Crispy Baked Chicken Fingers With Sriracha Comeback Sauce
Seasoned mayonnaise is the secret to this baked chicken, hidden under a savory crust of panko bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese. If you have a convection oven, use that function and bake at 400 degrees. The Comeback Sauce is great on anything, including sandwiches.
Prep Time:
20 mins.
Cook Time:
30 mins.
Yield:
4 servings
Ingredients
Crispy Baked Chicken Fingers
- 1 pound chicken breasts, cut in 1-inch-wide strips
- Favorite chicken seasoning
- ⅓ cup Blue Plate® Mayonnaise
- ¼ teaspoon Creole seasoning
- 1 cup panko bread crumbs
- ½ cup shredded Parmesan cheese
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon white pepper
Sriracha Comeback Sauce
- 1 cup Blue Plate® Mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons ketchup
- 2 tablespoons Sriracha hot chili sauce
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon sweet or hot paprika
Directions
Crispy Baked Chicken Fingers
- COAT a shallow baking pan and a rack that fits inside it with nonstick spray. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- DRY chicken pieces with paper towels and season lightly with chicken seasoning. Let sit while mixing the mayonnaise and bread crumb mixtures.
- COMBINE mayonnaise and Creole seasoning in a small bowl. In a pie plate or large shallow bowl, mix bread crumbs, cheese, onion and garlic powders and white pepper.
- BRUSH chicken pieces with mayonnaise mixture on both sides. Use the one-wet one-dry method for hands: Hold chicken in one hand and brush on the mayonnaise; use the other hand to press it into the crumbs and turn it, pressing the second side into the crumbs to adhere. Put the coated chicken on prepared rack.
- BAKE 25 to 30 minutes, just until juices run clear or an instant-read thermometer reads 160 degrees. Do not overbake. Serve hot with the sauce.
Sriracha Comeback Sauce
- MIX all ingredients in a medium bowl. Cover and refrigerate. Keeps well for 1 week.