Medium

Flamin' Hot Cheetos Fried Chicken

Total Time
1h 20m
23m prep · 57m cook
Servings
4 people
Rating
Difficulty
Medium
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I made this Flamin' Hot Cheetos fried chicken one day, when I thought, I use Flamin' Hot Cheetos to bread fried pickles and onion rings, so why not fried chicken? They lose a lot of heat during the process, so don't skip the cayenne pepper.

Ingredients

  • 6 cups CHEETOS
  • 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 0.5 teaspoons salt
  • 1 pound chicken breast tenderloins , about 8 pieces
  • 0.25 cups mayonnaise
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil

Instructions

  1. 1

    Place Cheetos in a blender and pulse until fine crumbs. Pour crumbs into a 1-gallon resealable plastic bag. Add cayenne and salt. Seal the bag and shake to combine.

  2. 2

    Place chicken tenders in a 1-quart resealable plastic bag. Add mayonnaise. Seal the bag and massage chicken in mayonnaise until evenly coated.

  3. 3

    Transfer 2 chicken tenders from their bag to the bag with Cheeto crumbs. Seal the bag and shake until evenly coated. Place tenders on a plate. Repeat with remaining tenders.

  4. 4

    Heat oil in a skillet over medium high heat. Add breaded chicken tenders in a single layer and cook for 6 minutes. Using a spatula, flip tenders over and cook until tenders are no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 6 minutes more. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

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