Friday night B and I made “Oven-Baked Crispy Chicken Tenders With Coleslaw” from the Lifetime cookbook “Cook Yourself Thin” (yes we are officially obsessed with this cookbook, if you don’t have it yet… Go get it!)  We didn’t end up eating it until later because we got a late start making them, but the chicken tenders were sooooo good.  You can dip them in whatever sauce you want, I used barbeque sauce and B used ketchup.  The coleslaw was good; I would probably cut out the mint if I made it again. 

Oven-Baked Crispy Chicken Tenders With Coleslaw

Serves 4

Calories per serving, chicken with coleslaw: 519

Calories per serving, tartar sauce: 27

Ingredients:

For the chicken

2 cloves garlic, smashed

1/4 teaspoon dried thyme

1 bay leaf

2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes

1/2 cup nonfat buttermilk

1 pound chicken tenders (about 12)

1 1/2 cups cornflakes, crushed to medium crumbs

Nonstick cooking spray

For the coleslaw

1 1/2 (10-ounce) bags cabbage slaw mix

1 red bell pepper, sliced thin

2 tablespoons thin-sliced red onion

1 tablespoon low-fat sour cream

1 tablespoon nonfat buttermilk

1 tablespoon seasoned rice wine vinegar

2–3 dashes hot pepper sauce

1/8 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon pepper

8 cherry tomatoes, quartered, for garnish

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and spray lightly with cooking spray. Set aside.

2. For the chicken: In a medium bowl, combine the garlic, spices and buttermilk. Add the chicken and turn in the marinade. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour.

3. For the coleslaw: In a large bowl, combine the cabbage slaw mix, bell pepper, onion and shredded herbs. In a separate smaller bowl, whisk together the sour cream, buttermilk, vinegar, hot pepper sauce, salt and pepper. Pour the dressing over the vegetables and toss to coat.

4. Place the cornflake crumbs on a plate. Drain the chicken tenders. Pick up a chicken tender with one hand, and turn it in the cornflake coating, using the other hand to gently press additional coating onto the sides. Place on the prepared baking sheet. Continue on in this way to coat all of the chicken pieces, arranging them on the baking sheet in a single layer. Bake at 400 degrees until firm, about 15 minutes.

5. To serve, divide the coleslaw among 4 bowls. Arrange 3 chicken tenders, standing up with wide ends at the bottom and overlapping slightly, at one side of each mound. Drizzle the sauce over the chicken. Garnish bowls with chopped cherry tomatoes and fresh herbs.

Enjoy!

-K