Baked Hot and Spicy Chicken Strips

Baked Hot and Spicy Chicken Strips

Baked Hot and Spicy Chicken Strips

Wow, it feels like forever since we posted a recipe, but I finished my homework a few hours earlier so I decided to cook dinner, write a post, and hopefully publish before bed (hopefully).

I usually do not get home from work until after six and I usually have homework too. Since there are only so many hours in a day, Duane usually makes dinner. Since I had the few extra hours handy, I told him to let me make dinner tonight and I chose Baked Firecracker Chicken, a recipe Duane found on Pinterest from the site http://lecremedelacrumb.com. The recipe is fast and delicious, and it doesn’t call for that many ingredients. This recipe is a definite win.

This is a vinegar based hot sauce, you can alter the amount of vinegar.

Baked Hot and Spicy Chicken Strips

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  • Yield: 3
  • Difficulty: easy
  • Recipe type: Dinner

Ingredients:

  • 1.5 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts, pounded to ½ inch thickness and cut into strips.
  • 1½ cups panko breadcrumbs
  • 1 egg + 1 tablespoon water
  • ⅓ cup flour
  • SAUCE:
  • ⅓ cup Frank’s hot sauce (this brand really makes the sauce!)
  • ⅔ cup dark brown sugar
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 3 tablespoons ketchup
  • 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
  • 2 teaspoons garlic powder
  • 1/2 tablespoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
  • 1 teaspoon Kosher salt
  • 1 tablespoon water

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven 425 degrees. Line baking tray with aluminum foil. If you have a cooling rack, spray with cooking spray and place on top of the lined baking tray.
  2. Add flour and strips to a large zip lock bag, seal tightly. Shake until chicken is coated.
  3. Whisk together 1 egg and 1 tablespoon of water in a bowl. Put breadcrumbs in a separate bowl. Coat the chicken strips one at a time with egg and then in breadcrumbs and place on the sprayed rack or baking tray.
  4. When all of the strips are coated bake for 15-20 minutes, chicken will be a golden brown.
  5. While the chicken is cooking, prepare the sauce.
  6. Mix together all of the soft ingredients in a medium sauce pan, and bring to a simmer. Lower the heat, and continue to let simmer, stirring often, until the sauce is thick.
  7. Remove from heat and coat chicken tenders.

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