Crispy, baked nacho chicken fingers

Crispy, baked nacho chicken fingers

Chicken is the meat of choice here, especially the breast meat. The kids really love chicken nuggets and chicken fingers. I have tried making them healthier by going the ‘baking’ route. But, the crumb coating never crisped up!!! Then I read about people using cornflakes and all kinds of chips as coating. So, here is our version of healthy chicken fingers.

The marinade really gives this an awesome flavour. So, this is best done when you start a day before. Clean and wipe chicken to remove excess water. Cut into fingers. Make a paste of the chopped ginger-garlic-chilli-onion. Combine with salt. Marinate chicken in this overnight in refrigerator. (If short of time, marinate for half an hour at room temperature.)

When ready to bake, let the chicken come to room temperature. Preheat oven to 220 °c. Spray the oven grill with non-stick cooking spray. Crush Doritos well. I used food processor for this. Roll chicken fingers in crushed Doritos to coat evenly. Arrange on the grill and cook for 20 to 30 minutes. Serve hot with your favourite condiments!