Homemade Baked Chicken Strips - Bake some tonight, freeze the rest

I love chicken strips but if you order them at a restaurant they're fried!  So why not make them at home yourself and bake them?  It's simpler than you think -- and much healthier! 

 

I will walk you through the foolproof steps.  At the end, there's a You Tube video for further guidance by Jane Nachbor at Tastefully Simple Headquarters. 

 

I like to add seasoning to my breading to make them even tastier.  If you have any shaker from Tastefully Simple you can do this too!  If not, just make 'em Original Style Baked Chicken Strips.  :)

 

           

 

 

Ingredients

 

• 6 chicken breasts
• 2 eggs
• 8 TBSP Heavy Whipping Cream
• 1 C bread crumbs
• 2 C crushed tortilla chips
• 2 TBSP Tastefully Simple Fiesta Dip Mix or Howlin' Horseradish Dip Mix or Mama Mia Marinara (optional)
• If you do not have seasonings and want flavor, use 1 C Doritos or Fritos

 

(You may substitue 4 TBSP of the Whipping Cream w/ 4 TBSP milk, BUT, the breading does not stick as well!)

 

 

 

Preparation

 

Beat together in a small bowl:

2 Eggs
8 TBSP Heavy Whipping Cream

In a separate bowl:
Crush the tortilla chips (I use the bottom of a glass)
Add the bread crumbs
Add your choice of seasoning (optional)
Crush other chip flavors (optional)


Cut 6 Chicken Breasts into strips. 
Tip:  I devote a pair of scissors to cooking.  Once I'm finished using them, they go straight into the dishwasher!  I make my chicken strips by using a pair of scissors on thawed chicken breasts.

Dip chicken in egg mixture, and then in the mixture of crushed chips and bread crumbs.


Bake Now:  Place strips onto a cookie sheet lined with foil or non-stick cooking spray.  Bake at 350 for 20-30 min.  The breading will slightly brown and the chicken will be sizzling.


Freeze for later:  Place strips in a single layer on a sheet of Press-N-Seal.  Top with a layer of Press-N-Seal, form a seal between EACH chicken strip.  (With your finger, press the top sheet onto the bottom sheet around each chicken strip to form an individual seal!)   Place the sealed chicken strips into a Freezer Ziploc bag to protect from freezer burn.  Label and freeze.

To prepare from frozen: Do not thaw!  Bake as many as many as you would like on a lightly greased cookie sheet at 350^o for 20 to 30 minutes.  This is the beauty of the Press-N-Seal method.  Any member of the family can take the chicken strips out of the package and bake their desired amount.  The remaining chicken strips are not disturbed!

Serve with ketchup, prepared Fiesta Dip Mix or prepared Mama Mia Marinara! (1 can tomato sauce + 1 TBSP Mama Mia Marinara)


You Tube Video demonstrating Mama Mia Chicken Strips
http://youtu.be/LEAo-Og72PA