I LOVE the taste of a homemade Chicken Kiev, but on a busy weeknight I don’t have the time, so my shortcut to get those amazing flavours is to whip up a batch of these chicken goujons and serve them with some Chimichurri Sauce. It takes less than half the time to prepare and turns out so delicious every time! The added bonus is you can make extra chimichurri and serve it over everything for the next couple of days (on salads, drizzled on a roast beef sandwich, mixed with pasta or quinoa, even on pizza).
📋 Ingredients
This is a really simple recipe so only needs a few ingredients.
🔪 How to make Chicken Goujons
Full recipe with detailed steps in the recipe card at the end of this post. You can also use chicken mini fillets (you can buy these at the supermarket) - which are a smaller strip of meat attached to the chicken breast (called the chicken tenderloin). These are often used when buying good-quality ready-made chicken tenders or chicken goujons. If you use chicken mini fillets/tenderloins 👩🍳PRO TIP: Be sure to remove the little strip of tendon if it hasn’t been removed already, or this will make your tenders chewy.
How to make them crispy and golden?
This all comes down to my panko ‘formula’. Panko mixed with paprika (for a lovely reddish-golden colour) and olive oil.You might be thinking ‘But won’t that clump together?’ If you mix it well, it won’t clump together. Instead, the oil will lightly coat every crumb of panko, which will ensure even cooking and crispiness in the oven. Take the chicken out of the oven and pile it up in a bowl or plate and serve it with a side of fries and your favourite sauce. Tip: I like to serve mine with potato wedges too (you can find my recipe for these in the notes section of the recipe card below.
🍽️ What to serve them with
I’ve served mine here with potato wedges (see recipes in the notes section of the recipe card below), but some other ideas are:
Vegetable Shoestring Fries with homemade herb saltOven Baked ChipsBaked Parmesan Carrot Fries with chilli mayo dipEasy Creamy Potato Salad
Oh and don’t forget to serve them with a sauce. I LOVE to serve them with Chimichurri (like in the photos or Bang Bang Sauce lie with the video but they also go well with BBQ Sauce, My daughter loves them with Sweet Chilli Sauce too.
More chicken finger foods
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