Baked Cheddar Ranch Chicken Tenders. Baked Cheddar Ranch Chicken Tenders Incredibly tender, juicy flavorful Baked Cheddar Ranch Chicken Tenders coated in the most AMAZING ranch/cheese cracker breading! These chicken tenders are so finger-lickin'-good they will fly off the plate! These chicken tenders are so finger-lickin'-good they will fly off the plate!
They're coated in ranch, cheese, and bacon, and oven baked to perfection. Spray a light spray of oil spray on top of the tenders, then place into preheated oven. Remove from oven and serve right away with your choice of condiments. You can have Baked Cheddar Ranch Chicken Tenders using 6 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Baked Cheddar Ranch Chicken Tenders
- Prepare 2 of chicken breasts.
- Prepare 2 1/2 cups of buttermilk.
- You need 1 packet of ranch dressing mix.
- Prepare 3 cups of cheezits.
- You need 1 cup of all-purpose flour.
- Prepare 2 tsp of Dijon mustard.
Prepare a baking sheet with cooking spray and set aside. In a large bowl place ranch dressing and in a separate bowl add bread crumbs, cheddar cheese, parmesan cheese. Start by placing chicken first bowl and coat in dressing. Allow excess to drip on then roll in the second bowl to coat in breading.
Baked Cheddar Ranch Chicken Tenders step by step
- Preheat oven to 425˚F..
- On a cutting board, slice chicken breasts against the grain into strips..
- Place the chicken strips in a bowl and add in buttermilk and ranch packet. Stir until well-coated..
- Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for at least an hour..
- Pour cheese crackers into a resealable bag and crush with a rolling pin until they become finely ground..
- Coat in flour. Shake off the excess..
- In a separate wide, shallow bowl, whisk together the eggs with the Dijon mustard. Place chicken in bowl. Coat well..
- Now, open the bag and place a marinated piece of chicken in the cracker crumbs. Now coat the chicken with the crumbs and place on parchment lined baking sheet..
- Bake for 20 minutes, flipping halfway..
On a cutting board, slice chicken breasts against the grain into strips. Place the chicken strips in a bowl and add in buttermilk and ranch packet. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for at least an hour. Pour cheese crackers into a resealable bag and crush. Slice chicken breast against the grain into thin strips.