- Preparation time: 25 min
- Cooking time: 20 min
- Servings: 8


Crispy baked chicken fingers with ranch dip
Dietitian’s note: A healthy, yummy, and lower sodium alternative to store-bought chicken fingers
Stephanie Jamain, RD | Dietitian at Abbott Nutrition
WHAT YOU NEED
- 120 mL (½ bottle Vanilla PediaSure Complete®)
- 2 large eggs
- 4 chicken breasts (900 g/2 lb)
- 250 mL (1 cup) panko crumbs
- 125 mL (½ cup) all-purpose flour
- 250 mL (1 cup) all-purpose flour
- 2 mL (½ tsp) salt
- 2 mL (½ tsp) pepper
FOR THE DIP:
- 120 mL (½ bottle Vanilla PediaSure Complete®)
- 125 mL (½ cup) cottage cheese (2% m.f.)
- 125 mL (½ cup) sour cream (15% m.f.)
- 2 mL (½ tsp) each dried chives, dried parsley, dried dill, and garlic powder
- 1 mL (¼ tsp) each onion powder, salt, and ground black pepper
HOW TO MAKE IT
- Preheat oven to 230 ºC (450 ºF).
- Pour ½ cup of flour into a small bowl. (To be used in step 6a below.)
- In a bowl, whisk together Pediasure Complete® and eggs. (To be used in step 6b below.)
- In a separate bowl, combine remaining flour (250 mL), panko, salt, and pepper. (To be used in step 6c below.)
- Using a meat mallet, flatten each chicken breast to approximately ¼-inch thick and cut into 2-inch strips.
- Bread chicken as follows:
- Dip chicken in flour.
- Dip into PediaSure Complete®/egg mixture.
- Dip in breadcrumb mixture, turning to coat.
- Place chicken strips on a baking sheet and bake for
20 minutes or until cooked through and golden brown. - While chicken is cooking, combine all ingredients for the dip in a food processor and blend until smooth. Cover and refrigerate until ready to eat!
NUTRITION FACTS
Serving size: ½ chicken breast with 3 tbsp of dip
Calories 295
Fat 7 g
Sodium 372 mg
Carbohydrate 24 g
Dietary fibre 1 g
Protein 32 g
TIPS
- Be prepared: make mixtures of your favourite herbs and spices in advance!
- Serve leftover dip with veggies.
Nutrition Information of recipe was calculated with original PediaSure Complete® formulation.
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