There is nothing better than our home-made chicken dippers recipe. These are easy to make and healthy because they are baked in the oven instead of fried. They go well with a salad and wedges for a quick family meal.
Crunchy chicken dippers baked in the oven are a healthy and really appetising kids dinner that can be prepared in advance and then just baked when you get home.
They’re quick and simple to make, and while they’re baking, you can get a few side dishes ready.
Serving our homemade chicken dippers recipe with a bowl of mashed sweet potatoes and a traffic light salad is the kids favourite way to enjoy them!
Yes, I am completely aware that this is just three bowls of salad vegetables, but when served this way, the kids eat it, and I am all for making life as simple as possible!
In addition to being a delicious kids tea time treat, our homemade chicken goujons are also a delicious grown up dinner option.
Especially when served with blue cheese dip, a good garden salad, and perhaps a jacket potato or side of sweet potato fries.
Crispy chicken strips dipped in blue cheese dressing are simply irresistible – there is nothing better!
Chicken Dippers Recipe Ingredients
To prepare our homemade chicken nuggets, you’ll only need a handful of simple ingredients.
- 400g chicken breast – cut into strips, or you could use chicken mini fillets if you prefer.
- 1 egg – whisked with a fork
- 100g panko breadcrumbs– you can pick these up in boxes at the supermarket or make your own panko breadcrumbs here
- 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- 1/2tsp paprika
- salt and pepper to taste
Equipment Needed To Make Our Chicken Dippers Recipe
- Non-stick baking tray
- Small bowl
- Larger shallow bowl or plate
- Fork
How To Make Chicken Dippers?
You’re going to love how simple our chicken dipper recipe is to prepare – it’s incredibly easy.
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Making homemade chicken dippers it’s so easy!
Step One – Prepare the oven and baking tray
- Preheat the oven to 200C or 400F
- Take out a non-stick baking tray – or if you don’t have a non-stick tray lightly grease a baking tray with a little sunflower or olive oil.
Step Two – Prepare the chicken dipper coating
- Mix up the breadcrumb coating – tip the panko breadcrumbs into a bowl and mix in the dried oregano and smoked paprika. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Beat the eggs – in a small bowl with a fork
Step Three – Make the chicken dippers
- Make the chicken dippers – dip the chicken breast strips into the egg, then breadcrumbs and lay the breaded chicken on to the baking sheet.
Step Four – Cook the chicken nuggets
- Cook the chicken dippers – bake for around 25-30 minutes – or until the chicken is cooked through properly with no pink remaining. Try serving with greek yogurt sauce
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Make Our Homemade Chicken Dippers Your Way
Our crispy chicken strips are really fantastic, but you may tailor them with your favourite flavours and styles – try…
- Make them spicy! – Want a little heat? Add a pinch of ground cumin and a tiny shake of chilli powder to your chicken breadcrumb coating
- Make them healthier! – Want them wholegrain? Use whizzed up seeded wholegrain bread to make the chicken breadcrumb coating.
- Make them gluten free! – Need your chicken dippers to be gluten free? It’s easy, just whizz up a batch of gluten free breadcrumbs to use or use a gluten free rice cereal smashed up to a chunky coating.
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Chicken Dippers Cooking Tips!
- You can make our chicken in breadcrumbs up in the morning and keep them in the fridge ready to cook when the kids get home from school.
- Buy the packs of chicken breast mini fillets so you don’t need to spend time chopping up chicken breasts. Then our homemade breaded chicken strips are even quicker to make!
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My kids just love chicken recipes for dinner and crispy chicken strips, chicken dippers or chicken wraps are always super popular.
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- Southern ‘Baked’ Chicken – a healthy twist on southern fried chicken, our baked chicken strips are flavourful and super easy to make.
- Sweet Chilli Chicken Wrap – a total hit with the kids, tortilla flour wraps stuffed with sweet chilli chicken and salad. We serve this with amazing Chinese style salt and pepper chips!
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Chicken Dippers Recipe
Yield: Serves 4 kids
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Really easy crunchy chicken dippers that the kids will LOVE!
Ingredients
- 425g chicken breast - cut into strips
- 1 egg beaten
- 100g panko breadcrumbs
- 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- 1/2tsp paprika
- pinch of salt
- pinch cracked black pepper
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 200C/400F
- Take out a non-stick baking tray
- Mix the panko breadcrumbs with the oregano and smoked paprika. Season with salt and pepper.
- Dip the chicken breast pieces into the egg, then breadcrumbs and lay on the baking sheet.
- Bake for around 25 minutes - or until the chicken is cooked through with no pink remaining.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 293Total Fat: 6gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 137mgSodium: 313mgCarbohydrates: 18gFiber: 1gSugar: 2gProtein: 38g
Nutritional content will vary depending on the exact ingredients you use and how careful you are with measuring - this nutritional information is given as a general guide only and may not be accurate - you should always calculate your own nutritional information especially if you have specific dietary requirements.
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