Buffalo Chicken Strips

This weekend we had our 16 year old son, who lives with his Grandma about 45 minutes away from our house.  He’s heavily involved with his school band so we have him over like every other weekend. When we do have him, Leonard always makes comments to the other kids, like “Les is here… you know what that means! We get to eat the good stuff this weekend!” Hater. Just kidding. He’s probably right, but I don’t notice. It’s that motherly thing in me. I don’t really get to cook for him all the time, so when I can cook for him, I guess I like to make sure I’m cooking good food that he loves to leave him with a good, lasting impression. So, yesterday I made his favorite. Buffalo Chicken Strips! I thought I’d try to add content to my blog and share my recipe.

(TIMEOUT! Ok, I wouldn’t be a good mom if I didn’t get my brag on and give a little shout out in my blog for just a sec! Les is a junior in High School, and is enrolled in AP classes, and is pretty darn great playing the clarinet! He’s so smart! Sometimes he speaks to us and we’re just confused because he’s so smart and uses huge words. HAHAHA! We are so proud of him!)

I posted a picture of my Buffalo Chicken Strips on Facebook and there was some interest. I make everything myself, except for the sauce. I don’t doubt that I could make it, but I don’t know if I want to make more work for myself. HAHA! Besides, I heart Tony Roma’s Wing Sauce. It’s around $4-$5 a bottle and it’s just flippin’ amazing! It’s not that watery, flavorless, burns your mouth and leaves your nose & forehead sweaty type of sauce. It’s oh-so-yummy and has a powerful kick, but you can still taste the amazing flavors! I recommend you get some if you haven’t tried it yet. If you aren’t into spicy food, um, don’t try it. You can still use my recipe though! The sauce is just a bonus at the end… you can toss up the chicken strips with some BBQ sauce, or you could just dip them in ranch or sweet chili sauce. This recipe is to make 20 strips. You can adjust the ingredients to make less.

I spent around $16 to make 20 strips!

 

BUFFALO CHICKEN STRIPS

Ingredients:

5 large chicken breasts

4 eggs

4 cups of flour

2 tsp garlic salt

3 tsp ground black pepper

2 tbsp garlic powder

2 tsp paprika

2 tsp salt
 

Directions:

Wash all the chicken, pat dry and slice into 4 strips each. Set aside.

In a medium bowl, make the egg wash with eggs, 2 tsp of garlic salt & 1 tsp ground black pepper. Set aside.

In a large bowl, mix flour with remaining seasoning. Set aside.

Preheat a large pan over medium-high heat with oil to deep fry chicken strips.

Take each strip and dip in egg wash, then into the flour mix, then dip again in egg wash and back into the flour mix. This will get the strips well breaded so they come out crispy.

 

Deep fry breaded chicken strips until golden brown.

When chicken strips are cooked, allow strips to drain the oil on a plate lined with paper towels.

 

Once all strips are done,  remove paper towel and toss with your favorite sauce or serve with sauce on the side.

ENJOY! and God Bless!

XOXO, KayFletch