Chicken Stix
Both of my kids were quite entertained watching me dip their chicken in yogurt. Though it may sound a little strange, dipping the chicken in yogurt before the breadcrumbs keeps them nice and moist while baking. The yogurt also helps to get lots of breadcrumbs to stick, giving the chicken strips a nice crispy exterior.
Chicken Stix
Author/Source:
Melissa @ Onceamonthmom.com
Ingredients:
- 1/2 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 6 ounces plain yogurt
- 1 cup panko (Japenese bread crumbs)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Slice chicken into strips approximately 3 inches long and 1 inch wide. In a medium bowl, place the yogurt. In a separate bowl, place bread crumbs. Coat each chicken strip in yogurt, then dredge in bread crumbs. Place breaded chicken on baking sheet. Bake for 20 minutes or until bread crumbs are lightly browned and chicken is cooked through.
Freezing Directions:
Do not preheat the oven, follow directions as listed above but BEFORE baking, flash freeze chicken sticks until solid. Once frozen, transfer chicken sticks to gallon freezer bags. To serve: Thaw. Bake chicken sticks at 400 degrees for 20 minutes or until bread crumbs are lightly browned and chicken is cooked through.
Servings: 4
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Do you think regular bread crumbs would work equally well? I already have a ton in my freezer and would love to use them.
Thanks!
Panko are a coarse breadcrumb, which works best for this recipe. However, if you have your own coarse breadcrumbs, they should work equally well. Finer breadcrumbs would work also, but the texture on the outside of the chicken would be slightly different.
Do you not think it would be possible to freeze these AFTER baking for a quick freeze-then-mic chicken nugget alternative to the frozen nuggets at the grocery store?
My husband lives on those things when he’s on third shift, and I’d love to make something just as simple for him to fix on his own but healthier than the Banquet/STouffers varieties.
Yes Erica I think that is just fine. They may not be as crispy but they’ll still be tasty!
could I use plain greek yogurt instead of yogurt?
Yes.