Baked Breaded Chicken Tenders recipe

ChickenTenders

My children love chicken fingers. While I keep a bag of the packaged frozen tenders around for convenience, it’s pretty simple to make my own from scratch. When I have a few minutes to spare I make a double batch and freeze half of them for later.  On days that I am running behind, which happens often around my house, I pull them out of the freezer in the morning and let them thaw in the fridge during the day. By dinnertime they are thawed and I can have them baked in fifteen minutes. They are great served with macaroni and cheese, pasta salad or even a side salad.

Baked Breaded Chicken Fingers
Recipe Type: entree
Cuisine: American
Author: Pam
Prep time:
Cook time:
Total time:
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • 1 package (3 pounds) boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • 1/2 teaspoon each, salt and pepper
  • 1/2 loaf garlic herb French bread (around 10 slices)
  • 1 pint (16 ounces) buttermilk
  • 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
  • 4 tablespoons Pompeian Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 1 cup shredded Parmesan Cheese
Instructions
  1. Slice chicken into one inch strips. Pour buttermilk into large bowl. Add chicken strips and let sit for fifteen minutes. Meanwhile, process bread in a food processor until crumbly. Add bread, cheese, salt, pepper and Italian seasoning to a large bowl. Pour four tablespoons of Pompeian Olive Oil into a small bowl. Remove chicken, one piece at a time, from buttermilk. Dip into olive oil to coat and then roll in bread mixture. Place chicken strips on greased baking sheet and bake at 350 degrees for fifteen minutes or until done. Freeze one half of the chicken strip for another meal before baking, if desired.

63 Comments

  1. My son loves chicken tenders and would probably eat them every day. I have not tried to make them yet, but this baked version is just begging me to try it! Thanks for sharing.

  2. I just really got into using Olive Oil. I will have to try these out.

  3. My kids would love these. They look delicious!!

  4. That looks tasty! My family would enjoy this.

  5. we made these today- they were so good pam, thank you!

  6. These sound really good and something that my whole family would enjoy.

  7. I love breaded meats. This has nice seasonings in it.

  8. sounds like a plan to me. gonna have to do this myself as we are more and more unable to get as much food as we can when shopping… damn prices going up every day…

  9. I use Pompeian Extra Virgin Olive Oil too! I love it. Healthy and leaves the food tasting just right. Love your recipe and I will be trying it.

  10. Yummy yummy, chicken (A LOT OF CHICKEN) is my guilty pleasure in food!! ;D

  11. I just prepared breaded chicken strips and breaded pork last night. I should’ve added parmesan cheese. Thanks for your recipe!

  12. So much better healthier choice!

  13. OMNOMNOMNOM , so appetizing ! I love using olive oil rather than anything.

  14. Looks good enough to devour on my computer!

  15. Making them in advance and freezing them so you always have some around is genius! I know my kids would love these.

  16. Yum! This sounds good…and like something my picky little eaters might try! 🙂

  17. Making chicken tenders at home sounds like fun. I’m sure your family appreciated the home cooked meal, and it looks delicious.

  18. This sounds so yummie for a fun and quick food,I’ve got to try it.

  19. This looks super yummy! I’m definitely going to have to try this. Thanks for the recipe.

  20. I make an Indian version of this with lots of spices. You recipe looks wonderful.

  21. I use Pompeian Extra Virgin Olive Oil regularly here and really love it. We cook so much with it. (I also use it in my hair a couple times a month for a hot oil treatment).

  22. Those are making my mouth water! Yummy!! I love anything with parmesan 🙂

  23. I do a similar recipes and I add Parm and a bit of brown mustard for zing – oh so good! yours look delish!

  24. Nice easy recipe and I love the Pompeian Olive oil

  25. Great recipe, my granddaughter is so finicky I think she would love this!

  26. I guess I need to start using buttermilk in my chicken looks good.

  27. Chicken fingers are a favorite in our house. I have never tried using french bread as a crust. I bet it has a really good taste and crunch!

  28. The french bread and buttermilk probably make all the difference. I will try this recipe! I like to bake my chicken tenders and am always looking for a really good recipe. I haven’t found one that is my absolute favorite yet, so I’m definitely willing to try a new one.

  29. I love this! I’m going to make it later this week. It’s great for kids dinners

  30. This looks delicious. Thanks for sharing.

  31. The survey link didn’t work. But these look awesome. My family would devour!

  32. That looks really good!

  33. YUmm.. we love homemade tenders.. this looks delicious.. thanks for sharing another wonderful dinner idea

  34. What a yummy looking recipe! Thanks!!

  35. These look so good and I’m sure the kids would love these. These are all kid friendly ingredients.

  36. These just look amazing and easy to make too!

  37. Yummy! I’ve never tried making my own breaded chicken, these look scrumptious! I know they’d be a huge hit on the home-front! Thanks for the recipe!

  38. My problem is always the amount of time I leave the chicken in out of fear that the chicken won’t be cooked enough. I have to try your recipe to the tee!

  39. I will be trying this recipe on next weeks menu plan

  40. I will need to make some of these and freeze them for quick weekend lunches. Your recipe sounds yummy!

  41. I love baking over frying- sounds like a good recipe. I like that you use real bread, as well. YUM!

  42. What a Great idea. My son loves chicken fingers and I have never attempted to make them from scratch myself. Thanks for the recipe.

  43. I think Parmesian would taste so great with these. They sound like my kind of meal and not that much time in the kitchen to prepare and cook either.

  44. These look great! I wish my husband actually loved chicken as much as I do because I’d make them!

  45. Love the Parmesan cheese in these!

  46. Those look delicious! Yum! I can’t wait to try this with our chicken in the fridge!

  47. These sound yummy and like fried chicken with that buttermilk! Like chicken should be!

  48. I love cooking with olive oil. We try to use it as much as possible instead of the corn or vegetable oil. That looks so yummy!

  49. I will be saving this for my daughter, she loves chicken tenders!!

  50. I know so many people that would love to have me make them this recipe. Maybe I will and surprise them.

  51. my daughter just loves chicken tenders, so I am sure she will adore this recipe.

  52. I can never seem to make them the right way. I will have to try your recipe! Thanks for sharing.

  53. I love making stuff like this. My kids would love it.

  54. This sounds so good! And you totally gave me an easy idea for dinner tonight. Thanks!!

  55. I love, love this Baked Chicken tenders. It takes chicken and makes it taste yummy. I like the Parmesan Cheese in this recipe. I am going to make it!!

  56. I love that it’s not complicated. This would be great for one of those nights after school when the kids have activities and I don’t have a ton of time to cook.

  57. Easy and delicious, my kind of a dinner!

  58. This is a cool recipe. I bet that a good Olive Oil like this makes a big difference. I was buying a generic brand for the longest time and then tried Pompeian and noticed that it was very nice!

  59. I use olive oil more than regular vegetable or corn oil. It tastes better and is so much better for you! So thanks for the coupon and great recipe!

  60. YUM! I love that you bake them instead of frying, that saves so many calories! The freezing is a genius idea!

  61. I love that there is Parmesan in these! This seems to combine all of my son’s favorite things – chicken tenders and Parmesan. 🙂

  62. I never thought about making them in advance and freezing them. Geez, you’re smart!

  63. Ah, the buttermilk would make this delish!