Oatmeal-Crusted Chicken Tenders
Recipe: #11271
November 20, 2013
Categories: Chicken, Cheese, Parmesan, Oats, Oven Bake, Gluten-Free, High Protein, No Eggs, Boneless Pieces, more
"Baked, not fried. Serve with bbq sauce, honey mustard dressing or light ranch dressing for dipping. Change herb to your tastes. Oregano or dried basil work."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (174.7 g)
- Calories 318.6
- Total Fat - 8.9 g
- Saturated Fat - 3.5 g
- Cholesterol - 284 mg
- Sodium - 523.4 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 26.4 g
- Dietary Fiber - 4.2 g
- Sugars - 0.1 g
- Protein - 32.4 g
- Calcium - 226.9 mg
- Iron - 4.7 mg
- Vitamin C - 4.5 mg
- Thiamin - 0.3 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Preheat oven to 450F.
Step 2
Place oats in a food processor, and process for 20 seconds or until coarsely ground. Add cheese, thyme, salt, and pepper. Pulse to combine, and place in a shallow bowl.
Step 3
Place each chicken breast tender between 2 sheets of heavy-duty plastic wrap; pound to 1/4-inch thickness using a meat mallet or small heavy skillet. Coat both sides of tenders with cooking spray; dredge tenders in oat mixture.
Step 4
Place tenders on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Bake for 15 minutes or until browned.
Step 5
Serve with dressings for dipping.
Tips
No special items needed.