Love Me Tenders (Chicken Tenders)

Recipe Name: Love Me Tenders

Servings: 4

Submitted By:  Kathleen Horacek (taken from the Oxygen magazine)

Food Category: Main Dishes/Casseroles

Cooking Time: 12 minutes

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Ingredients

½ c corn flakes, crushed

1/3 c pecans, finely chopped

4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1 inch strips

2 egg whites

1 t dried basil

2 T Dijon mustard

2 T honey

½ t paprika

Low fat cooking spray

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees then lightly coat a baking sheet with cooking spray.
2. Crush the corn flakes.  In a large zip-lock bag, mix together the flakes, pecans, paprika and parsley.
3. Lightly beat the egg whites and dip the chicken pcs into them.
4. Place egg-covered chicken into the bagged corn flake mixture and chake until the chicken is coated.
5. Place the chicken pcs on the baking sheet and cook for 10-12 minutes.  When the chicken is done the juices will run clear.
6. Finally mix, the honey and mustard together to make the dipping sauce.  Serve alongside the chicken.

TIP:  This is probably 100% clean but it came from the Oxygen magazine and for those of us that love “chicky nuggets” or our children do, this would certainly be a better way to serve them.