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Chicken fingers

Home made chicken fingers are healthy option for toddlers and onward. Serve chicken fingers from the late independence stage. They are great for family meals.

Ingredients

4 pieces chicken (skinless & boneless chicken breasts fillets, cut into strips)
1⁄3 cup cereal (crushed corn flakes)
1⁄2 cup pecan nuts (finely chopped)
1 pinch garlic (garlic powder)
2 tablespoons milk
  salt (to taste)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400° Fahrenheit.

Combine cornflakes, pecans, garlic powder and salt on a shallow plate.

Place milk into a little dish. Dip the chicken strips into the milk, then into the corn flake mixture.

Arrange the breaded strips into a baking pan and bake in the oven for about 8-10 minutes or until the chicken is no longer pink inside.

Yield
4 servings
Preparation time
15 minutes
Cooking time
15 minutes
Total time
30 minutes

Notes

The ideal size for chicken strips is 1 inch x 3 inches.

This chicken fingers are suitable for a gluten free diet - for instance, for those kids with gluten intolerance, as the corn flakes used for the coating are free from gluten. Corn and rice are the two cereals with no gluten.

Source

North American cuisine