Southwest Crispy Chicken Sliders
- Muffins:
- 3 ounces all-purpose flour (about 2/3 cup)
- 2/3 cup yellow cornmeal
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 3/4 cup fat-free buttermilk
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- 1.5 ounces sharp cheddar cheese, shredded (about 1/3 cup)
- 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
- Cooking spray
- Chicken:
- 2/3 cup panko (Japanese breadcrumbs)
- 1/4 cup fat-free milk
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- 3 (6-ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
- 2 tablespoons canola oil, divided
- Additional ingredients:
- 1 ripe, pitted, peeled avocado
- 2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
- 2 slices applewood-smoked bacon, cooked and crumbled
- 12 (1/2-inch-thick) slices small, ripe tomato
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- Preheat oven to 350u0b0.
- To prepare muffins, weigh or lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, cornmeal, baking soda, baking powder, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl, stirring well with a whisk. Combine buttermilk, butter, and 1 egg, stirring well. Add buttermilk mixture to flour mixture, stirring just until combined. Stir in cheese and jalapeno. Spoon batter into 12 muffin cups coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350u0b0 for 17 minutes or until a wooden pick comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes in pan on a wire rack. Remove muffins from pan; cool on a wire rack. Cut muffins in half crosswise.
- To prepare chicken, place panko in a shallow dish. Combine fat-free milk and 1 egg in a shallow dish, stirring well. Split each chicken breast in half lengthwise to form 2 cutlets; cut each piece in half, crosswise, to form 12 pieces. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add 1 tablespoon oil to pan; swirl to coat. Dip chicken in egg mixture; dredge in panko. Coat panko lightly with cooking spray. Add 6 chicken cutlets to pan; cook 3 minutes on each side or until golden and done. Repeat procedure with remaining 1 tablespoon oil, remaining 6 chicken cutlets, and cooking spray.
- To prepare additional ingredients, combine avocado and lime juice; mash to desired consistency. Stir in bacon. Place 2 muffin bottom halves on each of 6 plates. Divide avocado mixture evenly among muffins; top each slider with 1 chicken cutlet and 1 tomato slice. Sprinkle tomato evenly with 1/4 teaspoon salt and black pepper; top with muffin tops.
muffins, flour, yellow cornmeal, baking soda, baking powder, kosher salt, buttermilk, butter, egg, cheddar cheese, pepper, cooking spray, chicken, milk, egg, skinless, canola oil, avocado, lime juice, bacon, tomato, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper
Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/southwest-crispy-chicken-sliders (may not work)