Crispy Oven-Baked Chicken Fingers With Zesty Caesar Dip
- 1 1/2 cups milk, divided
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard, divided
- 1 1/2 cups crisp whole wheat crackers, finely crushed
- 1 lb chicken breast, boneless, skinless
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice, freshly squeezed
- 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, freshly grated
- Preheat oven to 450u0b0F Line a baking sheet with foil; butter or spray foil.
- In a shallow dish, combine 1/4 cup of the milk and 1 tablespoons of the mustard. Place cracker crumbs in another shallow dish. Cut chicken breasts into about 3-inch by 1/2 inch strips. Dip each chicken strip first into Milk mixture them into crumbs, pressing to coat. Place on prepared baking sheet. Discard excess Milk mixture and crumbs.
- Bake chicken fingers for about 15 minutes or until browned and chicken is no longer pink inside.
- Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, whisk flour into remaining milk; whisk in remaining mustard, garlic, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil over medium heat, whisking constantly. Boil, whisking, for about 3 minutes or until thick. Remove from heat; stir in lemon juice and Parmesan cheese. Serve chicken with hot Caesar Dip.
- COOKING TIP: Crisp crackers such as Wheat Thins works best. You'll need about 3 cups crackers. Make crumbs in a food processor or place crackers on a resealable plastic bag and crush with a rolling pin.
- FOR THE ADVENTUROUS: Add 1/4 teaspoons cayenne pepper to milk for coating mixture and add 1/2 teaspoons anchovy paste and 1 tablespoons chopped drained capers to sauce with garlic.
milk, mustard, whole wheat crackers, chicken breast, flour, garlic, salt, pepper, lemon juice, parmesan cheese
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/crispy-oven-baked-chicken-fingers-with-zesty-caesar-dip-340052 (may not work)