What's your fave chicken tenderloin recipe?

[maslex]

I bought a big bag of chicken tenderloins (these are not breaded). Now I'm stuck.....don't know what to do with them?

Your ideas???

 

[luv2sew]

A family member of ours always marinates them in italian dressing for an hour or so and grills them...they're pretty good that way but you have to watch that you don'e overcook them so that they get dry and rubbery.

 

[mtemm]

I use them in stir fries or make fajitas with them usually. there is also a chicken parm recipe from cooking light that uses them that dh loves. http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=549982

 

[The Princess]

chicken piccata. got the recipe off allrecipes.com

 

[NMAmy]

I use them for fajitas or I cut them up into chunks, roll them in breadcrumbs with some garlic powder and bake for chicken nuggets.

 

[jfoofj]

I'm making chicken caccitore tonight!

I don't really follow any particular recipe, but I am going to brown the chicken (using butter or olive oil), add in some mushrooms, onions, peppers (I'm getting really festive, I have red, yellow, and green peppers!), garlic, spash of cooking wine maybe, saute a bit, then add sauce (whatever kind of spaghetti sauce I have in the cabinet... I really like Paul Newmans lately) and let it simmer for a bit and serve over pasta. I also make this recipe w/ italian sausage. Serve w/ garlic bread and everyone likes it (well, the kids pick out the mushrooms, but other than that they like it.)

 

[luvmy3]

I love to use tenders for any recipe I don't need to use a breast (whole).

 

[ckay87]

Marinated and slathered with Texas Pete's Buffalo wing sauce. Grilled. Returned to a dish to cover in even more wing sauce . It's a great way to have a Buffalo "wings" fix without having to deal with and consume the fatty, annoying little wings themselves.

 

[luvmy3]

Marinated and slathered with Texas Pete's Buffalo wing sauce. Grilled. Returned to a dish to cover in even more wing sauce . It's a great way to have a Buffalo "wings" fix without having to deal with and consume the fatty, annoying little wings themselves.

That is such a good idea.

 

[MineMail]

Pound them flat, coat them with a little seasoned whole wheat flour, then brown them lightly in olive oil. Remove to a platter and keep warm.

Deglaze the pan with 2 cups of chicken stock and 1/4 cup of white wine. Let reduce by half, add juice of one or two lemons. If you want the sauce to thicken, dissolve cornstarch in a little more stock and add to pan, cooking until thickened. Put the chicken back in, toss in a few capers, cook for five minutes more and you have chicken piccata. Delicious with a wild rice side dish or a nice salad.

 

[Frantasmic]

chicken (1/2 to 3/4 lb)
large can of green beans
cut up red potatoes (5-6)
1 stick butter
1 pkg Italian dressing mix

9x13 inch pan

place chicken on one side, green beans (drained) in the middle, cut up red potatoes on the other side. Melt butter and stir in dressing mix. Pour over all ingredients in the pan. Bake at 325 for 45 minutes to one hour.

Easy one-dish meal that is very yummy. I've covered this with foil too and it seems to be a little more tender.

 

[nmmom95]

I just bread them in flavored panko bread crumbs and fry them and make a honey mustard sauce to dip the tenders in.

 

[SingingMUA]

When I'm feeling too lazy to come up with anything on my own, I use a marinade made by mccormick called "brown sugar bourbon". it's one of those powder marinades that you have to add the wet ingredients to (vinegar and oil). I usually add a little extra honey to bring out some of the sweetness, some minced garlic, and a couple dashes of crushed red pepper for kick. Season the chicken with salt and pepper, then pour on the marinade (in a ziploc).

Let it marinate in the fridge for an hour, then saute in a pan or use a grill pan or george foreman or outdoor grill. Num yummy...


If I'm feeling less lazy, then I usually season them all kinds of ways, depending on my mood, and saute, bake or deep fry.

Sometimes I make "asian inspired" chicken tenders. I marinate in: ginger, salt, pepper, crushed red pepper, soy sauce, sesame oil, curry powder, lime juice, minced garlic (from the jar... not the shaker), dried cilantro, and rice wine vinegar. Let marinate for about an hour (not really any longer than that due to the vinegar), then do a dusting of flour and deep fry. Serve with a (jar) thai sweet chili sauce for dipping (found in the "asian foods" aisle of the grocery store). Add rice, or veggies or whatever side you like.