Crunchy Cereal Chicken Fingers

If you have approximately 30 minutes to spend in the kitchen, Crunchy Cereal Chicken Fingers might be an amazing dairy free recipe to try. This recipe makes 4 servings with 310 calories, 19g of protein, and 5g of fat each. For $1.0 per serving, this recipe covers 22% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe from Foodnetwork requires worcestershire sauce, kosher salt, egg, and flour. 2606 people have made this recipe and would make it again. Plenty of people really liked this main course. Overall, this recipe earns a spectacular spoonacular score of 90%. Try Restaurant Worthy Crunchy Chicken Fingers, Crunchy Honey Roasted Chicken Fingers, and Crunchy Pecan-Crusted Chicken Fingers for similar recipes.

Servings: 4

Preparation duration: 30 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1/4 cup applesauce

2 cups crunchy sweetened cereal, such as Cap'n Crunch

1 large egg, beaten

1 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 cup ketchup

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch strips

Vegetable oil, for frying

2 dashes Worcestershire sauce

Equipment:

frying pan

bowl

ziploc bags

paper towels

Cooking instruction summary:

Watch how to make this recipe. Heat 1/4 inch of oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Put the flour in a shallow bowl and add some salt and pepper. Put the egg in a second shallow bowl. Put the cereal in a resealable plastic bag and pound into crumbs with your hands until mostly broken up with some bigger pieces. Transfer the cereal to a third shallow bowl. Dip the chicken strips first in the flour, then the egg and then the cereal. Cook the strips in batches until golden brown and cooked through, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain on paper towels. Stir together the ketchup, applesauce and Worcestershire sauce in a small bowl. Serve as a dip with the chicken fingers.

 

Step by step:


1. Watch how to make this recipe.

2. Heat 1/4 inch of oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.

3. Put the flour in a shallow bowl and add some salt and pepper.

4. Put the egg in a second shallow bowl.

5. Put the cereal in a resealable plastic bag and pound into crumbs with your hands until mostly broken up with some bigger pieces.

6. Transfer the cereal to a third shallow bowl.

7. Dip the chicken strips first in the flour, then the egg and then the cereal. Cook the strips in batches until golden brown and cooked through, 5 to 7 minutes.

8. Drain on paper towels.

9. Stir together the ketchup, applesauce and Worcestershire sauce in a small bowl.

10. Serve as a dip with the chicken fingers.


Nutrition Information:

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312k Calories
19g Protein
4g Total Fat
49g Carbs
20% Health Score
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Calories
312k
16%

Fat
4g
7%

  Saturated Fat
2g
12%

Carbohydrates
49g
17%

  Sugar
11g
13%

Cholesterol
82mg
28%

Sodium
675mg
29%

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Protein
19g
38%

Vitamin B3
11mg
58%

Selenium
34µg
50%

Manganese
0.97mg
49%

Vitamin B6
0.84mg
42%

Iron
7mg
41%

Vitamin B1
0.54mg
36%

Vitamin B2
0.61mg
36%

Folate
135µg
34%

Phosphorus
288mg
29%

Vitamin B12
1µg
20%

Fiber
4g
18%

Magnesium
70mg
18%

Vitamin A
743IU
15%

Potassium
482mg
14%

Vitamin B5
1mg
13%

Copper
0.24mg
12%

Zinc
1mg
12%

Vitamin D
0.97µg
6%

Vitamin E
0.94mg
6%

Calcium
31mg
3%

Vitamin C
2mg
3%

Vitamin K
1µg
2%

covered percent of daily need
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