This Parmesan Baked Chicken Strips recipe is a sure-fire crowd pleaser!! Golden on the outside and tender and juicy on the inside... coated in acheesy crust with a marinara dipping sauce, these baked chicken tenders arean easy and delicious meal the whole family will love! ❤️
This post has been updated since its original publish date of October 2016.
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- Tada... delicious Parmesan Baked Chicken Strips!💫
- What to Serve with this Chicken Strips Recipe:
- Parmesan Baked Chicken Strips Recipe
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We’re celebrating this special occasion with a new variation of one of our most popular recipes to date: Parmesan Crusted Chicken! It has been one of our favorite recipes so far, and if you’ve tasted this chicken, then I know you’re not surprised.
My Homemade Chicken Tenders
It is what so many of us want: easy, moist, flavorful, crowd-pleasing delicious baked chicken breasts.💯
A go-to meal for an easy weeknight dinner or something you can serve for a special night with company. Quite simply it has it all. And now it has even more.😳 How is that even possible?🤔 I’m so glad you asked.
Now it’s just as tasty, just as moist, just as tender but it’s in the form of a finger food! Say whaaa!?? I know, Christmas came early this year!🎁
It’s the perfect appetizer to serve for your next game-day watch party, or for a fun family meal even the kiddos will love. Put it over some angel hair pasta, top it off with my semi-homemade marinara and you’ll have one yummy Italian feast.🍴
Did I mention this chicken strips recipe was easy!?? You literally mix, dip, and bake. (Not to be confused with the "bend and snap" - although another very effective method for swooning your significant other, it has nothing to do with these baked chicken tenders.😝 Sorry - I couldn't help myself!😂)
Ingredients for Baked Chicken Tenders:
The combination of ingredients used in this chicken tender recipe makes them golden on the outside and tender and juicy on the inside. Every time.👇
- 3 boneless chicken breasts, fat and skin removed and cut into 12 strips (or 12 chicken tenders)
- 1 ¼ cup panko bread crumbs
- ⅔ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 3 tablespoons minced parsley
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- ¼ cup plus 1 tablespoon melted butter
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
Theprocess is really simple and only requires a few ingredients.
How To Make Parmesan Crusted Chicken Strips:
You can use chicken tenders or chicken breasts for this recipe. If you use chicken breasts slice them up to look like chicken tenders.
Sometimes you can save a buck by using one or the other depending on the specials your grocery store is offering. I've used both for this baked chicken tender recipe.
Note: There is sometimes a tendon in the chicken tenders and if the store or manufacturer doesn't remove it you may want to. It can sometimes be chewy and tough when cooked.
Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.
Prep your chicken tenders... remove any unwanted tendon pieces and pat dry.
Mix your breadcrumbs, Parmesan, fresh parsley, salt, and pepper in a shallow pie dish (or plate).
Then in another dish mix the melted butter, fresh lemon juice, and minced garlic.
Dip both sides of your chicken strips in the dish with butter, lemon, and garlic…
Toss your chicken strips in the breadcrumb mixture. Pressing them firmly so the coating sticks to the chicken.
Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. (Bake longer or broil them for 1-2 minutes for a crispier coating on the outside.
Tada... delicious Parmesan Baked Chicken Strips!💫
But wait, there’s more!👍
My Homemade Marinara recipe!🍅 It’s so tasty and a breeze to whip up.
While your chicken is getting all golden and delicious in the oven, you add grated onion, minced garlic, salt, and pepper to a pot over medium-high heat.
Mix in the tomato paste, crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, water, parsley, more salt and pepper, and simmer for 20 minutes or longer.♨️
Now plate up all this goodness and dig in!🍴 Parmesan Baked Chicken Strips - an easy and delicious meal the whole family will love!💛
And don't forget to try the original Parmesan Crusted Chicken recipe, too!
What to Serve with this Chicken Strips Recipe:
- Roasted Parmesan Broccoli
- Balsamic Glazed Brussels Sprouts
- Creamy Parmesan Risotto
- Broccoli Salad with Grapes and Bacon
- EasyGarlic Green Beans
- Sour Cream And Onion Smashed Potatoes
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Yield: 4 servings
Parmesan Baked Chicken Strips Recipe
Parmesan Baked Chicken Strips Recipe - golden, tender & juicy. Coated in a cheesy crust w/ a marinara dipping sauce, the whole family will love these!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Ingredients
- 3 boneless chicken breasts, fat and skin removed and cut into 12 strips (or 12 chicken tenders)
- 1 ¼ cup panko bread crumbs
- ⅔ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 3 tablespoons minced parsley
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- ¼ cup plus 1 tablespoon melted butter
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Mix the bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, parsley, salt, and pepper together in a shallow pie dish or a deep plate.
- Mix the butter, lemon juice and garlic together in a second shallow pie dish or deep plate.
- Dip both sides of the chicken in the butter mixture, coating it well.
- Quickly place the chicken on the bread crumb mixture and toss the crumbs up over the edges and top of chicken breast, using either your hands or a spoon. Gently press the chicken so the crumbs on the bottom side stick to the chicken. Now turn the chicken over and again press that side into the crumbs.
- Arrange breaded chicken strips on the baking sheet and repeat steps 3 and 4 with the rest of the chicken.
- When all chicken is prepped, bake uncovered (on the middle rack of the oven) for 20 minutes or until a meat thermometer reads 165 degrees when inserted in the thickest part of the chicken breast.
- If strips aren't as golden as desired, reduce the bake time by one minute and broil on the middle rack of the oven for one minute. Be sure to watch them closely to make sure they don't burn.
Notes
- If the butter and lemon juice mixture starts to congeal, microwave for 20 seconds.
- Be sure to use grated parmesan cheese, shredded cheese won't stick to the chicken as nicely.
- Bake longer or broil them for 1-2 minutes for a crispier coating on the outside.
Nutrition Information
Yield
4Serving Size
3 Chicken Strips
Amount Per ServingCalories 353Total Fat 20gSaturated Fat 10gUnsaturated Fat 0gCholesterol 99mgSodium 1029mgCarbohydrates 14gFiber 1gSugar 1gProtein 27g
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