Crispy chicken strips at home — garlic parmesan, coconut, honey pecan, Cajun air fryer, potato chip crusted — for the nights everybody wants the same thing.
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Deliciously crispy chicken strips coated in garlic parmesan butter, served with a creamy chili dipping sauce.
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Open in Pepper →Chicken strips are the one dinner nobody argues about. They come together from a pound of chicken breast or tenderloins, a bowl of flour or panko, and whatever sauce is already in the door of the fridge.
Cooks on Pepper reach for this collection on the nights the schedule got away from them — practice ran late, homework isn't done, and dinner needs to be hot and on plates fast.
Every recipe here is a real strip: Crispy Garlic Parmesan Chicken Strips with Creamy Chili Sauce, Crispy Coconut Chicken Strips, Honey Pecan Chicken Strips, Air Fryer Cajun Chicken Strips, Potato Chip Chicken Strips, and Crispy oven baked chicken strips for when you don't want to fry.
Soak in buttermilk first
Cover the tenderloins in buttermilk with a few dashes of hot sauce for at least 30 minutes, or overnight in the fridge. The meat stays juicy and the coating grabs on.
Cut strips the same size
Slice chicken breast into strips about 1 inch wide so they all finish at the same time. Uneven pieces mean some are dry before others are done.
Watch your oil temperature
Fry in oil held at 350°F, 3 to 4 minutes per side, and only 4 or 5 strips at a time. Crowding the pan drops the heat and the crust turns soft.
Spray before air frying
Give breaded strips a good coat of cooking spray on both sides, then air fry at 400°F for about 10 minutes, flipping halfway. Dry breading stays pale.