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Tortilla Chip Crusted Chicken Strips are succulent, gluten-free and are served with Honey-Lime Crema — a refreshing, zesty sauce. This will always draw a crowd and is an excellent party snack.Tortilla Crusted Baked Chicken Strips Recipe and red bowl of Zesty Lime Crema in a small wooden box

Tortilla Chip Crusted Chicken Strips are a fantastic gluten-free lunch or dinner. They’re loved by kids and adults alike.

Kids sure do love chicken strips — or, as they often call them, chicken fingers.

This recipe is loved by all because of the added spices and the use of tortilla chips. It’s more interesting and more flavorful than typical chicken strips.

Small pile of Tortilla Chip Crusted Chicken Strips on parchment

How to Make Them

These are so easy, that they might just become you’re go-to chicken recipe.

  • Cut chicken breasts into strips and then press them into a mixture of crushed tortilla chips and delicious spices.
  • Drizzle tortilla chip crusted chicken with a little olive oil and bake in the oven.

Tortilla Crusted Chicken tenders on parchment paper on baking sheet

What’s in the Sauce?

Honey-Lime Crema is the perfect accompaniment to the chicken. It’s also super easy as all you have to do is mix all of the ingredients together.

  • Crema Mexicana (You can use sour cream as a substitute — see recipe notes.)
  • lime
  • honey
  • salt, pepper, chili powder

That’s it! 

(Detailed instructions are below.)

Tortilla Chip Crusted Chicken Strips in a wooden basket iwth parchment, orange bowl with sauce and lime

I hope you enjoy these Spiced Tortilla Chip Crusted Chicken Strips with Honey-Lime Crema as much as I do.

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Several tortilla crusted chicken strips in smal wood crate

Spiced Tortilla Chip Crusted Chicken Strips

Valentina K. Wein
Tortilla Chip Crusted Chicken Strips are succulent, gluten-free and are served with Honey-Lime Crema -- a refreshing, zesty sauce. This will always draw a crowd!
4.91 from 10 votes
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Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 12 mins
Total Time 32 mins
Course Dinner
Cuisine American
Servings 6
Calories 534 kcal

Ingredients
  

For the chicken

  • 2 pounds chicken breasts
  • 4 cups corn tortilla chips
  • 2 teaspoons chile powder, mild to medium, depending on how much heat you like
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • drizzle of olive oil

For the Honey-Lime Crema

Instructions
 

For the chicken

  • Preheat the oven to 375°F, and adjust a rack to the center. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set it aside.
  • On a clean, dry surface, use a boning or paring knife to remove any excess fat from the chicken breasts, and then cut them into 1 to 2-inch strips, lengthwise. Set aside.
  • Add the chips to a food processor fitted with the blade attachment. Blend until the chips are very tiny, coarse pieces. Add the chile powder, cumin and salt and blend until they're evenly incorporated. (If you don't have a food processor, you can add the chips to a heavy-duty, zip-lock bag and crush them with a rolling pin. Then mix in the spices.)
  • Add the chip mixture to a very large plate, and season both sides of the chicken strips with salt and pepper. Then place them, a couple at a time, on the chip mixture, pressing them down firmly. Flip them over and firmly press down again. You want both sides very well coated with the mixture. Place them on the parchment-lined baking sheet as you work, continuing until all of the strips are done.
  • Drizzle lightly with olive oil and place in the preheated 375°F oven just until they're cooked through, about 12 minutes. If some of the chicken strips are thicker, they'll likely need to be flipped over, for an additional few minutes of baking time.

For the creama

  • While the chicken is baking, add the crema, lime zest, lime juice and honey to a small bowl and mix. Season to taste with salt and pepper), and then spoon this into a small serving bowl, or 6 tiny individual bowls. If desired, garnish the crema with a bit more lime zest and a sprinkle of chile powder.
  • Serve!

Notes

Crema Mexicana is available in most grocery stores, but if you can't find it, you can mix 1/2 cup sour cream with 1/2 cup heavy cream.
Calorie count is only an estimate.
Keywords great for a crowd, chicken for family dinner
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Comments

    • valentina says

      Thanks, Sylvie! My oldest son (12) has Celiac Disease, so I’m always experimenting with new GF recipes. 🙂

      Reply

  10. Tamara says

    I don’t typically eat chicken strips, but your post and photos really make me want to! And kudos for the encouragement in being authentic… I find that is so important!

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  14. Jolina - The Unlikely Baker says

    I totally agree on authenticity. It’s exhausting to be otherwise isn’t it? Now on to these delicious chicken strips. They look gorgeous. I wish I had them for dinner tonight! Unfortunately I already had dinner 🙁 But I just pinned this for later!

    Reply

  15. David says

    I think these would make a wonderful appetizer for a cocktail party. Especially here in the Southwest! I’m hosting a small cocktail party for my alma mater in early May, just after Cinco de Mayo. Don’t you think these would be perfect on the buffet table?

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    • valentina says

      Why yes I do! And yo can certainly make them as small as you’d like for easier handling — you know, with a cocktail in one hand, a napkin, etc. Sounds fun! Thanks, David! 🙂

      Reply

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