All-American Buffalo Chicken Tenders

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Prep Time:
25 mins
Total Time:
25 mins
Servings:
4

Transform a familiar (and irresistible) bar snack into dinner by serving spicy chicken and a cool dipping sauce with our Potato Salad with Celery and Scallions for a side.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup crumbled blue cheese (about 4 ounces)

  • 1 cup low-fat buttermilk

  • Coarse salt and ground pepper

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour

  • 1 ½ pounds chicken tenders

  • ½ cup vegetable oil, such as safflower

  • cup hot sauce

  • 2 tablespoons melted butter

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Place a wire rack on a rimmed baking sheet, and transfer to oven. In a medium bowl, stir together blue cheese and 1/2 cup buttermilk. Season dip with salt and pepper, and set aside.

  2. Place flour and remaining 1/2 cup buttermilk in separate medium bowls; season with salt and pepper. Set out another rimmed baking sheet alongside. Dip chicken in buttermilk (allowing excess to drip off), then in flour (shaking off excess); place on sheet.

  3. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high. Working in batches, fry chicken until golden brown and cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Transfer to rack in oven to keep warm.

  4. In a large bowl, stir together hot sauce and melted butter. Add chicken, and toss to coat. Serve tenders with blue-cheese dip.

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Cook's Notes

We replaced wings with skinless tenders so our buffalo chicken is easier to eat -- and lower in calories. You could also cut boneless breasts into strips, and save money.

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