Chicken Strips

Crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, chicken strips are always a hit with young and old alike—and they'll love them even more served with a delicious marinara sauce.

Recipe Ingredients:

1/2 cup buttermilk
1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground paprika
1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste
1 pound chicken breast tenders
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 (15-ounce) container BUITONI Refrigerated Marinara Sauce, heated according to package directions

Cooking Directions:

1. Combine buttermilk and hot pepper sauce in shallow dish. Combine flour, pepper, paprika and salt in separate shallow dish. Dip chicken in buttermilk mixture, then in flour mixture, shaking off excess.
2. Heat oil in large, nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook for 4 minutes on each side or until no longer pink in center. Serve with marinara sauce.

Makes 4 servings.

Nutritional Information Per Serving (1/4 of recipe): Calories: 293 Calories from Fat: 74 Total Fat: 8 g Saturated Fat: 2 g Cholesterol: 67 mg Sodium: 739 mg Carbohydrates: 22 g Dietary Fiber: 2 g Sugars: 8 g Protein: 31 g.

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