This recipe came to me as many recipes do….while strolling the isles at the grocery store. This one happened in Costco. I found myself with an enormous amount of chicken tenders in my shopping cart. It’s Costco, so you know it was enough to feed my little family chicken fingers for a week. Let me tell you, they wouldn’t complain about that. I did some experimenting with all sorts of different versions of chicken fingers that the grown ups in the house could enjoy just as much as the kids.
MY OTHER RECIPESYou may also like some of my other plays on chicken strips and chicken nuggets like my Buffalo Chicken Nuggets, Grilled Thai Chicken Nuggets, Chip and Cheddar Chicken Strips, or maybe you’ll just enjoy my classic Baked Chicken Nuggets. They are all excellent and a great way to switch up your chicken strip or nugget routine.
This was a huge hit with the family. The chicken is nice and crisp and flavorful, and the dipping sauce is fun and healthy made with greek yogurt and all. I love making chicken strips for dinner because the require very little prep. Just coat and toss them in the oven. And no one ever complains about them. Everyone at the table is always a fan.
This chili-lime version has a nice zippy flavor that gives a nice twist on your standard strip. Utilizing both lime juice and lime zest is the key here. I know it’s kind of a lot to zest this many limes, but it’s worth it for that bright, clean, citrus flavor.
The dipping sauce in this recipe is a bonus. I love having something to dip my chicken in. This sauce is flavorful, brings out even more chili lime flavor, and uses greek yogurt as an added healthy bonus.
You may also notice I call for Ancho chili powder, but you can use any chili powder you want to change up this recipe and suite it to your own personal flavor preferences. I like how mild ancho chile powder is. You could use chipotle chili powder to bring some smoky heat, or use a regular standard chili powder for somewhere in between. There are actually tons of different kinds of chili powder out there so use one that you like!
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- 4 limes
- 2 pounds chicken tenders
- 1½ cups panko bread crumbs
- 3 teaspoons ancho chili powder, divided
- ¾ teaspoon salt, divided
- ½ cup butter, melted
- ½ cup greek yogurt
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray a 4-sided baking sheet with nonstick spray.
- Zest the limes and place the zest in a small mixing bowl. Mix in panko bread crumbs, ½ tsp salt, and 2 tsp of chili powder. Toss together.
- Squeeze the juice of 3 of the limes into the butter.
- Working one at a time, dip the chicken tenders into the butter mixture, and then into the bread crumb mixture. Ensure that each piece of chicken gets a nice coating of bread crumbs.
- Bake in the preheated oven for about 30 to 40 minutes.
- While the chicken tenders are baking, make a dipping sauce by combining greek yogurt, juice of 1 remaining lime, 1 tsp chili powder, and ¼ tsp salt. Stir together until combined.
- Serve chicken strips hot with dipping sauce.
This recipe first appeared on The Stay At Home Chef on July 22, 2014
Matt Robinson says
Love the flavors, my kids would go crazy for some of these!
Thalia @ butter and brioche says
now that is some seriously good looking chicken.. i could definitely devour too many of these right now. yum!
Melanie Hiester says
Love the lime with the chicken. Sure to be a favorite in our house!
ColoradoCutie says
We have made these and we love them!