Easy Chicken Fingers Recipes

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Chicken fingers come from the underside of the chicken breast and as such are the most tender part of the breast meat and an added bonus courtesy of how the breast grows on the chicken are the perfect size and do not require any preparation in terms of cutting.

To cut the cost of buying your chicken fingers why not either buy a whole chicken and cut up the joints yourself simply removing the chicken finger from the underside of the breast or should you not feel confident in butchering a chicken (simple chicken butchering guide coming soon) simply purchase a pack of ready boned chicken breasts. These generally come with the finger still attached, really easy to then buy a couple of packs and remove the fingers whilst freezing the remaining breasts for later use.

So what are some really easy chicken fingers recipes? Well, just as normal chicken breast can be marinated and flavoured readily these thin chicken strips can also be tailored to your particular preferences. Below are a couple of chicken fingers recipes to get you started, just remember to experiment making a note of how much seasoning you use (and the type) so that you can reproduce your excellent results again and again.

Easy Chicken Finger Recipes

Herb coated Chicken Fingers

2 Tablespoons of Water

4 Tablespoons or lemon juice

3 Tablespoons of Garlic Power or 2 medium fresh cloves of garlic

2 Tablespoons of Groundnut (or alternative, Groundnut is perfect owing to the lack of flavour produced by the oil) oil

3 tablespoons of onion powder

1.5 Teaspoons of Italian seasoning (get this at your local supermarket, it’s avaliable everywhere)

Half Teaspoon of ground pepper

Quarter teaspoon of Dill weed

1 – 1.5 pounds of boneless chicken fingers

So easy to make simply mix the all the ingredients together and marinate for several hours or even better overnight. When you are ready to cook the chicken just take the fingers out of the marinade mixture and coat with a thin layer of flour then saute in a heavy based frying pan or skillet with a little oil until golden and cooked through.

Cornflake Chicken Fingers

Another great easy and quick chicken finger idea is to crush up some cornflakes (put them in a bag and whack them with a rolling pin or the base of a saucepan – great if someone has annoyed you!). Simply season the chicken fingers with salt and freshly ground pepper and coat with the corn mixture. Place on a baking tray and spray with cooking oil and bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the oven until cooked through. This is great served with a mustard sauce (below) served with homemade chips!

Mustard Honey Chicken Finger Sauce

1 x half cup of quality French Dijon mustard
1 x tablespoon mayonnaise
3 x tablespoons honey

Doesn’t come much simpler than this, mix together the mustard and mayonnaise until it reaches a really smooth consistency without any lumps and blend in the the honey – Bon appetite!