Chicken Fingers with Lemon Sauce Recipe

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"My husband turned up his nose when he saw me making this the first time, but he absolutely flipped when he tasted it. I like to serve the chicken with an apple rice pilaf salad." —Amanda Donnelly, Fairborn, Ohio

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Chicken Fingers with Lemon Sauce Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Cook: 5 min./batch

Yield: 4 Servings

20 5 25

Ingredients

1 jar (10 ounces) lemon curd
1/4 cup chicken broth
1/2 teaspoon soy sauce
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1 cup buttermilk
1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup cornstarch
1-1/4 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into strips
Oil for frying

Directions

In a small saucepan, combine the lemon curd, broth, soy sauce and ginger. Cook and stir until combined and heated through; keep warm.
In a shallow bowl, combine buttermilk and lemon peel. In another bowl, combine flour and cornstarch. Dip chicken in buttermilk mixture, then coat with flour mixture.
In an electric skillet, heat oil to 375°. Fry chicken, a few strips at a time, for 2-3 minutes on each side or until no longer pink. Drain on paper towels. Serve with lemon sauce. Yield: 4 servings (1-1/4 cups sauce).

Nutritional Facts 4 ounces cooked chicken with 1/3 cup sauce equals 680 calories, 21 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 139 mg cholesterol, 271 mg sodium, 83 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 32 g protein.

Originally published as Chicken Fingers with Lemon Sauce in Taste of Home April/May 2008, p37