Baked Buffalo Chicken Strips and Fries for Supper Tonight!

Today was a good day! I returned to Pampered Chef as an Independent Consultant and when I got home I was excited to find that Bob had replaced my heating element in our oven. But the best part of the day was seeing my step son Ryan who had just returned from a two week vacation in Arizona.  So to celebrate, I decide to make the boys their favorite dinner-Baked Buffalo Chicken Strips and Fries!  The guys love these chicken strips and they are so simple to make. My recipe makes enough so you can have left overs for Buffalo Chicken Wraps or a great salad the next day. 

Here is the recipe:

Baked Buffalo Chicken Strips

Ingredients
24-30 Chicken Tenders
2-3 cups of flour
2 tsps of cayenne pepper
5 eggs
1/4 cup of milk
2-3 cups of plain bread crumbs
2-3 tsps of garlic powder
1 tsp of black pepper
Dash of Salt
1 1/4 cups of Franks Red Hot Sauce
1/2 cup of butter melted (1 stick)
Non Stick Pan Spray

Preheat oven to 375.  Spray a large cookie sheet with Non Stick Pan Spray well.  Set aside.  Take three shallow bowls or trays and set in a row.  In the first bowl/tray place flour and cayenne pepper and mix well.  In the second bowl/tray crack open the 5 eggs and drop them in, add milk and wisk well.  In the third bowl/tray add bread crumbs, garlic powder, salt & pepper, and mix well.  Now dip each chicken tender one at a time in the flour, coating well.  Then dip in the egg mixture, letting the excess drip off. Now roll in the bread crumb mixture till completely coated.  Once each piece is coated with the bread crumb mixture, place on cookie sheet.  After completing all the pieces, and placing them on the cookie sheet, place the cookie sheet in the oven and set your timer for 6-8 minutes.  When your timer goes off, remove the chicken from the oven and flip each piece on the tray. Return the tray to the oven and continue cooking for 6 additional minutes (dont forget to set your timer)! 

Remove the chicken. If your pieces are very thick you can test them for doneness by slicing the thickest piece in half and making sure there is no pink in the center or you can use a meat thermometer for a more accurate accessment.

In the mean time, as your chicken is baking the last few minutes, melt one stick of butter in the microwave, and add 1 1/4 cups of Franks Hot Sauce and stir well.  When your chicken is done dip each piece in the hot sauce till completely coated and place back on cookie sheet. 

These are healthier then deep friend chicken wings and they make enough so that you can use them for Buffalo Chicken Wraps the next day or chop it up for a delicious salad. 

I personally like to dip my strips in blue cheese dressing or ranch dressing, however the guys like their's plain.