PECAN-CRUSTED CHICKEN TENDERS

Pecan-Crusted Chicken Tenders image

These baked chicken tenders are super crispy and healthier than fried! The cayenne pepper gives them just enough spice.

Provided by emwoods

Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Baked and Roasted

Time 38m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

vegetable cooking spray
½ cup all-purpose flour
2 egg whites
2 tablespoons water
1 (4 ounce) packet saltine crackers, crushed
¾ cup ground pecans
2 tablespoons paprika
1 ½ teaspoons ground cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
3 pounds skinless, boneless chicken tenders

Steps:

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Spray a wire rack with cooking spray and set on top of a baking sheet.
Pour flour into a wide bowl.
Whisk egg whites with water in a separate bowl until foamy.
Mix saltine crackers, pecans, paprika, cayenne pepper, salt, and pepper together in a shallow bowl.
Dredge chicken tenders in flour, dip in egg whites, then coat with cracker mixture. Arrange on the wire rack. Spray chicken tenders lightly with cooking spray; flip and spray the second side.
Roast in the preheated oven, turning once halfway through, until crisp, 18 to 20 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 354.1 calories, Carbohydrate 20.5 g, Cholesterol 96.9 mg, Fat 12 g, Fiber 2.3 g, Protein 39.7 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, Sodium 572.7 mg, Sugar 0.7 g