Looking for the best chicken finger recipe? These Easy Ritz Chicken Fingers will be your new go-to recipe. Kid-friendly and super easy to make.
Hi friends!
If you’re looking for an easy chicken finger recipe, you’ve come to the right place. I’ve tried out several homemade chicken finger recipes on my kids over the past few years and this is the clear winner. And they could not be easier to make.
Easy Chicken Finger Recipe
It’s honestly just chicken tenders (which you can buy already cut), dried off, dipped in egg and toss in crushed crackers and then baked. This is a perfect recipe to get kids helping in the kitchen. They will love putting the crackers in a bag and crushing them – either with their fist or with a meat mallet. And if they don’t love touching raw meat, they can use tongs to dip the chicken fingers in egg and then drop them into the bag of crumbs, seal it up and shake them around.
Chicken Finger Recipe – Air Fryer
Can you make these in the air fryer? Absolutely. Depending on what size your basket is, you may need to do more than one batch at a time that you can lay them in a single layer. I’ve found the time and temperature to be similar to the oven. I set the temp at 400 and check them after 8 minutes or so, depending on the size of the chicken fingers. If they need a few extra minutes to reach 165 degrees Fahrenheit just pop them back in!
Best Chicken Finger Recipe
Best Baked Chicken Finger Recipe
The best way to cook these in the oven, in my opinion, is to put a cooling rack on top of your baking sheet. This allows some air to circulate underneath while they’re baking so the bottoms don’t get soggy.
Here’s what it looks like:
Also note that this works best when your crackers are really finely crushed. If you don’t want to take the time to do it by hand you can throw them in the food processor.
Here’s the best easy chicken finger recipe:
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Looking for the best chicken finger recipe? These Easy Ritz Chicken Fingers will be your new go-to recipe. Kid-friendly and super easy to make.
Ingredients
- 1.5 pounds chicken tenders
- 2 eggs, whisked
- 3 Tbsp flour
- 1 sleeve Ritz crackers
Instructions
- Remove chicken tenders from package and pat dry.
- Place crackers in a large Ziploc bag and crush until finely ground.
- Dip tenders in flour, then egg and then place into the Ziploc bag 2-3 at a time.
- Seal the bag and shake until well coated.
- Place a cooling rack on top of a baking sheet and spray with oil.
- Set coated chicken tenders on the cooling rack.
- Bake at 400 degrees F for 10-15 minutes (until they reach 165 degrees F).
Notes
- If you don’t have chicken tenders, you can cut chicken breasts into strips or nugget-sized pieces.
- If you don’t want to crush crackers by hand, stick them in the food processor or blender.
- These can be made in the air fryer. Cook at 400 for 8-12 minutes.
Do you see what I mean when I say easy?! Hardly even a recipe…but definitely a must-try!
Enjoy!
–Lindsay–
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I am a sucker for good chicken tenders. Definitely going to try this recipe! They look SO good!
I always love chicken fingers. This recipe is amazing. Easy to follow and the taste was delicious. I made this recipe twice already, and my family and I loved it. Thank you for posting such a lovely recipe!