Potato Chip Chicken Fingers
This easy recipe for baked potato chip chicken fingers is a lighter version of fried chicken that the whole family will love!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
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- ½ cup butter, melted
- 2 cups potato chips, crushed into fine crumbs (see note)
- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken tenders
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
- Dunking sauce (optional) – ranch dressing, blue cheese dressing and/or ketchup
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 and line a rimmed baking sheet with nonstick foil or a silicone mat.
- Pour the melted butter into a shallow bowl or rimmed baking dish. Put the potato chip crumbs in a separate shallow bowl or rimmed baking dish and mix in salt and pepper (yes, you really are going to want a little extra salt).
- Dunk each chicken tender into the butter, and then roll in the potato chip crumbs until coated, pressing gently to make them stick. Lay them on the prepared baking dish as you go along.
- Sprinkle the chicken fingers with pepper and bake for 30 minutes. You want the chicken to be cooked through and the coating to be browned. Run them under the broiler for a minute or two if you want an extra crispy crust!
- Serve with your choice of something to dunk them in. We like ranch dressing, blue cheese dressing and good old ketchup – and of course they are just fine eaten plain as well!
Notes
Good old Lays potato chips work best with this recipe – or any light and thin potato chips. The thicker, kettle variety doesn’t stick as well.
Find it online: https://www.framedcooks.com/potato-chip-chicken-fingers/