Southern Fried Chicken Strips Recipe

Southern Fried Chicken Strips Recipe

  • 30 saltine crackers
  • 2 tablespoons dry potato flakes
  • 1 teaspoon seasoned salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 3 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into 1-inch strips
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil, or as needed
  1. Place crackers in a resealable bag; crush into coarse crumbs. Mix cracker crumbs, potato flakes, seasoned salt, and black pepper together in a shallow bowl. Beat egg in a separate small bowl. Place flour in a third shallow bowl.
  2. Coat chicken pieces in flour, beaten egg, and cracker mixture, respectively.
  3. Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Pan-fry chicken strips until no longer pink in the center and coating is golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes.