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Chicken Crispers (Chili's Copycat)
With this Chicken Crispers (Chili's copycat) recipe you can have juicy, tender, and flavorful chicken tenders at home. Dipped in a homemade honey mustard, they are sure to become one of your kid's favorite things to eat.
Course
Appetizer, Main Dish
Cuisine
American
Keyword
chicken, fried chicken
Prep Time
20
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
9
minutes
minutes
Total Time
29
minutes
minutes
Servings
4
Author
Christin Mahrlig
Ingredients
Honey Mustard Dressing
2/3
cup
mayonnaise
1/4
cup
honey
2
tablespoons
Dijon mustard
1/4
teaspoon
paprika
1/8
teaspoon
salt
pinch of cayenne pepper
Chicken
1
large egg,
lightly beaten
1/4
cup
milk
3/4
cup
chicken broth
1 1/2
teaspoons
salt
1/2
teaspoon
black pepper
1
cup
self-rising flour
10
chicken tenderloins
1/2
cup
all-purpose flour
6 to 10
cups
shortening or vegetable oil
Instructions
To make sauce, combine all ingredients in a small bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate.
In a medium bowl, combine egg, milk, chicken broth, salt and pepper. Whisk for 30 seconds. Whisk in self-rising flour and let sit 5 minutes.
Place shortening or oil in a Dutch oven and heat to 350 degrees.
Place the 1/2 cup flour in a bowl. Coat each piece of chicken in flour and then dunk into the batter.
Working in batches of 3-4 tenderloins, lower battered chicken into oil. Fry 7 to 9 minutes, or until golden brown.
Drain on a wire rack or paper-towel lined plate.