Are you looking for something you can bring to a New Year’s Eve party?  Or maybe you’re planning in advance for a Super Bowl party?  Try these Baked Buffalo Chicken Tenders!  I brought them to a gathering last week and they were a hit.  My husband has asked that I make them for a family dinner sometime in the near future.

I got this recipe from Clean Eating magazine and doubled it for the gathering.

Ingredients

• 1.5 lbs boneless, skinless, chicken breasts, cut into 2.5 ” chunks
• 3/4 c buttermilk
• 2 tbsp plus 1 tsp fresh lemon juice
• 1/4 c hot pepper sauce
• olive oil cooking spray
• 5 tbsp whole wheat flower (or gluten free flour)
• 2 1/4 tsp ground cayenne pepper
• 3 1/2 c corn flakes, crushed
• 3/4 c plain Greek yogurt
• 1/3 c crumbled blue cheese
• 2 tbsp scallions, minced
• 1/4 tsp sea salt
• 1/8 fresh ground black pepper

Preparation

• Place chicken in a large resealable bag.  
• In a medium bowl, whisk together buttermilk, 2 tbsp lemon juice, and hot sauce.  
• Pour mixture into bag with chicken.  The recipe says to marinate for a minimum of 4 hours or overnight.  I only did it for an hour.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Line a cookie sheet with foil.  Top with a wire rack.  Spray with cooking spray.
• Put crushed cereal in a shallow bowl.
• In a different resealable bag, combine flour and cayenne pepper.
• Remove chicken from marinade and transfer to the bag with flour.  Shake until the chicken is coated.  The remaining marinade should be poured into a shallow bowl.
• Take flour-coated chicken, dip in the marinade, and roll in the cereal.
• Transfer to the wire rack for baking.
• Bake for about 22 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink in the center.
• While the chicken in baking, make the dipping sauce: combine the yogurt, 1 tsp lemon juice, blue cheese, scallions, salt, and pepper.  Stir.
• Serve!