Oven-Baked Chicken Dippers with a Creamy Chive Dip. Press down firmly to ensure the breadcrumbs stick and shake off any excess before laying them on the baking tray. OVEN-BAKED CHICKEN DIPPERS WITH A CREAMY CHIVE DIP Tender and juicy chicken dippers with a healthy oven-baked, crunchy breadcrumb coating. And, because those dippers gotta dip, this recipe comes with a thick and creamy soured cream and chive dipping sauce. Oven-Baked Chicken Dippers with a Creamy Chive Dip

You can have Oven-Baked Chicken Dippers with a Creamy Chive Dip using 15 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Oven-Baked Chicken Dippers with a Creamy Chive Dip
  1. Prepare of Chicken Dippers.
  2. You need 1 kg (2.2 lbs) of Chicken Mini Fillets (Chicken Tenders).
  3. It’s 80 g (1/3 Cup) of Soured Cream (Sour Cream).
  4. You need 1 tbsp of Extra Virgin Olive Oil.
  5. It’s 5 Slices of Wholemeal Bread (Whole-Wheat Bread).
  6. It’s 1 1/2 tsp of Dried Parsley.
  7. You need 1 1/2 tsp of Smoked Paprika.
  8. You need 1 tsp of Onion Powder.
  9. It’s 1 tsp of Garlic Powder.
  10. You need 1 tsp of Sea Salt Divided.
  11. You need 1/2 tsp of Freshly Ground Black Pepper Divided.
  12. It’s of Creamy Chive Dip.
  13. Prepare 180 g (3/4 Cup) of Soured Cream.
  14. It’s 1 of Spring Onion (Scallion) Finely Chopped.
  15. You need 1 tbsp of Fresh Chives Finely Chopped.

Top with additional RedHot Sauce and ranch or blue cheese dressing, if desired. Serve with dippers like carrots and celery or pita chips and watch it disappear before halftime. Dip the chicken in the flour, next coat with the egg, then cover completely in the crushed cornflakes. Set aside, well covered, in the fridge until you want to cook.

Oven-Baked Chicken Dippers with a Creamy Chive Dip step by step

  1. Gather your ingredients and get your equipment ready..

  2. First, put your chicken mini fillets (chicken tenders) in a bowl with the soured cream, ½ tsp salt and ¼ tsp black pepper. Stir until the chicken is evenly coated. Put to one side to marinate..

  3. Grab your slices of wholemeal bread and blitz them in a food processor until you have a fine crumb..

  4. Put a skillet or frying pan on a medium heat, pour in the olive oil and give it a minute to heat up. Add in the breadcrumbs, parsley, smoked paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, and the remaining salt and pepper. Cook for about 10 minutes, stirring every couple of minutes (more towards the end to make sure the crumbs don't burn) until the breadcrumbs are golden brown..

  5. Pour the breadcrumbs into a bowl and one by one coat each chicken fillet with the breadcrumbs. Press down firmly to ensure the breadcrumbs stick and shake off any excess before laying them on the baking tray..

  6. Bake the chicken dippers in the oven for about 18-20 minutes or until cooked through..

  7. While the chicken dippers are in the oven, combine the soured cream, chives and spring onions to make the creamy chive dip. Happy dunking! I hope you like 'em!.

This will also keep your dippers crispy and not soggy. To make this dip slightly lighter you can use more sour cream than mayonnaise. Sour cream can be substituted with Greek yogurt. You can add more/less garlic, if you like. You can also omit it completely.