Cool Ranch Doritos Chicken Fingers

The recipe Cool Ranch Doritos Chicken Fingers can be made in approximately 45 minutes. This recipe makes 6 servings with 579 calories, 37g of protein, and 36g of fat each. For $2.1 per serving, this recipe covers 26% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 234 people have made this recipe and would make it again. It is brought to you by Cookies and Cups. Head to the store and pick up buttermilk, chicken breasts, ranch mix, and a few other things to make it today. It works well as a rather inexpensive main course. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 87%. This score is awesome. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Crispy Ranch Chicken Fingers with Ranch BBQ Dipping Sauce, Parmesan Ranch Chicken Fingers, and Ranch Quinoan Encrusted Chicken Fingers with BBQ Mustard.

Servings: 6

 

Ingredients:

2 cups buttermilk

2 lbs boneless chicken breasts, cut into "tenderloin" strips

1 cup flour

1 (12 oz) bag of Cool Ranch Doritos (or whatever flavor you prefer)

*optional 1-2 Tbsp Ranch seasoning mix for extra Ranch flavor

Equipment:

food processor

baking sheet

blender

bowl

aluminum foil

oven

Cooking instruction summary:

In a medium bowl, marinate the chicken strips in buttermilk for at LEAST 2-3 hours (you can soak overnight).When ready to bake preheat oven to 400.Line a baking sheet with foil and spray with nonstick spray. Set aside.Take bag of Doritos and crush the chips inside. Now transfer Dorito pieces and flour into food processor or blender to crush and blend until the Doritos are the size of panko bread crumbs. Add in Ranch seasoning if desired.Transfer crumbs into a medium bowl.Set up a "coating station" and remove each chicken strip from the buttermilk, allowing excess to drip off and coat the chicken in the Dorito/Flour mixture.Transfer to lined baking sheet. Continue with all chicken.Bake chicken strips for 15-20 minutes until chicken is cooked through.Serve immediately with Ranch dressing!

 

Step by step:


1. In a medium bowl, marinate the chicken strips in buttermilk for at LEAST 2-3 hours (you can soak overnight).When ready to bake preheat oven to 400.Line a baking sheet with foil and spray with nonstick spray. Set aside.Take bag of Doritos and crush the chips inside. Now transfer Dorito pieces and flour into food processor or blender to crush and blend until the Doritos are the size of panko bread crumbs.

2. Add in Ranch seasoning if desired.

3. Transfer crumbs into a medium bowl.Set up a "coating station" and remove each chicken strip from the buttermilk, allowing excess to drip off and coat the chicken in the Dorito/Flour mixture.

4. Transfer to lined baking sheet. Continue with all chicken.

5. Bake chicken strips for 15-20 minutes until chicken is cooked through.

6. Serve immediately with Ranch dressing!


Nutrition Information:

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579k Calories
37g Protein
35g Total Fat
24g Carbs
22% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
579k
29%

Fat
35g
55%

  Saturated Fat
6g
43%

Carbohydrates
24g
8%

  Sugar
5g
6%

Cholesterol
124mg
41%

Sodium
1067mg
46%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
37g
75%

Vitamin B3
17mg
85%

Selenium
59µg
85%

Vitamin K
71µg
68%

Vitamin B6
1mg
59%

Phosphorus
499mg
50%

Vitamin B5
3mg
30%

Vitamin B2
0.42mg
25%

Vitamin B1
0.35mg
23%

Potassium
724mg
21%

Vitamin E
2mg
18%

Vitamin B12
0.86µg
14%

Magnesium
54mg
14%

Folate
50µg
13%

Calcium
120mg
12%

Iron
1mg
11%

Zinc
1mg
10%

Manganese
0.19mg
10%

Vitamin D
1µg
8%

Copper
0.12mg
6%

Vitamin C
3mg
5%

Vitamin A
198IU
4%

Fiber
0.96g
4%

covered percent of daily need
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