Directions
Have you
ever bought a bag of pita chips only to find half the chips are broken into
tiny pieces? Don’t pitch ‘em, make chicken! Hard, crunchy pita chips make a
great coating to give chicken tenders a light, yet crispy crust—and there’s no
waste involved. I think
crunchy tenders need a creamy sauce to balance the dish, and the one here is
about as simple as it gets. Sour cream, Dijon, a little mayo, lemon, and garlic
and done.
Serves 4
Ingredients
1/2 cup
sour cream
2 tbsp
Dijon mustard
1-1/2 tbsp
light mayonnaise
2 tsp fresh
lemon juice
1 tsp
finely chopped lemon zest
1 tsp
finely chopped garlic
sea salt
freshly
ground black pepper
2-1/2 cups
broken pita chips
2 eggs
all-purpose
flour, for dusting
8 chicken
tenders, about 1-1/4 lbs total
1/2 cup
canola or vegetable oil
Broken Pita Chips
Preparation
Combine the
sour cream and next 5 ingredients (through garlic) in a bowl and season with
salt and pepper. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour (or overnight). Divide
into individual small bowls before serving.
Sauce IngredientsCreamy Dijon Dipping Sauce
Place the
pita chip pieces in a food process and process until finely ground. Transfer to
a baking dish or large plate.
Whisk
the eggs in a shallow bowl and spread flour in another baking dish or large
plate.
Roll
each chicken tender in the flour and shake off excess. Dip each in egg, letting
excess drip off. Roll each tender in the ground pita chips, coating both sides.
Heat
the oil over medium-high heat in a large, deep skillet. Lightly salt the
chicken tenders (there is plenty of salt in the pita chips) and add to the
skillet. Cook, turning a few times, until golden and crispy and just cooked
through, 8-9 minutes total.
Ready to GrindGround Pita ChipsTenders Beginning to Cook
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Serve the tenders with the
creamy Dijon sauce in bowls alongside.
Crispy Chicken Tenders with Creamy Dijon Dipping Sauce