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Chili Corn Chip Chicken Strips

March 28, 2021 by Judith Hannemann

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Finally you get to use those crumbs at the bottom of the bag of corn chips! Chili corn chip chicken strips are addictive.

Use those crumbs left in the bottom of the bag! These chili corn chip chicken strips will be a real hit with your family.

Skip The Fast Food Joint

When the kiddos (or you) are hankering for some great finger chicken, drive right past that fast-food place and make these chili corn chip chicken strips at home.

First of all, since those fast-food places cost an arm and a leg, you’ll save money. Most of that stuff isn’t worth the money because it’s some pressed-and-formed chicken. When you make them at home, you know exactly what you’re eating and more importantly what your kids are eating.

Use those crumbs left in the bottom of the bag! These chili corn chip chicken strips will be a real hit with your family.

Save Those Crumbs

If these chili corn chip chicken strips weren’t delicious enough, you get to save even more money. Now you can use the dregs of those bags of corn chips right in this recipe. Got crumbs at the bottom of the bag? That’s perfect for this coating.

While we’re on the subject of corn chips, I used the plain ones. However, if you’re partial to the chili flavored ones, you can eliminate the chili powder in the recipe. When I say corn chips, I mean Fritos or Dipsy Doodles, but you can use tortilla chips as well. They’ll work for this too. And if you’re a lover of nacho cheese and/or cool ranch you can add a different flavor dimension thus adding variety.

Use those crumbs left in the bottom of the bag! These chili corn chip chicken strips will be a real hit with your family.

Chicken

I used good old boneless skinless breast in this. Since I only buy these when they’re at rock-bottom price and freeze them, I always have them on hand. That’s what I suggest you use if you’re budget conscious (like who isn’t these days???).

But if you have chicken “tenders” in the freezer, they will work perfectly because they’re around the same size you cut the breast into. So if you have them on hand, they’ll save a bit of prep time.

The Recipe

 

Use those crumbs left in the bottom of the bag! These chili corn chip chicken strips will be a real hit with your family.
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Chili Corn Chip Chicken Strips

Better than those fast-food chicken nuggets hands down
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time10 mins
Course: Appetizer, Main, Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: chili chicken strips, corn chip coating for chicken, homemade chicken nugget recipe
Servings: 4
Calories: 486kcal
Author: Judith Hannemann

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup crushed corn chips
  • 2 tbs dry bread crumbs
  • 1 tbs all-purpose flour
  • 1 to 1-1/2 tsp chili powder
  • 1/2 tsp seasoned salt
  • 1/2 tsp poultry seasoning
  • 1/4 tsp pepper
  • 1/4 tsp paprika I used smoked paprika
  • 1 egg
  • 1 1/2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into 1/2-inch strips
  • 4 tbs butter
  • 2 tbs olive oil
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Instructions

  • In a shallow bowl, combine the first 8 ingredients. In another shallow bowl, beat egg. Dip chicken in egg, then roll in corn chip mixture.
  • Melt 2 tbs butter and 1 tbs oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook half the chicken for 8-10 minutes until the meat is no longer pink or 165F/75C. Repeat with the remaining chicken.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 486kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 40g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 180mg | Sodium: 735mg | Potassium: 693mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 603IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 59mg | Iron: 2mg
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Filed Under: Chicken, Comfort Foods, Everyday Meals Tagged With: chicken breast, comfort food

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Comments

  1. Sarah says

    March 28, 2021 at 5:30 pm

    Can these be made in the airfryer?

    • Judith Hanneman says

      March 28, 2021 at 6:37 pm

      I haven’t tried it but I don’t see why not. Just spritz them with a bit of oil first though so the coating won’t dry out.

  2. Robin Dinsmore says

    March 29, 2021 at 5:23 am

    These sound great. What do you usually serve along side?

    • Judith Hanneman says

      March 29, 2021 at 12:21 pm

      I love these with a green salad. They’re nice with a fancy rice too like cilantro lime rice or a pilaf.

  3. linda harrison says

    April 5, 2021 at 9:56 pm

    This is a great recipe. I used chicken tender lions and fixed a ranch Chipolte dip. Hubby loved it so it goes in my favorite recipes.

    • Judith Hanneman says

      April 5, 2021 at 11:17 pm

      I love the chipotle dip–one of my favorite flavors and I’m making it the next time I make these. So glad you guys liked them so much!!

      • linda harrison says

        April 6, 2021 at 11:06 pm

        I used the plain corn chips. Next time I am thinking maybe I should use a favored chip like chili cheese?

        • Judith Hanneman says

          April 6, 2021 at 11:25 pm

          They would be great with that!!! You might want to eliminate the chili powder if you use those.

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