I swear to god they taste like chicken wings...

I love panko...
No... For real... I LOVE it. It is a go-to in my house because of its versatility. So today we were on a quest for something different than our normal panko/Italian bread crumb/Parmesan mixture for our nice and healthy chicken breast. Enter football. What is more classic than pizza and wings to watch football? Not much. SO together Andy and I came up with a way to prepare chicken breast... Instead of using flour and egg for a dredging mixture before rolling in crumbs, we made a hot sauce mixture instead!

Ingredients:
(Proportions are approximate and may be adjusted to accommodate desired level of heat)
- 2 boneless-skinless chicken breasts trimmed so the rib/fat remnants are gone
- Panko
- Butter
- Frank's Hot Sauce

1. Slice chicken into even strips, set aside.
2. Pre-heat a skillet with a few tablespoons of olive oil. ***It is important to keep a coating of olive oil in the pan at all times to make the crust crispy.
Melt 2Tbsp of Butter and add 1/2-3/4c of Frank's hot sauce. (I had to prepare this twice as butter cooled during cooking time)
3. Place panko into a wide bowl
4. Dredge chicken strips in the hot sauce mixture and then place into panko. Roll and press until strip is covered and place gently in the hot pan. Repeat until pan is full. By the time the pan is full, it should be time to start flipping unless your strips are very thick.
5. To keep chicken warm after flipping once and making sure chicken is cooked and crispy, I usually place it in the oven on the lowest setting just so it does not get cold as you cannot cook both breasts in the same pan at once.
VOILA
You have Buffalo Panko Crusted Chicken strips...
Make sure not to overcook or they get dry.

We chose to serve it with a salad, steamed broccoli, and some flavored rice. You can easily serve four people with this preparation. On our quest for a healthier lifestyle generally one chicken breast feeds two of us these days.

Yours Truly,
The football obsessed chick that hopes the Patriots don't win the Superbowl this year...