Bran Flake Chicken Fingers Recipes

CRISPY BAKED CEREAL CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C); grease a 9x12 inch baking dish.
• Place the cereal in a large plastic zipper bag and crush the cereal into crumbs. Add the garlic salt and seasoned salt; shake the mixture together in the bag to combine. Pour the cereal crumb mixture out into a shallow bowl.
• In another shallow bowl, beat the egg with the milk. Dip each chicken breast half into the milk mixture, then into the crumb mixture, coating the chicken well with crumbs. Place the coated chicken breasts into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the cereal coating is golden brown, the chicken is no longer pink in the center, and the juices run clear, about 40 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

BRAN CEREAL "FRIED" CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Spray a cookie sheet with cooking spray. Grind the cereal in a food processor. Transfer the cereal to a shallow bowl.
• In a large plastic bag, combine the seasoning, chicken, buttermilk, mustard, sazon, allspice and hot sauce. Seal the bag and shake well. Remove the chicken from the bag and coat with ground cereal. Put the chicken on the cookie sheet and bake until the center of the breast registers 170 degrees F. on an instant-read thermometer, about 14 to 16 minutes. Arrange the breasts on a serving platter and serve.

FREEZER READY CORNFLAKE CHICKEN FINGERS

Steps:

• Line a cookie sheet that will fit into your freezer with foil and have ready to go.
• Mix together cornflakes, parsley, and salt in a shallow dish.
• Mix together the 1/3 cup dressing, water, and hot pepper sauce to taste in a large mixing bowl.
• Cut each chicken breast into several long strips, trimming any fat.
• Drop the chicken strips into the wet mixture and stir to coat well.
• Roll each chicken strip (one a a time) into the crumbly mixture, coating well.
• Set each coated strip onto the foil lined pan, leaving a little space between each.
• Freeze until firm- approximately 2 hours or so.
• (Once frozen, you can store in a freezer bag for 1 month), then store in airtight freeezer containers.
• When ready to serve, preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• Set frozen chicken fingers in a single layer on a lightly greased foil lined jelly roll pan (or large cookie sheet with sides)- approx 15x10".
• Bake 18-20 minutes from frozen until no longer pink inside and outside is golden.
• Serve warm with a bowl of dressing for dip.

BRAN FLAKE CHICKEN FINGERS

Steps:

• Rinse & pat chicken dry (with paper towel). Preheat oven to 400F and, using Becel spray, lightly grease cookie sheet. Cut each chicken breast into 5 strip's and set aside on plate/cutting board.
• In a food processor pulse bran flakes until partly crumbled, then add parm and seasonings. Grind the mix until it resembles fine bread crumbs. (fyi: you can add more or less seasonings depending on your preference!).
• Dump crumb mix into the Zippy bag and set aside. In a bowl lightly beat together the egg whites and milk, just until blended (should not get to frothy stage).
• Next, dunk all chicken pieces into egg/milk bath then drop into bag of crumbs. Seal the bag tight and shake, shake, shake till the chicken pieces are coated in crumb mix. Arrange on cookie sheet and bake in oven 10 min's, flip pieces and bake another 5-8 min's.
• Serve with fav. dipping sauce or eat "as is" -- Enjoy!

OVEN FRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400F.
• Line a baking sheet with foil and set a rack above. Spray rack with oil.
• Crush cereal in a food processor or chopper.
• In a bowl mix crushed cereal with salt, paprika, garlic powder, black pepper and cayenne pepper.
• Place in a shallow dish or ziplock bag.
• Combine mayonnaise and Dijon mustard.
• Using a cooking brush, brush onto chicken then coat chicken with crushed cereal mixture.
• Place chicken on wire rack and spray with oil.
• Bake 45 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through in the center and reaches an internal temp of 165F.
• Spray the tops of the chicken with oil and air fry 370F 22 to 24 minutes, turning the chicken halfway and spraying the top again, until the crumbs are golden and the chicken is cooked through.

BRAN FLAKES MUFFINS WITH RAISINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease 12 muffin cups.
• Combine raisin bran cereal and milk. Let stand until mixture is moistened. Beat in egg and shortening. Mix in flour, baking powder, salt and sugar, stirring only until combined. Fill greased muffin pans 2/3 full.
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes, until toothpick inserted into center of a muffin comes out clean.