Recipe: Delicious Nashville Chicken Strips

Nashville Chicken Strips. Betsy and I used to visit Nashville at least once a year but since Betsy's mom moved to Denver we haven't been back. I love Nashville and when we used to go there for trips, I'd sometimes sneak off by myself during the day to snag some legit Nashville Hot Chicken. Eventually, I realized I should probably learn to make it at home and so these Nashville Hot Chicken Strips (Tenders) were born!

Breaded, fried, and tossed in seasoned butter, these tender chicken strips are almost better than the real thing. The Colonel's fiery creation was inspired by one of Nashville's most famous dishes. Featuring a perfect blend of spicy cayenne and smoked paprika, Nashville Hot is available in tenders, Chicken Littles™, and Extra Crispy™ chicken. You can have Nashville Chicken Strips using 15 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Nashville Chicken Strips

1. Prepare of Hot oil-----------------.
2. Prepare 1/3 cup of cayenne pepper powder.
3. You need 1 teaspoon of chili powder.
4. It's 2 tablespoons of your favorite hot sauce.
5. It's 1 tablespoon of dark brown sugar.
6. Prepare 1 teaspoon of granulated garlic powder.
7. You need 1 teaspoon of ground paprika.
8. Prepare of Strips---------------------------.
9. It's 2 pounds of boneless skinless chicken breast.
10. You need 1 teaspoon of onion powder.
11. Prepare 1 teaspoon of kosher salt.
12. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of ground black pepper.
13. You need As needed of oil to fry in.
14. Prepare of Toppings--------------.
15. You need 1 of large kosher pickle.

Try it in a Nashville Hot basket today with your choice of Extra Crispy™ chicken or Extra Crispy™ tenders, mashed potatoes, biscuit, and pickles! How To Make Nashville Style Hot Chicken Tenders. Gather your ingredients; Season tenders with a little salt and pepper. Create a dredging station by whisking milk and hot sauce in one bowl.

Nashville Chicken Strips step by step

1. Add spices to the chicken let sit in a bag for at least an Hour..
2. This is my hot sauce I used..
3. Heat the oil. When the oil is hot dip the chicken in the flour..
4. Fry the chicken in the oil till done.
5. Slice the pickle into chips.
6. Move to a paper towel to absorb excessive amounts of oil..
7. Take a half of cup of the frying oil still hot. Mix with the spices..
8. Stir and pour the hot oil ingredients in it stirring constantly till blended..
9. Add fried chicken strips to a heat resistant bowl..
10. Pour the hot oil over the strips..
11. Shake with a lid and coat the chicken..
12. Top with the pickle chips.
13. Serve I hope you enjoy!!!!!.

In a separate bowl, mix panko bread crumbs, paprika, Italian seasoning, salt, garlic powder, onion powder, and black pepper. That's why I'm sharing these Chicken Tenders with Nashville Hot Chicken Sauce with you today. My family loves this recipe so much that I've made it once a week for the past month. The chicken tenders are awesome on their own, but with the Hot Chicken sauce, they are over-the-top good. Nashville hot chicken is the stuff of dreams for fried chicken lovers and spice-addicts alike.

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