What to Serve with Chicken Fingers (Tenders) 60 Best Sides
Mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese, cole slaw and a slew of vegetable side dishes go perfectly with chicken tenders. See below how we make our chicken strips and creamy country gravy!
Servings: 4
Calories: 536kcal
Ingredients
For the chicken strips:
- 1 1/2 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts (usually 3 breasts)
- 1 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon milk
- canola oil
- 2 cups milk 1% or 2% is fine
For the gravy:
- 4 tablespoons flour
- 4 tablespoons canola oil (this is the oil left over in the pan after you cook the chicken)
Instructions
How to make the chicken strips:
- Cut chicken into strips. Mix flour with salt and pepper in a shallow dish. Beat egg and milk in another shallow dish. Dredge chicken strips through egg mixture and then flour mixture.
- Heat about an 1/8 inch of canola oil in a non-stick skillet over medium heat. Cook chicken until golden brown on both sides, taking care not to over-crowd the pan. Place on an oven-safe plate lined with paper towels and keep warm in the oven.
How to make the gravy:
- After all of your chicken is cooked make sure you have about 4 tablespoons of canola oil left in your skillet *(see note below)*. Whisk in flour and let cook until bubbly, scraping up brown bits, about 1-2 minutes. Whisk in the milk and cook until it thickens, stirring constantly, about 5 minutes. Your oil will be very hot, so I usually take it off of the stove to add the flour and then I put it back on to whisk in the milk. Serve immediately.
Notes
Be extremely careful when you are measuring hot oil. I put 4 tablespoons of oil in the pan from the beginning and then about the right amount remains when it is time to make the gravy. (This may not work for you if your skillet is larger or smaller than mine. You can carefully pour the hot oil into a glass measuring cup on a heatproof surface and then measure your oil. The oil is hot so you need to use a heatproof measuring device or it will melt.
Nutritional information is approximate.
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Nutrition
Calories: 536kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 44g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 124mg | Sodium: 827mg | Potassium: 867mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 258IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 172mg | Iron: 2mg