Description
Dill Pickle Chicken is a delicious and unique twist on traditional chicken tenders. Marinated in tangy dill pickle juice, these chicken strips are crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside.
Ingredients
Scale
Chicken:
- 1.5 lbs thinly sliced chicken breasts
Marinade:
- 1 1/2 cup dill pickle juice
Breading:
- 2 large eggs (beaten)
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 3/4 cup seasoned breadcrumbs
- 3/4 cup seasoned panko bread crumbs
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt and black pepper (to taste)
Optional:
- olive oil cooking spray
Instructions
- Marinate the Chicken: Place chicken in a ziplock bag with dill pickle juice and refrigerate for 8 to 12 hours.
- Prepare for Breading: Remove chicken from marinade, pat dry, and discard excess pickle juice.
- Preheat Oven: Preheat oven to 425°F and prepare baking sheet with parchment paper or wire rack.
- Coat the Chicken: Whisk eggs and milk in a bowl. Combine breadcrumbs, panko, salt, and pepper in another bowl. Dip chicken in egg mixture, then breadcrumb mixture.
- Bake: Place breaded chicken on baking sheet, spray with olive oil, and bake for 18 minutes, flipping halfway through cooking.
Notes
- For extra tanginess, serve with a side of dill pickle ranch dressing.
- Make sure to use pickle juice and not pickles for marinating.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 18 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 980mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 19g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 32g
- Cholesterol: 145mg
Keywords: Dill Pickle Chicken, Chicken Tenders, Pickle Juice Marinade, Crispy Chicken Strips
