Crispy Oven Chicken

You know when you are eating healthy, sometimes you just get a hankering for something “bad” like fried chicken.  I love fried chicken, but I can’t make it to save my life.  So, in my search for healthy and easy fried chicken, I have tried using crackers, breadcrumbs, and cereal – but nothing was as crispy as good old chicken fried in oil.  Until now…

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Crispy Oven Chicken

Ingredients

• ▢ 1 pound skinless chicken tenderloins
• ▢ 1 box flavored stuffing mix i.e. sage, chicken, etc
• ▢ 1 cup milk
• ▢ 2 teaspoons paprika
• ▢ 1 teaspoon salt
• ▢ 2 teaspoons black pepper
• ▢ 2 teaspoons garlic powder

Instructions

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  Put stuffing mix in a large zipper bag. Pound until cubes are crunched up into desired size.
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  Place milk in one bowl and stuffing crumbs in second bowl.
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  Dip chicken tenderloins into milk, then into crumbs, ensuring crumbs cover chicken. Discard remaining stuffing mixture and milk.
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  Place tenderloins in baking dish prepared with cooking spray.
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  Repeat with remaining tenderloins.
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  Season with paprika, salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
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  Bake at 400 degrees for approximately 25 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink inside.

Notes

Nutrition calculated for reference only. Please recalculate using your specific ingredients.

Nutrition

Serving: 4g | Calories: 206kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 30g | Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 65mg | Fiber: 1g