEXICAN CHICKEN BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Season one side of chicken breasts with half the cumin, half the garlic powder, salt, and black pepper; arrange chicken breasts with seasoned sides down in the hot oil. Fry until chicken is lightly browned on the bottom, 4 to 5 minutes.
• Season the top of each chicken breast with the remaining cumin, remaining garlic powder, salt, and black pepper; flip chicken and cook until other side is lightly browned, 4 to 5 minutes. If the skillet gets dry, pour in just enough juice from the salsa to keep it from burning.
• Transfer chicken breasts to a 9x9-inch baking dish; sprinkle with Mexican cheese blend. Loosen all the drippings from the skillet with a little more juice from the salsa and pour on top of chicken breasts. Spoon salsa over cheese layer.
• Bake chicken breasts until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 20 to 25 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

QUICK AND EASY MEXICAN CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Heat a greased skillet to medium. Rub chicken pieces with garlic, salt, pepper and cumin to taste; place in hot skillet. Cook until brown on both sides and no longer pink, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Transfer chicken to 9x13-inch baking dish or casserole dish, top with salsa and cheese, and bake in preheated oven until cheese is bubbly and starts to brown, 15 to 20 minutes.

HEALTHY MEXICAN CHICKEN STRIPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• In a food processor, combine cheese, crushed corn chips and taco seasoning.
• Place in a shallow dish (a pie pan works nicely).
• In another shallow dish, combine egg substitute and hot sauce.
• One at a time, dip chicken strips in egg substitute mix; completely coat the chicken strip.
• Completely coat in corn chip mixture.
• Place strips in a 9x13 pan coated with non-stick spray.
• Once all chicken strips are coated and in the pan, spray with more non-stick spray (I use canola oil).
• Bake strips for about 30 minutes or until no longer pink in the middle.

MEXICAN CHICKEN TENDERS

Steps:

• Position a rack in the upper third of the oven and preheat to 450 degrees F. Whisk 1/4 cup vinegar, 1 tablespoon sugar and the chili powder in a shallow microwave-safe dish. Add the onions, separating them into rings. Cover with plastic wrap and microwave until crisp-tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Toss to coat the onions with the liquid, then let cool.
• Meanwhile, whisk 1/3 cup mayonnaise, the cilantro and the remaining 2 tablespoons vinegar and 1 tablespoon sugar in a large bowl. Add the cabbage, jalapenos, 1 teaspoon salt, and pepper to taste and toss. Refrigerate the slaw until ready to serve.
• Whisk the remaining 2/3 cup mayonnaise and 1 tablespoon liquid from the pickled onions in a shallow dish. Put the crushed chips in another dish. Coat a baking sheet with cooking spray. Dip the chicken in the mayonnaise mixture and then in the chips; place on the baking sheet. Mist the chicken with cooking spray. Bake until crisp and cooked through, 10 to 12 minutes. Serve with the slaw and onions.

MEXICAN-STYLE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Use a knife to cut a cross in the top of the tomato, place the tomato in boiling water for 30 seconds, peel the skin from the tomato and roughly chop the flesh; peel and chop the onions; peel the garlic; blend the onions, garlic and walnuts in a food processor.
• Deseed and chop the capsicums; wearing rubber gloves, deseed the chillies and cut into thin strips; heat the oil in a large, preferably non-stick pan or wok, add the chicken breast fillets and fry over a high heat for 5 minutes on each side, or until golden brown; remove the chicken from the pan and season with salt and half the cayenne.
• Add the tomato, capsicums, onion puree and chillies to the pan; add the stock and bring to the boil; add the chilli sauce, vinegar, salt and remaining cayenne; place the chicken on top, reduce the heat and simmer for 20 minutes; sprinkle the grated cheese over the chicken, turn off the heat and leave for 5 minutes, or until the cheese melts, then serve over steamed rice or with a vegetarian Mexican side dish such as Fried Mexican Capsicum & Potatoes Recipe #139465 or Mexican Bean Hotpot Recipe #139476.

MEXICAN CHICKEN TENDERS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Spray large cookie sheet with cooking spray.
• In large resealable food-storage plastic bag, place taco seasoning mix. In shallow bowl, beat egg. In another large resealable food-storage plastic bag, place bread crumbs. Place chicken in taco seasoning mix bag; seal and shake to coat. Dip chicken into egg. Place chicken in bread crumb bag; seal and shake to coat. Place chicken on cookie sheet.
• Bake 15 to 20 minutes, turning once, until chicken is no longer pink in center and bread crumbs are golden brown. Serve with salsa.