I have created a chicken tender recipe that pays tribute to one of my favorite appetizers but much healthier. These chicken tenders are baked, not fried and they pair well with my Aussie Dipping Sauce or any other dipping sauce you like. These chicken tenders make a great appetizer or meal.
Ingredients:
1 package of chicken tenders, I had 8 in my package
Buttermilk
1 cup of flour
1/2 teaspoon or more of chili powder (more will give it more heat)
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon of garlic salt
1/2 teaspoon of oregano
2 eggs, beaten
1 large container of french fried onions
Place chicken tenders in a ziplock bag and cover with buttermilk. Place in refrigerator for at least 8 hours or overnight.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Prepare 3 separate bowls, one with the eggs, one with flour and seasonings (whisk together) and one with fried onion rings, crushed.
Take tenders out of the buttermilk and shake off excess. Dip into eggs, dredge in flour, dip back into egg and roll in the french fried onions. Place into baking pan, do not over crowd your pan. Bake for 25 -30 minutes until chicken has come to temperature. (160 degrees for white meat) Serve with Aussie Dipping Sauce or your favorite sauce. Pictured here with Aussie Dipping Sauce. Enjoy!
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I have been using these onions for maybe 2 yrs now. when i make chix/rice i top it with these. I also process them with homemade bread crumbs and corn flakes to roll chix and pork in, after hellmans. my granddaughter will not accept these dishes w/out the rings. many,many recipes for these, including meatballs. makes the flavor go over the top w/out crying.
It is not that I rolled the chicken in the rings, I also had the flour seasoned like the blooming onions at Outback and had a copycat version of the dipping sauce used with the onion coated seasoned flour dredged chicken. I would never think of just coating the chicken in onion and calling it Blooming Onion Chicken.
Thank you for linking up your Blooming Onion Chicken Tenders at our Simple Supper Tuesday~ it looks amazing! Cydnee! You have been featured at Moore or Less Cooking! Nettie ❤ LINK: http://mooreorlesscooking.com/2014/09/15/simple-supper-tuesday-linky-party-27/
Yay! Thank you! I just dropped off a new recipe!
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