Ingredients
- 2 cups hot and spicy Cheez It crackers crushed
- 3/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
- 2/3 cups panko bread crunbs
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 4 tablespoons butter melted
- 2 tablespoons hot sauce
- 2 1/2 pounds chicken tenders
- Ranch or blue cheese dressing
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place a wire cooling rack on a baking sheet and spray it with nonstick cooking spray. If you don’t have a rack just place them on a baking sheet sprayed with nonstick cooking spray.
- Place cheez it in a ziplock freezer bag and smash the crackers up (you want about 2 cups crushed). You can also place them in a food processor and pulse them several times, (Careful not to over-process them)
- Place the cheez it, parmesan cheese, panko breadcrumbs, garlic powder and salt.
- In a small bowl add the melted butter and hot sauce and mix until combined.
- Pour the butter mixture into the breading and mix until combined.
- Pat the tender dry with paper towels
- Brush a layer of mayonnaise over the chicken tenders, be sure to coat evenly then place the tender into the bread crumbs and press firmly to make sure the coating sticks.
- Place the breaded tenders onto the rack on the baking sheet.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees.
- Serve them with ranch, blue cheese or buffalo sauce.
Notes
- You can substitute mayonnaise for Greek yogurt.
- This recipe can easily be halved but the leftovers are delicious and heat up well.
- I use larger chicken tenders; if yours are super small you’ll have to adjust the cooking time.
- Air Fryer: Place a single layer of breaded chicken into the basket of a preheated air fryer. Spray the tops with nonstick cooking spray. Fry for 12 minutes at 400 degrees, flip them spray the tops, and fry for another 12 minutes
Nutrition
Serving: 3tendersCalories: 589kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 54gFat: 96gSaturated Fat: 47gPolyunsaturated Fat: 7gMonounsaturated Fat: 25gTrans Fat: 2gCholesterol: 194mgSodium: 766mgPotassium: 910mgFiber: 0.4gSugar: 0.5gVitamin A: 691IUVitamin C: 33mgCalcium: 163mgIron: 5mg