This is a baked version of the popular spicy appetizer. Use more or less cayenne to taste.
Ingredients
- 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves – cut into finger-sized pieces
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup bread crumbs
- 2 egg whites, beaten
- 1 tablespoon water
Directions
Step 1
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C). Coat a baking sheet with a nonstick spray.
Step 2
In a bag, mix together flour, 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder, 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper, and 1/4 teaspoon salt. On a plate, mix the bread crumbs with the rest of the garlic powder, cayenne pepper, and salt.
Step 3
Shake the chicken pieces with the seasoned flour. Beat egg whites with 1 tablespoon water, and place egg mixture in a shallow dish or bowl. Dip seasoned chicken in egg mixture, then roll in the seasoned bread crumb mixture. Place on prepared baking sheet.
Step 4
Bake for about 8 minutes in the preheated oven. Use tongs to turn pieces over. Bake 8 minutes longer, or until chicken juices run clear.
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Nutrition Facts | |
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Servings Per Recipe 8 | |
Calories 125 | |
% Daily Value * | |
Total Fat2g | 3% |
Saturated Fat1g | 3% |
Cholesterol34mg | 11% |
Sodium263mg | 11% |
Total Carbohydrate11g | 4% |
Dietary Fiber1g | 3% |
Total Sugars1g | |
Protein15g | |
Vitamin C0mg | 1% |
Calcium26mg | 2% |
Iron1mg | 6% |
Potassium147mg | 3% |
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient.If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.
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- by: Dee
- 22 years ago
I only gave this 3 stars- not because it was bad, but because it was alot of work for a pretty bland taste. I did use crushed red pepper b/c I didn’t have cayenne and maybe that’s why. (is there a difference??) If you buy a good quality breast meat chicken nugget you’ll have a better taste and it’ll be much easier. Not a keeper for me.
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- by: Pamc
- 22 years ago
I liked this recipe because it’s a lot lower in fat than the many chicken strip recipes that require dipping the chicken in oil or butter, or that are fried. It’s not as crunchy as the high-fat versions, but still good. I served this for dinner, so I just cut each breast half into 3 strips, instead of appetizer-size fingers. I also used only a total of 1/4 t. cayenne, because I thought it might be too hot for my 8-year old otherwise.
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- by: BETSYALLGOOD
- 21 years ago
Tastes great for being low fat!!! Very tender. I substituted whole milk for the egg. Also, I REALLY kicked them up (SPICY HOT) by coating them in authentic buffalo sauce after they came out of the oven and serving with blue cheese dressing. The simple buffalo sauce recipe is 1/3 cup melted margarine + 1/2 cup Franks Red Hot Sauce (MUST be Franks) – Try this sauce if you like TRUE buffalo fingers (spicy).
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- by: Tschritter
- 21 years ago
I took the advice of another by coating the chicken with Franks hot sauce before serving and, WOW! They tasted like restaurant style buffalo strips. (with a lot less fat) Next time, I will make this with the chicken breast pounded thin to make a buffalo chicken sandwich! Yummy!
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- by: Verena
- 21 years ago
This was wonderful. They came out of the oven juicy and crispy. I then tossed them in the hot sauce/butter mixture as suggested by another reviewer, and they tasted heavenly. It did make them mushy, however, so next time I think I will pour the sauce on right before eating, or use it as a dip.
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- by: Cookdap Member
- 21 years ago
My boyfriend made these the other day. I didnt try them, because I am a vegetarian, but they looked good to me! ^-^ He said they were a little salty but not flavorful, and dry. We added a little more cayenne pepper than called for, but maybe the peppers didnt have enough time to heat up. Overall they were good, and we’ll make them again, but with a little flavor modification! Thanks!
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- by: Cookdap Member
- 21 years ago
This turned out great! The only thing I did differently was to marinate the chicken – which I cut into nugget size pieces- in Texas Pete’s Buffalo Hot Sauce for 1 hour prior to coating. The chicken was very spicy and had some heat. Putting the hot sauce on the inside also helped the chicken to remain crispy. I also provided additional hot sauce and fat free ranch for dipping. These were a bit hit at dinner!
