Breaded Picante Chicken

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into cubes
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 cup self-rising flour, or as needed
• 1/4 teaspoon seasoned salt (such as season-all®), or to taste
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil, or more as needed
• 1 (16 ounce) jar picante sauce

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 25 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 15 mins


• combine chicken and buttermilk in a bowl. refrigerate 20 to 30 minutes.
• mix flour, seasoned salt, salt, and black pepper in a bowl.
• drain buttermilk from chicken and softly pat dry with paper towel. mix chicken in flour mixture until well coated on all sides.
• heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat.
• fry chicken in 2 batches in the hot oil until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 10 minutes per batch; drain on a plate lined with paper towel.
• rinse saucepan and return to medium heat. stir chicken and picante sauce together in the pan; cook until hot, about 5 minutes.