Baked Doritos Chicken Tenders Recipe

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Step 1: Preheat the Oven

  1. Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C).

Step 2: Prepare the Coating

  1. Place Doritos chips in a food processor and pulse until they are finely crushed, resembling breadcrumbs. Alternatively, you can place them in a resealable plastic bag and crush them using a rolling pin.
  2. Transfer the crushed Doritos chips to a shallow dish.

Step 3: Coat the Chicken

  1. Season the chicken tenders with salt and pepper.
  2. Set up a breading station with three shallow dishes: one with all-purpose flour, one with beaten eggs, and one with the crushed Doritos chips.
  3. Dip each chicken tender into the flour, shaking off any excess.
  4. Next, dip the chicken tender into the beaten eggs, allowing any excess to drip off.
  5. Finally, coat the chicken tender in the crushed Doritos chips, pressing gently to adhere the coating.
  6. Place the coated chicken tenders on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or aluminum foil.

Step 4: Bake the Chicken Tenders

  1. Once all the chicken tenders are coated and arranged on the baking sheet, place them in the preheated oven.
  2. Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through and the coating is crispy and golden brown.

Step 5: Serve

  1. Remove the baked Doritos chicken tenders from the oven and let them cool for a few minutes.
  2. Serve hot with your favorite dipping sauce, such as ranch or BBQ sauce.
  3. Enjoy your crunchy and flavorful chicken tenders!

Tips:

  • You can use any flavor of Doritos chips you like for this recipe, whether it’s nacho cheese, cool ranch, spicy nacho, or another flavor.
  • If you prefer a spicier coating, you can add additional seasonings like chili powder, garlic powder, or cayenne pepper to the crushed Doritos chips.
  • For extra crispiness, you can spray the coated chicken tenders with cooking spray before baking.

Visual Guide:

Gather chicken tenders, Doritos chips, all-purpose flour, eggs, salt, pepper, and optional dipping sauce.

Crush Doritos chips to resemble breadcrumbs for the coating.

Coat chicken tenders in flour, egg, and crushed Doritos chips.

Bake the coated chicken tenders until crispy and golden brown.

Serve the baked Doritos chicken tenders with your favorite dipping sauce.

Enjoy your delicious and crunchy baked Doritos chicken tenders! They make a fun and tasty meal or snack for any occasion.

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