Move Over, Chicken Nuggets! Here are Some Chicken Tenders Kids Are Going to Love

Move over, Chicken Nuggets! There's a new healthier game in town courtesy of the UK Cooperative Extension. They're baking up some delicious Honey Mustard Chicken Tenders. Here's how to make them!

HONEY MUSTARD CHICKEN TENDERS

1/3 cup low-fat mayonnaise
2 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons mustard, any type
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon paprika (optional)
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 1/2 pounds uncooked chicken tenders or boneless chicken breast, sliced into strips
Nonstick cooking spray
2 cups Panko breadcrumbs

DIRECTIONS:

In a medium bowl, combine mayonnaise, honey, mustard, garlic powder, paprika (optional), and black pepper. Stir well.

Trim any fat from the chicken. Plus, remember. After handling raw poultry, you should scrub your hands with warm water and soap, for at least 20 seconds.

Using tongs, add chicken to sauce in bowl. Turn pieces over to coat all sides with sauce. Refrigerate chicken for 30 minutes, turning over once or twice.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

Lightly coat a baking sheet pan with nonstick spray.

Place breadcrumbs in a shallow bowl. Lift chicken out of bowl one piece
at a time, keeping a good layer of sauce on the chicken. Put chicken on
the breadcrumbs and turn to coat all sides. Discard any remaining sauce.

Place chicken pieces on pan in a single layer.

Bake for 15 minutes. Remove pan from oven and carefully turn chicken pieces over.

Return pan to oven and bake 10 more minutes, or until a thermometer inserted into the
thickest piece reads 165 degrees F.

Store leftovers in the refrigerator within 2 hours.

This recipe, from the 2022 Food & Nutrition Recipe Calendar, makes six servings. The entire cost of the recipe is estimated at $9.45 making the cost per serving just $1.58.