Easy Buffalo Chicken Fingers

This is the quickest, easiest way I know how to squash a buffalo chicken craving.

This is definitely not a “fancy” recipe {at all!} but it’s absolutely delicious! And it takes no time at all to whip up. All you need is a chicken breast, some panko breadcrumbs, a bottle of buffalo sauce and some blue cheese dressing. Done and done. It really doesn’t get simpler and Adam would be happy to eat something like this every night if I let him.

You can enjoy these chicken strips right out of the oven or chop them up and throw them in a salad or in a burrito. And since they are baked, not fried, they are a much healthier option than the traditional bar food version.

So….kid friendly? Check. Guy friendly? Check check. Folks, we have a winner!

When I made these last week and Adam graciously offered to taste test, I asked if he thought you guys would mind that they are more “fork and knife” chicken fingers than the “pick up kind”. He said they taste so good so no one would care that they needed a fork. Hopefully you guys will agree! He then went on to say he needed to try “one more” to make sure it was okay….and then that turned into another….I’m sure you guys can see where this is going.

Sure, you could easily make your own blue cheese dressing but sometimes it’s nice to keep things easy and just grab some pre-made off the shelf. And yes, I made absolute certain the dressing I chose was pregnancy friendly {I even called the company}. I don’t always LOVE the strong taste of blue cheese, but with buffalo chicken it’s an absolute must.

These would make a great weeknight dinner with some roasted broccoli and rice pilaf. I am already planning to make this again as part of our dinner rotation since we both loved them so much!

Easy Buffalo Chicken Fingers

serves 3-4

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Ingredients:

1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into 1.5″ strips

sprinkle of salt and pepper

1 cup Panko breadcrumbs

1/2 cup buffalo sauce

blue cheese dressing for dipping

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray a 9 x 12″ glass casserole dish with nonstick spray and set aside.

Place your panko breadcrumbs in one shallow dish and pour your buffalo sauce in the other. Sprinkle salt and pepper over each strip of chicken and then dunk each into the buffalo sauce followed by the panko. Lay flat in your prepared dish.

Repeat with remaining strips and place in oven to bake for about 25-30 minutes, until chicken has cooked through. Remove and let cool before serving with blue cheese dressing for dipping!

Time:

40 minutes