I don’t normally post 3-ingredient quickies. But in my defense, I was EXHAUSTED from the heat. 90º+ days so thick with humidity, you felt like you could literally wring out the air if you tried. It sucks the energy right out of me. I had planned on grilling, but I just wasn’t up to it. So, I was standing there, looking at at a 3 lb. package of thawed chicken boobies, sweating so badly that I probably looked like I had just stepped out of the shower, feeling miserable and thinking, where’s my magic wand when I need one?? After sticking my head in the fridge, (a few times 😉 ), and popping into the pantry, I spied a bottle of barbecue sauce and a bag of barbecued potatoes chips. ~ Forehead slap! ~ And this VERY tasty recipe for Barbecued Potato Chip Chicken Tenders was born out of pure necessity! Done.

I never know what my hubby is going to like and dislike, so I decided to just do half of the package this way, using two of the chicken breasts, and save the other two for the next day. I simply sliced up the breast meat into about 18 – 20 strips, and tossed them with Sweet Baby Ray’s barbecue sauce because it’s spicy, lightly sweet, and thick enough the hold the breading on.

I let them marinate in the bbq sauce all morning, then I crushed the potato chips in a baggie with a rolling pin until they were fine crumbs. I preheated the oven while I dipped the strips into the crumbs, pressing them on nicely, and placed them onto a parchment paper-lined baking sheet.

I tossed them into the nice hot oven and baked them for less than 15 minutes and they were perfectly done, and still nice and tender-juicy inside!

We enjoyed these babies with extra barbecue sauce for dipping and a simple basic salad with homemade Ranch Dressing for a light lunch and supper, but these would also make for fun appetizers, too! You can slice them into strips, or, you can cut them into 1 1/2″ chunks for “bites”, and the baking time is the exact same do to the chunks being thicker. Silly-easy!

My hubby and I both were shocked at how good they were, and I was so happy to not have to mess with much in the nasty heat!

So when you’re facing a heatwave, and the humidity is a steamy 85%+, you’ll thank me for this handy-dandy little 3-ingredient recipe! 😉 It really made my life easier! Be sure to keep coming by to see what I did with the other half of the package the next day!! 😉 Just as easy – – just as fun!

Take care and stay cool! 😉

Yield: 4 - 6 servings

Barbecued Potato Chip Chicken Tenders

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Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lbs. boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into fairly thin strips, (1/3 -1/2" thick)
• 1/3 cup thick barbecue sauce such as Sweet Baby Ray's, plus more for dipping
• 2 cups crushed barbecue flavor potato chips, (measure after crushing)

Instructions

Slice chicken into 1/3 -1/2" thin strips slicing right through the chicken lengthwise, approx. 18 - 20 strips, adding to a bowl. (*If you prefer, you can also cut chicken into 1 1/2" chunks. Baking time will be the same).

Pour barbecue sauce over strips and toss to coat.

In shallow dish or pie pan, add finely crushed potato chips.

Dip pieces of chicken into potato chips crumbs, pressing on, and place onto parchment paper-lined baking sheet.

Bake at 400ºF for 12-14 minutes or until no longer pink inside. (*Always check one that's in the center of the baking sheet). *Time depends on your oven and how thick or thin you sliced your chicken.

Remove using a spatula to a party platter.

Serve with extra bbq sauce for dipping!