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Homemade KFC-style fried chicken tender wraps (classic, mac and cheese, spicy slaw, buffalo)

SAM THE COOKING GUY · ♥ 8.5K likes · 258.9K views · 14 min video

Read about tenderloins in the BrightCulinary Book

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  • flour
  • dried basil
  • thyme
  • oregano
  • smoked paprika
  • garlic powder
  • celery seed
  • dry mustard
  • kosher salt
  • fresh ground pepper
Season the flour with dried basil, thyme, oregano, smoked paprika, garlic powder, celery seed, dry mustard, kosher salt and pepper; mix.
  • 1 whole egg
  • buttermilk
  • 8 whole chicken tenders
Mix the egg with the buttermilk and add the chicken tenders, making sure all are covered.
Egg, buttermilk and the tenders
  • cabbage carrot combo
  • mayo
  • buttermilk
  • salt and pepper
  • sugar
  • vinegar
  • 1 tbsp onion
Chop the store-bought cabbage and carrot mix into small bite-size pieces. Dress with mayo, buttermilk, salt, pepper, a little sugar and a little vinegar, add about a tablespoon of chopped onion, mix and taste.
  • 1½ cup elbow macaroni
  • Velveeta cheese
  • 3 tbsp milk
  • salt and pepper
Drain the cooked elbow macaroni, return it to the pot and stir in chunks of Velveeta until melted; add about three tablespoons of milk, salt and pepper.
  • oil
Take the tenders out of the buttermilk and egg, coat in the seasoned flour and shallow fry in hot oil a few at a time so the temperature does not drop, about 6 to 8 minutes, turning about 3 minutes in, to 165 and a deep brown.
  • dill pickles
  • tortilla
Cut the dill pickles into thin strands. Warm the tortillas to make them pliable.
  • mayo
Classic wrap: mayo, pickles and a tender on a warm tortilla; fold up the bottom and sides.
  • three cheese blend
Variation: mac and cheese wrap - a bed of mac and cheese, a tender, a sprinkle of three cheese blend, then fold.
The mac and cheese wrap
  • mayo
  • sriracha
Variation: spicy slaw wrap - mix mayo and sriracha for the spicy sauce; sauce, coleslaw, pickles and a tender, then fold.
The spicy slaw wrap
  • melted butter
  • Frank's red hot
  • celery
  • chunky blue cheese salad dressing
Variation: buffalo wrap - mix melted butter with Frank's Red Hot and brush a tender on both sides; cut thin strips of inner celery and pick the leaves; layer chunky blue cheese dressing, celery strips, the tender and the leaves, then fold.
His buffalo chicken wrap