Baked Buttermilk Chicken Strips
Baked Buttermilk Chicken Strips are a budget-friendly homemade dinner that is easy to make. The oven-baked chicken strips recipe is breaded in buttermilk, parmesan cheese, herbs, and Panko bread crumbs for a delicious and tasty dinner. The chicken strips, aka chicken fingers, are a big hit around here!
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour
Servings: 12 pieces
Preparation Level: Beginner +
Why I Love This Recipe
- It’s super easy to make.
- If you have a picky eater, they will love this recipe.
- The chicken is tender and the breading is so flavorful.
Crispy Chicken Tenders Ingredient List
- Chicken tenderloins
- Dijon mustard
- Mayonnaise
- Salt
- Black pepper
- Flour
- Buttermilk
- Panko breadcrumbs
- Parmesan cheese
- Butter
Full printable recipe with ingredients, measurements, and instructions listed at the bottom of the post in the recipe card.
Step-By-Step Instructions For Oven-Baked Chicken Tenders
Toasting The Breadcrumbs
Add the butter to the saucepan and let it melt. Next, add the Panko bread crumbs. Watch them closely as they like to toast fast. I like to toast them a little before I bread the chicken because I think it adds a little more crunch factor. But toasting the Panko breadcrumbs is optional. After you toast them a little, add them to a bowl and set them aside.
Add the parmesan cheese and stir it up. You can add onion powder, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, or Italian seasoning for added flavor. I don’t have it in this recipe, but it gives you the option of changing it occasionally.
Add the Dijon mustard, mayonnaise, salt, pepper, and flour to a small to medium bowl and mix well. Next, add the buttermilk to the flour mixture and stir. It will be a pretty thick mixture. This is your buttermilk marinade.
Dip the chicken strip into the buttermilk mixture and then into the Panko bread crumb mixture. If you don’t have any Panko, you can use regular breadcrumbs for this recipe.
Place the chicken strips on a prepared baking sheet and bake to crispy perfection for approximately 45 minutes or until the chicken is cooked. And, oh, your house is going to smell delicious.
TIP: I use a rimmed baking sheet so the juices don’t run off the pan and get the oven dirty. You can use this same recipe for chicken breasts, as well. It’s a super tasty breading and it turns out golden brown, crispy, and delicious. You might need to cook a full chicken breast longer, though.
Homemade Chicken Tenders
These are the perfect finger foods for the entire family. You can dip them into ranch dressing, honey mustard sauce, bleu cheese, ketchup, or your favorite sauce. If you have a kiddo with a picky palate, this is a recipe they will love. I have a picky one; he always asks for extra chicken tenders.
If you don’t have any chicken tenderloins on hand, you can cut boneless, skinless chicken breasts into strips. I’ve done that a few times, and it works great.
What to Serve with Chicken Tenders
There are a lot of great recipes out there to serve with chicken tenders. Here are a few of our favorites.
- Honey mustard sauce for dipping – this is a great five-minute recipe from Pinch of Yum that is perfect for dipping chicken tenders.
- Southern pan fried potatoes – the kids love these, and they are so easy to make.
- Moist Jiffy cornbread – if you love cornbread, you will love this recipe. By adding just a couple of ingredients, you will have a moist and incredibly tasty side dish.
- Jiffy cornbread hush puppies – Jiffy always tastes great, and it’s even better in a hush puppy.
- Oven baked potato wedges – these are just like french fries, but they have a ton of flavor. And they are super easy to make.
- Oven roasted red potatoes – these are made with red potatoes, parmesan, olive oil, and a couple more ingredients that taste amazing.
Baked Buttermilk Chicken Strips
Ingredients
- 12-15 chicken strips
- 1 Tablespoon dijon mustard
- 1 Tablespoon mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 2 Tablespoons flour
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup Panko breadcrumbs
- 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
- 1 Tablespoon butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350-degrees
- Melt butter in saucepan and brown Panko crumbs. Pour into small bowl. (optional)
- Add the parmesan cheese to the Panko breadcrumbs and stir together.
- In a small bowl add dijon mustard, mayonnaise, salt, pepper, flour, and buttermilk. Stir until well blended.
- Dip each chicken strip into the buttermilk mixture and then into the Panko mixture.
- Set the chicken strips on the baking sheet.
- Bake chicken tenders for 45 minutes or until chicken is cooked through. They will end up with a breaded crispy coating.
- Dip in ketchup or ranch dressing or your favorite dip.
