I love the idea of breakfast for dinner. It seems like breakfast is the only meal that you can eat any hour of any day, and not be considered really weird. Me and my brother have eaten my meaty spaghetti for breakfast SO many times, even though people give us funny looks.
Well on one of the many occasions where I went to an IHop late at night with one of my friends, I noticed an interesting menu item: chicken and waffles. I was so excited that waffles finally got paired with something savory, so that was what I ordered.
It was one of my favorite food pairings ever. the rest of the week, all I could think of was that chicken. I wanted to eat chicken and waffles for breakfast, lunch and dinner!! The only thing stopping me was the thought that the deep-fried chicken would force me to buy a whole new wardrobe. And I don’t like shopping for new clothes. So how can I make this meal healthy enough to eat all the time??
Enter these baked chicken fingers. This is everyone’s solution to unhealthy foods. We can’t sell potato chips in schools anymore? Bam! We’ll just sell baked potato chips. Don’t want to have fries with your burger? Bam! Here’s a baked potato.
Want some healthy chicken to go to your waffles? Bam! Here’s a baked version.
And even if you don’t have waffles with the chicken (which I sadly forgot to do!) you’ll still be eating breakfast for dinner in the form of the cornflakes.
Come on. I know you wanna!
Baked Cornflake Chicken Fingers
Ingredients
- 14 oz boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 large egg, slightly beaten
- 1 Tbsp honey
- 1 tsp mustard
- 2 cups cornflakes, finely crushed
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450˚F. Cut the chicken into 3 inch strips.
- In a shallow dish, combine the egg, honey and mustard.
- In a separate dish, stir together the cornflakes and pepper.
- Dip the chicken strips in the egg mixture, then roll to coat.
- Arrange the chicken on an ungreased baking sheet, and bake for 12 minutes, or until the outsides are golden and the chicken is no longer pink.
Oh, I love this idea of using cornflake instead of using breadcrumbs for a change. Must be crispy crunchy on the bite.
I bet the cornflakes make the chicken really crisp! Sounds delicious!
Great recipe for baked chicken! Looks good!
Oh yes, I wanna Cathleen! I saw cornflakes chicken featured on a TV show recently but that was a fried version. I like your baked one and I happen to have two big boxes of cornflakes at home. But chicken with waffles? Hee..hee..not too sure on that one 🙂
Oh yum! I love fried chicken but I definitely don't want to eat it on a regular basis. This looks just as delicious and far healthier. Thank you for sharing!
this is a good one… crunchy yumminess!
YUMMMMMM! These look so great!
I have to try this recipe – brilliant to mix the honey, mustrad and cornflakes – thanks so much for sharing!
Hi Cathleen , like your take on baked chicken , got to try it ,thanks for sharing ………and to think cornflakes is not only made for milk :).
Your cornflake-crusted chicken looks so appetizing even at 8 am. I would rather bake chicken than fry it so these are a winner to me. 🙂
Fabulous way to use up cornflake I always have in the house.
I too love the idea of using cornflake to coat the chicken. They look super!
Love the idea, I make versions of these a lot. They look great.
i chuckled at the comment about meaty spaghetti for breakfast! love it! this recipe looks great.
Jeez. I just saw a post for fish sticks and now these! i someone trying to get in my head? These look great!
I also love breakfast for dinner!
Hi Cathleen,
Your chicken looks so yummy and crunchy!
Cheers,
Lia.
If we're going to eat chicken and waffles all day long, this is the way to go Cathleen! The honey and the crunchiness… wonderful food!
ooo the cornflakes as the crumbs sounds really good. I love the idea !
I could eat waffles any time of the day! Love this savory twist.
There are no words to describe how wonderful these look and sound.
Chicken and waffles became a huge thing here a few years ago. There are restaurants famous for just chicken and waffles here! I love that these are baked!