Chip-Crusted Chicken Tenders

Tortilla chips provide the crispy coating for these kid-friendly (and kid-at-heart-friendly) chicken tenders. The easy dipping sauce can be flavored with Sriracha or honey mustard.

Chip-Crusted Chicken Tenders
Hands On Time:
20 mins
Total Time:
35 mins
Servings:
4

Ingredients

  • cup buttermilk

  • cup mayonnaise

  • 1 ⅓ cups finely crushed yellow corn tortilla chips*

  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder

  • ¼ teaspoon pepper

  • 1 pound chicken breast tenderloins

  • 2 tablespoons sriracha or 3 tablespoons honey mustard

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 450°. Whisk together the mayonnaise and buttermilk; transfer half the mixture to a shallow dish. Set aside the rest for sauce. In another dish, combine finely crushed tortilla chips, garlic powder and black pepper.

  2. Dip chicken tenderloins in the mayo mixture, then the chip mixture, to coat. Bake on a foil-lined baking sheet for 15 minutes or until golden. For dipping sauce, stir Sriracha sauce or honey mustard into the reserved mayo mixture.

*

You will need 5 ounces (or 4 1/2 cups) of chips to get 1 1/3 cups finely crushed tortilla chips.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

471 Calories
25g Fat
28g Carbs
29g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 4
Calories 471
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 25g 32%
Saturated Fat 4g 20%
Cholesterol 92mg 31%
Sodium 367mg 16%
Total Carbohydrate 28g 10%
Total Sugars 3g
Protein 29g
Vitamin C 0mg 1%
Calcium 70mg 5%
Iron 1mg 6%
Potassium 461mg 10%
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