Chicken Fingers

Servings: 4
Preparation Time: easy prep 5 minutes

Ingredients

• 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts, sliced length wise into chicken fingers
• 2-3 egg whites, beaten
• 3/4 cup parmesan cheese
• 1/4 cup Breadcrumbs*
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• pinch of pepper
• ¼ cup Carrington Farms Coconut Oil or Carrington Farms Unflavored Coconut Cooking Oil

 Directions

• Pour 1-2 inches of coconut oil into skillet. Heat skillet to 350 degrees.
• Pat chicken dry with paper towel.
• Mix parmesan cheese, bread crumbs, salt & pepper together in a medium bowl.
• Dip chicken fingers into beaten egg whites. Then place them in the bread crumb mixture. Make sure to coat the chicken fingers well.
• When the oil is heated to 350 degrees, add one chicken finger to oil to test. The chicken finger should fry for 4-6 minutes to completely cook. Adjust heat if needed and continue to fry the rest of the chicken fingers 3 to 4 at a time. Turn chicken fingers half way through cooking.
• Place fried chicken fingers on a paper towel lined plate after frying. Keep warm in 200 degree oven until ready to serve.

*can be made as a gluten free recipe by replacing the breadcrumbs with gluten free all purpose flour or coconut flour