HONEY CHIPOTLE CHICKEN CRISPERS

Honey Chipotle chook Crispers – smooth oven fried bird tenders tossed in a scrumptious candy and highly spiced honey chipotle sauce!

Ever been to Chili’s? Annnnnd did you try their fowl Crispers? I guess you could’t wager in which I’m going with this. Chili’s fowl Crispers had been my thought for this dish. My husband and that i went to Chili’s frequently whilst we were courting and he usually ordered their Honey Chipotle hen Crispers. The sauce here is the actual famous person of the show, so sweet and sassy with that chipotle spice… I just can’t. 

get. sufficient! You received’t believe how smooth those are. simply coat the bird strips, let em bake til crispy, dip them inside the sauce, and then smother them in cool and creamy ranch dressing.

Ingredients :

• 3-4 boneless skinless chicken breasts, pounded to 1/2 inch thickness and sliced into strips
• 1 cup flour
• 2 cups panko bread crumbs
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 2 eggs, lightly whisked
• 8 tablespoons butter, melted

Sauce

• 1/3 cup honey
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons chipotle adobo sauce (the sauce that chipotle peppers are packed in inside the can! These can be found in the latino section at the market near the canned jalapeños.)
• 1 tablespoon hot sauce (I used Franks)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 cup ketchup
• 1 tablespoon white vinegar
• 2 tablespoons corn starch
• 1/3 cup cold water
• optional: ranch dressing for dipping

Instructions :

1. Preheat oven to 400. Pour melted butter onto a large baking sheet and brush to coat entire surface.
2. Whisk together flour, and salt and pepper in a bowl. Place bread crumbs in a second bowl, and eggs in a third bowl. Dip chicken into flour and turn to coat. Next, dip chicken into egg, turning to coat, and lastly into panko bread crumbs, tossing to coat well. Place coated chicken strips in a single layer on prepared baking sheet. Bake 8-10 minutes, then flip strips over and bake another 8 minutes. Remove from oven.
3. While the chicken strips are baking, prepare the sauce. Add all ingredients except for water and corn starch to a large sauce pan and bring to a gently boil, whisking throughout. Whisk together cold water and corn starch until corn starch is dissolved. When sauce reaches a boil, add corn starch-water mixture and stir until sauce thickens. Reduce heat to low.
4. When chicken strips are finished baking, dip chicken strips in sauce, tossing to coat. Serve warm with ranch dressing for dipping if desired.