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- by: Cookdap Member
- 21 years ago
Really good and even better because low fat. I end up making these every other week, they are great with low fat mashed potatoes and a salad. I marinate the chicken in some buffalo sauce and cayenne pepper beforehand and then add buffalo sauce onto chicken after it is done. I like it super spicy though!
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- by: Cookdap Member
- 21 years ago
Followed the recipe exactly. Near the end of cooking, I melted 1/2 stick of butter with 6 oz. Crystal hot sauce. I then tossed the chicken with this just before serving. With this change, I would up it to five stars! It tastes great. If spicy is your thing, do not put as much butter in the hot sauce. A 1/2 stick of butter and 6 oz. of hot sauce gives that “buffalo chicken” flavor without the very spicy taste.
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- by: Cookdap Member
- 21 years ago
Excellent recipe! Marinated for 30 minutes in Frank’s hot sauce before breading. Served with low-fat ranch dip and chili con queso dip! Husband devoured plate & asked if there were anymore & wants them again tonight!I like them as they are low-fat & will be making them regularly from now on!
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- by: STORMYSHORES
- 21 years ago
These were pretty good, I used a LOT of Tony Chachere’s (I KNOW that spelling is wrong :)and they were tasty. They weren’t really buffalo-ish to us though, more like regular chicken fingers. We dipped in ranch and barbecue. I’ll make again and maybe play with the spices a bit.
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- by: Paula Stotts
- 21 years ago
This was pretty good. I marinated the chicken in buttermilk and hot sauce, as suggested by Zipporah. The only drawback was that it wasn’t quite as good as good ol’ greasy fried chicken fingers. A good alternative, for those that are trying to eat healthy. I served with blue cheese and celery.
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- by: Cookdap Member
- 21 years ago
This was pretty good. I used another reviewers suggestion of marinating in hot pepper sauce and butter and putting back in to back for 5 more nminutes and it was pretty good. It’s not quite as good without the greasiness of frying, but it did save calories so probably worth it.
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- by: Sweetbasil
- 20 years ago
I used this recipe as a starting point for my chicken tenders. I did fry them up after coating them in this breading. After draining on paper towels I salted with some Cajun seasoning. Just before serving I poured the Buffalo Sauce from this site over, and baked for about 5 min. to warm and crisp up. Delicious!!
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- by: Imaflipn
- 20 years ago
What a wonderful and easy recipe!! I love chicken fingers, but am always looking for low-fat versions of favorites, as I try to take care of my health. These turned out very tasty, and moist! Dipped them in a little BBQ sauce mixed with a little lemon juice, and what a tasty dinner! Nice change from regular baked chicken! Thanks!
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- by: LIZDESIGN
- 20 years ago
I made this for my husband for our first married Valentine’s day; the entire dinner he kept saying “you can cook!” I followed suggestions from other reviewers and marinated the chicken in Red Hot, then laid the strips on paper towels before putting them in the bag with flour. The breading stuck quite well, even on the reheated leftovers, which we also enjoyed. This version was the perfect spiceness for him; I could take more, but enjoyed it. We’ll definitely be making this again and eating it with our favorite wing sauces.
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- by: Butterfly Flutterby
- 20 years ago
5 stars with my modifications: I marinated the chicken strips (we cut up 4 boneless, chicken breasts that I got on sale for 1.79/lb.) with a cup of hot sauce in a ziploc bag for a few hours before preparing. I doubled the flour mixture and barely had enough of the bread crumb mixture to cover the chicken. After baking, we tossed these in a mixture of 1 stick of melted butter and 1 cup of hot sauce, simmered together. These were spicy hot and outstanding! My 13 year old son remarked that he no longer needed to go to the local Ruby Tuesday’s restaurant for their buffalo chicken tenders – that he would prefer to make ours! Thanks for a recipe that was fun for my son and I to make together and is not fried and more economical than eating out!
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- by: Momof2
- 20 years ago
Made these for hubby…who loves buffalo wings. These are good for a “heathlier” version. Of course nothing beats deep frying these things. I didn’t change much of the recipe except for using Frank’s Red Hot sauce….hubby loves the stuff. Thanks for a healthy recipe of one of our favorite treats.
