Celebrate your inner child with these Baked Buffalo Chicken Tenders. Made with almond meal, egg and hot sauce, this is a simple recipe for chicken fingers that you can serve for weeknight dinners or for a healthy kids meal.
This is the last post on the blog before I GET MARRIED.
Okay let’s all just take a second to let that soak in.
Deep breaths.
Somehow it felt fitting to post a recipe for baked buffalo chicken tenders (or chicken fingers!) before my wedding. 1) because we are most definitely serving them at our wedding (to be fair it’s the kids menu, but still…) and 2) because I feel like a child bride who eats still eats chicken fingers at least once a week and is deeply confused about who gave me permission to get married.
Late 20s are such a weird time. Some people are married and have babies and others are still trying to commit to a relationship with their hairdresser. Your age doesn’t seem to match your maturity…in either direction.
I digress…Is marriage brain a thing? Let’s chat chicken tenders instead…
Ingredients For This Recipe
- chicken breasts cut into tenders or strips
- 1 egg
- hot sauce of choice
- almond meal – make sure this isn’t almond flour!
- spices – garlic powder, chili powder, cumin, sea salt
- ghee (or butter)
Perfecting Baked Chicken Tenders
These are the best baked chicken tenders for a couple of reasons… they are packed with flavor and have a perfectly crunchy coating on them. The secret? Added flavor in each step. Instead of dredging your chicken breasts in a plain egg, mix the hot sauce with the egg. Instead of just using plain almond meal, mix in spices with the almond meal.
The crucial step comes after baking where you’ll dip each chicken finger into a mixture of butter (or ghee) and hot sauce for some added heat. Layers and layer of yummy goodness packed into one tender!
What to Serve With Chicken Fingers
My mind immediately goes to fries because that was my pairing of choice for pretty much my whole life! Here are a few suggestions:
- Healthy Baked French Fries
- The crispiest Sweet Potato Fries
- How to Make Curly Fries
- Baked Yucca Fries
- Wanna get crazy? Try asparagus fries!
So with that, I leave you with this delicious recipe for Baked Buffalo Chicken Fingers (or Baked Buffalo Chicken Tenders #youdoyou) and bid you adieu until I return as DAVIDA LEDERLE. WOAH. See you soon!
PrintBaked Buffalo Chicken Fingers
Celebrate your inner child with these Baked Buffalo Chicken Tenders. Made with almond meal, egg and hot sauce, this is a simple recipe for chicken fingers that you can serve for weeknight dinners or for a healthy kids meal.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 large egg
- 4 1/2 tbsp hot sauce of choice (reserve 3 tbsp for sauce)
- 2/3 cup almond meal (NOT almond flour)
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp chili powder
- 1/4 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1 1/2 tbsp ghee (or butter)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Slice chicken breasts into strips.
- Beat egg in a large bowl and combine with 1 1/2 tbsp hot sauce
- In a separate bowl combine almond meal and spices.
- Dip 1 strip into egg mixture with left hand and place into almond-spice mixture and mix to coat with right hand.
- Place onto a a parchment or silicone-lined baking sheet.
- Repeat with remaining strips.
- Bake for 20 minutes.
- Let cool on tray for 20 minutes
- In a large shallow pan, combine ghee and remained 3 tbsp of hot sauce until melted and combined.
- Using tongs or a fork, dip each chicken finger into sauce and flip to coat on both sides.
- Place back into tray to let soak in mixture for 10 minutes
Like this recipe? Here are others you might enjoy:
- Sheet Pan Dinner: Tangy Za’atar Chicken with Veggies
- Perfect Stove Top Chicken
- Sticky Orange Chicken
- Baked Chicken Nuggets
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17 Comments
Hillary | Nutrition Nut on the Run
May 21, 2018 at 9:19 amHappy wedding week! I can’t wait to see and hear all about your special day! Enjoy every moment xo
Davida @ The Healthy Maven
May 22, 2018 at 11:41 amThank you so much babes!!
Erin @ Erin's Inside Job
May 21, 2018 at 12:02 pmYESSSSS HAVE SO MUCH FUN and your married name sounds so fancy haha
Davida @ The Healthy Maven
May 22, 2018 at 11:46 amAHHHH So crazy! It does sound fancy, eh? It’s definitely going to take some getting used to!
Brittany Audra @ Audra's Appetite
May 21, 2018 at 11:06 pmHave so much fun and enjoy this time!! You are so right about wanting to be present in the moment 🙂
Davida @ The Healthy Maven
May 22, 2018 at 11:46 amThank you so much, lovely! “Be Present”. It’s my mantra for the week. So far so good 🙂
Kelly
May 23, 2018 at 12:48 pmHope you enjoy every second of your wedding! I’m with you in the planning but know once the time is here, it will be worth it. Enjoy!!!
Dennis Vire
May 23, 2018 at 1:53 pmAll the best to you and C! Enjoy the adventure.
Cassie Thuvan Tran
May 23, 2018 at 6:19 pmI bet you that these past few months–and this year, overall–has been so enlightening for you, thus far. I know that a LOT can happen in just a nick of time, but you should enjoy every single moment of it all! The wedding is probably going to be way too exciting for you. And the MOON, yes, haha! Congratulations once again!
The Modern Proper
May 23, 2018 at 6:22 pmI love finding ways to make a traditional kid’s meal into something adults can enjoy just as much. Yay for a more flavorful chicken finger recipe!
Nicole @ Laughing My Abs Off
May 26, 2018 at 3:39 pmDavida Lederle sounds AMAZING! AHHH I’m so freaking excited for you! And to see Tanya and Georgia’s posts! Also I am so making this recipe in the next couple days. Yay for being back in my kitchen hehe.
Safari Travel Plus
May 26, 2018 at 5:06 pmHope you won’t stop posting articles once you are married… this can’t be it for your blog post fans. lol
Jason
June 4, 2018 at 2:52 pmCongrats for getting married. I hope you keep posting 🙂
Riddhima Nair
June 7, 2018 at 7:52 amThanks for sharing the baked buffalo chicken fingers recipe, it looks so yummy.
Alisson
October 18, 2018 at 4:11 pmWow, that looks really tasty. Mouth watering
Shiloh Miller
June 5, 2020 at 11:56 amSO DELICIOUS and such a better alternative to chicken nuggets. The breading was A1 and the buffalo flavor just took it to a whole other level! Made the “perfect roasted potatoes” as a side and couldn’t have been more satisfied!
★★★★★
Davida Lederle
June 7, 2020 at 2:36 pmSo happy to hear you enjoyed, Shiloh! Two of my favorite recipes!