Chicken Tenders with Five Dipping Sauces

buttermilk

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + vinegar

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: cornmeal

Whole wheat flour adds fiber and nutrients.

bread crumbs

🥗Healthier: panko bread crumbs

💰Cheaper: crushed crackers

Panko provides a lighter texture.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: canola oil

💰Cheaper: peanut oil

Canola oil is healthier with a higher smoke point.

Start by preparing the dry dredge with flour, garlic powder, onion powder, black pepper, salt, and paprika.

For the wet dredge, combine eggs, hot sauce, and a little bit of water.

Coat the chicken completely in the egg mixture.

Press the chicken into the flour mixture to ensure it sticks well.

Repeat the dredging process for a double dredge.

Heat the deep fryer and fry the chicken tenders for five minutes.

Prepare the ranch sauce by mixing sour cream, mayonnaise, chives, parsley, dill, and garlic.

Make the no-nut pesto by combining basil and parmesan cheese.

Create the tangy mayonnaise-based sauce with mayonnaise, ketchup, black pepper, Worcestershire sauce, and garlic salt.

Mix honey and Dijon mustard with a splash of red wine vinegar for the honey mustard sauce.

Combine chipotle peppers in adobo sauce with ketchup and mustard for the chipotle barbecue sauce.

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