Southern Fried Chicken Strips

These pan-fried chicken tenders are ready in 30 minutes. They're easy to make, crunchy, and finger-lickin' good! Serve alongside honey mustard sauce.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 284 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• ½ cup all-purpose flour
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons dry potato flakes
• 1 teaspoon seasoned salt
• 30 saltine crackers
• 3 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into 1-inch strips
• ¼ cup vegetable oil, or as needed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Coat chicken pieces in flour, beaten egg, and cracker mixture, respectively.

Step 2

Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Pan-fry chicken strips until no longer pink in the center and coating is golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes.

Step 3

Place crackers in a resealable plastic bag; crush into coarse crumbs. Mix cracker crumbs, potato flakes, seasoned salt, and black pepper together in a shallow bowl. Beat egg in a separate small bowl. Place flour in a third shallow bowl.