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- by: SHEILAR73
- 20 years ago
I used this recipe as more of a guideline. The only real change I made was to use whole eggs instead of just the whites, and instead of adding water to the eggs, I added hot sauce. My 6 year old who hates anything spicy ate these, so even with that change, they still really didn’t pack much heat. These are a basic chicken finger recipe. They’re still good though!! Just a bit dissapointed at the lack of heat in them.
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- by: KOALAGIRL
- 20 years ago
As this recipe is written, there is nothing “buffalo” about it. Where is the hot sauce, where is the blue cheese dressing? I dipped my chicken pieces in Frank’s hot sauce and melted butter, then dredged them in the breadcrumbs. I served them with blue cheese dressing as a dipping sauce. I gave it 2 stars for the submitted recipe – – to be “Buffalo”, you need to add a few ingredients. Just my humble opinion.
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- by: Cookdap Member
- 20 years ago
I LOVE BUFFALO CHICKEN WINGS SO I THOUGHT I WOULD TRY THESE..THEY WERE PRETTY GOOD. I USED CAJUN SEASONING BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE ANY CAYENNE. I PUT THE CHICKEN ON TOASTED BUNS WITH RANCH DRESSING. I JUST WISH I WOULD HAVE READ REVIEWS FIRST AND I WOULD HAVE MARINATED IN HOT SAUCE.
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- by: Brooke Andrade
- 19 years ago
These are really great chicken fingers. I make these every couple of weeks. I do, however, make a few adjustments. First, I use chicken tenderloins, just so I don’t have to cut the chicken breasts. Second, I melt 2 parts butter and 4 parts Frank’s hot sauce. I like my sauce hot, so use more butter if you want a less fiery sauce. I dip the tenderloins in the buffalo sauce when they have about 1 minute of cooking left. After they have been dipped, they go back in the oven for the last minute of cooking. I then serve them on a bun for a lower fat buffalo chicken sandwich.
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- by: Clkrause
- 19 years ago
I like the IDEA of this recipe, but I can’t imagine how bland the original recipe would have been.
I put hot sauce in the egg mixture and dipped them in mostly hot sauce and little melted butter before the last few mintures of cooking. They still weren’t spicy enough for me. -
- by: Rachel
- 19 years ago
I gave this recipe five stars, but only because I followed the advice of some of the other reviews. I used crushed saltines instead of bread crumbs and I tossed the nuggets in a mixture of Frank’s Hot Sauce and melted butter with a minute or so left to bake. They were spicy and delicious and way healthier than fried buffalo chicken.
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- by: Tara
- 19 years ago
We should have bought some stock in Frank’s Red Hot company — we’ve been going through their Buffalo Wing sauce like crazy since we discovered this recipe! We brush FRH on the chicken strips a few minutes before they’re ready to come out of the oven to kick up the spice even further.
More often than not, we use this recipe for chicken breasts, then top them with Buffalo Wing sauce, and serve them on Kaiser buns as Buffalo chicken sandwiches.
Either way, this recipe is fantastic!
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- by: Sdbrncacherry
- 19 years ago
I followed this recipe with the advice of another reviewer on using Frank’s Hot Sauce and saltines,instead of Bread Crumbs.Turned out great!
I didn’t have Cayenne Pepper or Garlic Powder so I used Black Pepper and Garlic Salt.Tasted just fine with those alterations.
Great recipe!I will recommend it to others as well as bring it to outings!
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- by: Ms. Chef Esh
- 19 years ago
This is a perfect quick and easy recipe when your in the mood for appetizers for dinner! I used crushed corn flakes in place of the bread crumbs and also added black pepper to the garlic powder, salt, cayenne mixture. The corn flakes give it a great crunchy texture! I served them with a buffalo and blue cheese dipping sauce.
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- by: Treatdream
- 18 years ago
I put a sauce made of lots of hot suace, butter, brown sugar, and fresh garlic on top of these for the last 8 min. of cooking and they turned out great. Everyone at the superbowl party loved them. For the extra healthy people I made a batch with I can’t believe it’s not butter light and they turned out good too.
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- by: ZILLYMOM101
- 18 years ago
I thought this was really good! The chicken fingers came out nice and crispy. I like mine saucy and hot…so I took a 1/4 c Crystal Louisiana hot sauce, a dash of cayenne, a dash of garlic powder and 1 tsp of butter..then microwaved it together till hot and poured it over my chicken..then tossed them. Serve it right away..and it tastes just like the really fattening wings you get at restaurants!
