Baked chicken tenders with a crispy cornflake coating. The chicken marinates in kefir overnight if I plan ahead, an hour or two if I don’t. Then a quick dip in egg wash and a generous coating of spiced crushed cornflakes, baked until crisp and golden. Serve with hot honey, herby ranch, barbecue sauce, or ketchup for the kids.
Notes
• We love The Real Cereal Co for these — their organic corn flakes are made from just corn grits and sea salt. Their rice crispies are equally good in this recipe.
• Shake the excess marinade off the chicken before the egg wash, or the crust won’t crisp up.
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Baked Cornflake Chicken Tenders
Ingredients
Chicken
1 1/2 lb chicken tenders or boneless skinless chicken thighs
1 cup (240 ml) kefir, buttermilk or greek yogurt
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tbsp lemon juice
Cornflake Coating
2 cups cornflakes
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon salt
Egg wash
1 egg
1 tsp water
avocado oil spray
Instructions
- Combine the kefir, lemon juice, salt, and pepper in a bowl. Marinate the chicken in the kefir mixture for a few hours or overnight.
- Preheat the oven to 425°F (220°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and spray generously with avocado oil spray.
- In a food processor, blitz the cornflakes into fine crumbs. Transfer to a bowl and add the paprika, garlic powder, and salt. Mix well and set aside.
- In a shallow bowl, whisk the eggs with a splash of water.
- Remove the tenders from the marinade and let the excess drip off. Shake off any remaining marinade, as too much will prevent the tenders from becoming crisp. Working one piece at a time, dip the chicken into the egg mixture, allowing any excess to drip off, then transfer to the cornflake mixture. Coat completely, pressing the crumbs firmly onto the chicken, and place on the prepared baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining tenders.
- Spray the tops of the chicken generously with avocado oil spray. Bake for 15 minutes.
- Remove the baking sheet from the oven, flip the tenders, and bake for an additional 10 minutes, or until crisp and cooked through.
Notes
We recently discovered The Real Cereal Co and I’m obsessed! Their organic corn flakes are made from corn grits and sea salt. They also make rice crispies.
Marinating the chicken tenderizes the meat. If I plan ahead I like to do this the night before. And in a pinch an hour or so will do!
Make sure to shake the access marinade off the chicken before the egg wash otherwise the crust wont crisp up.
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