Fried Chicken Tenders

This is one of my favorite ways to make chicken. It is a bit time consuming and messy to make, but the chicken comes out tender and delicious at the end.

Ingredients:

• 1-2 pounds chicken tenders (you can substitute chicken breast cut into tender-sized strips if that is all you have)
• 2 cups cooking oil (or however much you need to get about 1/2 inch oil in the bottom of your frying pan)
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/2 cup bread crumbs
• 1/2 tablespoon salt
• 1/2 tablespoon pepper
• 1 tablespoon paprika
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley
• 1 egg

Put the oil into the frying pan, heat to medium/medium-high. The oil should be hot enough to sizzle when you put the chicken in, but if it spatters any then you have it too high.

Crack the egg into a bowl, beat, set aside.

In another bowl, mix the flour, bread crumbs, salt, pepper, paprika, and parsley. Pour the mix onto a plate.

Rinse the chicken in cold water, pat dry with paper towel. Dip the chicken in the egg, then roll it in the flour mix. Place the chicken in the pan, a couple pieces at a time (do not crowd the chicken or it won't cook evenly) for a couple minutes per side, until golden brown. Remove to a plate.

Enjoy!

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