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- by: The Bunny Chef
- 18 years ago
YUMMY! I made this the other night and my boyfriend and I loved it. I used turkey cutlets instead of chicken breasts and added ranch dressing mix instead of garlic, but otherwise followed the recipe. The cooking times are just right. I made two little batches and tossed the first with buffalo sauce right before serving, and the second batch I coated the strips with the sauce then baked 5 minutes longer. I liked the first way better and my boyfriend preferred the second. Either way, these are awesome and we’ll make them again! Easy, too!
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- by: Erimess
- 18 years ago
First, I’m rating THIS recipe, NOT Frank’s sauce! Sigh. Calling it buffalo is definitely a misnomer. I thought they were flavorful and crunchy, but not hot. The idea here was a low-fat version, and hot sauce would help w/out adding fat. But adding the butter starts ruining that concept. They were a bit dry baked this long, and that’s considering my oven is usually slow. The flour & egg were a bit on the sparse side for this amount of chicken & I had to be careful not to over-use it. They were a bit of a pain to make. I think they’re a good low-fat chicken finger type thing but would not refer to them as buffalo.
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- by: Prettyshoes
- 18 years ago
Very tasty! I took the hint from a couple of other reviewers and added buffalo wing sauce. Instead of using the egg whites, to moisten, I used Frank’s Red Hot Buffalo Wing sauce and it was amazing! Pretty spicy but exactly the taste I was looking for. The men in my house went nuts over these. Will make again.
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- by: Redrobynnau
- 17 years ago
Ok, the recipe “as is” isn’t bad… but it certainly wouldn’t cure my craving for buffalo wings. I think it only deserves three stars. However, with some of the additions suggested by some of the reviewers, it is definitely a five-star (plus) recipe!! I used Frank’s instead of water in the egg mix. When everything was cooked, I tossed the chicken fingers in a sauce made of 1/4 c melted Smart Balance Light margarine and 1/2 c Frank’s Red Hot Sauce. I also used panko bread crumbs (my first time cooking with them – I loved them!! they made the chicken fingers so crunchy! — and they looked fried after they were all covered with sauce…tricks the brain :). These were AMAZING and I will definitely make anytime I get a craving! (By the way, with my additions, this is still only 3 g fat and 97 calories per serving.) UPDATE: I brought into work today and have already gotten several requests for the recipe — even the non-dieters love them!
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- by: Food4me
- 17 years ago
My husband and I thought these were fantastic! However, I did make one change. Before breading the chicken, I soaked it in buttermilk mixed with a generous slurp of Frank’s for about an hour. Ever since I was given that tip, I find breaded chicken comes out not only tender and juicy, but with an extra little kick!
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- by: Chachakaboom
- 17 years ago
Love this recipe! My husband and I are on a diet and this is our new go-to recipe to satisfy our cravings for buffalo wings. (But obviously if you want real buffalo wings you should just make those– these are not the same.)
My only change is that I added some paprika to the flour and bread crumb mixtures (out of habit) and I added a healthy dose of Frank’s Red Hot Sauce to the finished product. Also, I had to cook our strips for about 5 minutes longer than specified, but our strips were pretty thick ( I made 8 from about a pound of chicken breasts). Thanks for sharing!
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- by: EMT
- 17 years ago
This was very good with the suggestions of other reviewers- primarily the addition of Frank’s Buffalo Hot Sauce over the fingers after baking. I will definitely try getting a hold of those Panko breadcrumbs, as suggested by another reviewer, ’cause ours came out kinda soggy (but still tasty w/ the hot sauce over it + blue cheese dressing for dipping). Will definitely try making “Buffalo Chicken sandwiches” next time, too!
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- by: Dawnt77
- 17 years ago
I replaced the egg w/ hot wing sauce. I tried the egg, but it just made the hot sauce come off and the flour mixture was getting wet enough. I used Panko bread crumbs. I just made a small batch for myself, and plan on having the leftovers over a spinach salad for lunch today. I think my family will love this recipe too! I’ve been craving hot wings, and this is definately on my diet!
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