Helga’s Chicken Finger Recipe
Written by Helga
Wednesday, 12 January 2011 11:40
If you know me, you know that feeding my kids is one of the biggest challenges for me as a parent. My kids get along for the most part. They could use some lessons in table manners, sure. But feeding them? Don’t get me started! It is expensive enough to buy organic meats, cheeses, milk, etc, but when they outright reject what I serve? I lose my sh*t. My 6 year old boy takes one look at the dish in front of him, and instead of fighting me on it (“If I don’t see you at least eating some of what is on your plate, you can go straight to bed, mister! I will not listen to you cry & moan over this meal!”) he will say “OK, I’m going to bed. Good night.” And he will head upstairs, brush his teeth, and go to bed. I am not exaggerating. This has happened more than once. Of course, then he is up at 5 am, hungry.
I found a recipe the other day for a variation of a chicken Parmesan. I didn’t have a whole chicken, like the recipe called for, but a couple of organic breasts I needed to use. I cut the breasts up into chicken nugget & chicken finger size pieces and tweaked a few steps and – success!! My husband & I thought it was delish, and my daughter had three servings and couldn’t stop saying how much she loved it. As a matter of fact, the first thing she said to me the next morning when I went to wake her for school was, even as her eyes were still closed: “When are you gonna make those chicken fingers again?” And my son? He ate them without complaint. He said, “I don’t like them very much because I don’t like chicken. But these aren’t the most awful thing you’ve cooked.” (thanks kid!) To me, he ate it, that equals success. My husband had the leftovers for lunch the next day in a wrap, loved it! Next time I make it I will get a picture for this post.
(I must note that I don’t buy pre-made chicken nuggets because the mainstream brands are crap, and the higher quality brands you can find at Whole Foods my kids won’t eat.)
Without further ado, the recipe. It’s pretty quick & easy. It isn’t low fat, but we don’t eat big servings of anything around here, so I don’t mind. I used organic where ever I could. I also left out the parsley because heaven forbid there be something GREEN on this chicken!
Helga’s Chicken Fingers
- 2-3 organic chicken breasts, rinsed & patted dry – but not too dry! - cut into nugget & finger-like pieces, but not TOO small.
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese (don’t use that powder-y Kraft Parmesan cheese, use the shredded real kind, makes all the difference!)
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
- 1/2 cup seasoned dry bread crumbs
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
Directions
1. Measure salt and pepper, garlic powder, paprika, thyme, Parmesan cheese, parsley, and bread crumbs into a bowl.
2. Next, take slightly damp chicken pieces and roll in bowl of Parmesan bread crumb mixture, mix with hands until well coated.
3. Oil a glass baking dish lightly (13×9 or 11×7 depending on how much chicken you are making) and arrange chicken in dish. Drizzle with melted butter, and any more of the Parmesan bread crumb mix you have leftover.
4. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 45 minutes. Check on it around 35 minutes because everybody’s oven temps vary and I wouldn’t want you burning it! The chicken should look brown & turn out crispy.
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Sounds really great. I laughed at your boy going up stairs to bed instead of eating, that’s happened here.
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