Fried Chicken Strips - Tried & True Recipe - Miss in the Kitchen (2024)

Fried Chicken Strips are classic comfort food that everyone can agree on! This is my tried and true recipe for the best homemade chicken strips that will beat the drive- thru any day of the week!

Fried Chicken Strips

Chicken strips are always a family favorite and you might think they are a lot of trouble but they are really easy to make at home.

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How to Make Fried Chicken Strips:

The best chicken strips are made with chicken tenders. They will turn out to be the juiciest, most tender fried chicken.

Mix together flour, seasoning salt and pepper into a shallow dish, I like to use a pie plate.

You will mix buttermilk and egg together in another shallow dish. Dredge chicken tenders in flour, then the buttermilk mixture and then back in the flour mixture.

I like to layer the chicken onto a parchment paper lined baking sheet as I bread them.

Next you will heat your vegetable oil and fry a few pieces of the chicken at a time. Drain cooked chicken on a wire rack that has been placed over paper towels or brown paper in a baking sheet.

Tips for Crispy Chicken Tenders:

• Dredging the chicken in the flour mixture first will help the batter stick to the chicken. So flour, buttermilk and then flour again.
• You want your oil to maintain close to 350° for optimal frying. If you are cooking on the stovetop, a cast iron skillet is best to maintain a proper frying temperature.
• To test for doneness, internal temperature of fried chicken should be 165°.
• Draining your chicken on a wire rack will keep the chicken from sweating and making the breading soggy when you remove it from the oil.

Best Side Dishes for Chicken Strips:

I love serving up a batch of Fried Chicken Strips with French Fries, Creamy Coleslaw, Sweet Potato Fries or Oven Fried Tater Totsand don’t forget the biscuits!

Best Dipping Sauce for Chicken Strips:

Dr Pepper Barbecue Sauce is my go-to sauce for chicken strips. You might also like our White Barbecue Sauce,it’s a tangy mayo based sauce with horseradish and garlic. If you like spicy sauces our Jalapeno Barbecue Sauce or Sriracha Comeback Sauce would be great options. Of course there’s always the classic gravy, ranch dressing or a drizzle of honey.

More Deep Fried Recipes to Try:

My family love this Southern Shrimp and my Chicken Fried Steak Bites with Country Gravywent viral when I made the video!

We also love good ol’ Chicken Fried Steak Sandwiches and you the kids can’t get enough of this Easy Popcorn Chicken and when you are craving take out, this Sesame Chicken is amazing!

If you are serious about fried foods this Chicken Fried Bacon is pretty much the best thing ever. My latest favorite are these crispy fried Easy Onion Strings!

Chicken strips have always been on my favorites list. I think I may have spent several of my childhood years only eating chicken strips or mac and cheese. If you have picky eaters, give this fried chicken strips recipe a try for dinner. They are sure to please and you will have them running to the table!

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