I don’t think I ever met a child that doesn’t like chicken fingers. Here’s a tasty recipe that your kids are sure to love. You can substitute your favorite marinade. This really didn’t have much of a kick to it. It is slightly sweet and a bit healthier than deep fried chicken.
Ingredients
1 1/2 lbs. chicken tenders, rinsed
1/3 cup spiced Caribbean jerk marinade (I used KC Masterpiece.)
1/2 cup flour
salt & pepper
olive oil
Directions
1. Pour the marinade into a large zip lock bag. Add the chicken, seal well, and refrigerate all day or overnight.
2. Add the flour to a shallow bowl and season with salt and pepper.
3. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat with a tablespoon of oil.
4. Coat the chicken with the flour mixture and place in the hot skillet, browning on both sides. Watch carefully as the sugar in the marinade browns quickly. You will need to brown the chicken in 2 batches so you don’t over crowd the pan. Add more oil to the pan for the second batch.
5. Place the browned chicken on a sheet pan and cook at 400 degrees F for 15 minutes.
Serves 4
Make-Ahead Tip
Marinate the chicken a day ahead. Combine the flour, salt, and pepper in a shallow bowl. Cover and place it on your counter a day ahead. It doesn’t sound like much, but it will save you time!
This recipe is linked to Potluck Sunday at Mommy’s Kitchen.
I'm drooling Jane…so good looking! I'm making a caribbean chicken dish tonight also!
xoxo
yeah I am drooling too! I need to go out and buy some carribean jerk as I haven't purchased that for a long time now.
I made lasa-cotti last night and tonight I was lazy and just grilled a few steaks.
Hey Jane,
Come visit me…I have a "Sunshine Award" for you!
xoxo
Oh my, your blog is just what my kitchen has been craving!! With 3 kids and a homeschooling family I like to make my time in the kitchen most effective but that has meant sacrificing taste, but I can see that is a thing of the past. Don't know why I never thought of doing this!!! For my chicken fingers I usually do a packet of onion soup mix and some bread crumbs, although very yummy mom would like to mix it up every now and then. I'm so going to the commissary for some marinade!!!!
Wow, Jane! It looks lovely around here. I love the new look. Great job!
Wow I love your blog!! I'm going to post your button on my blog to share :)
I made something like this for my mother when I was caring for her. But, because I tend to not think too far in advance about what to make, I just dipped the tenders into the marinade and then into bread crumbs before pan frying them with light olive oil. They were delicious! It also worked with Lemon Pepper Marinade and Balsamic Vinaigrette. She loved foods fried, so I tried to accommodate that while doing it a bit more healthfully.
You could also freeze the tenders in the marinade, so when it thaws in the fridge it is actually marinating. This sounds yummy!
I’m going through all your make-ahead meals!