Journeyman

Steve's Baked Chicken Tenders, This Week

March 22:

Ingredients:

1.5 lbs (skinless boneless) chicken breast tenders, washed and patted dry
1 cup olive oil mayo (or low fat mayo and add two tablespoons of olive oil and/or 2 tablespoons sesame, oriental, or balsamic salad dressing)
1/2 cup grated Parmesean cheese or Parmesean/Romano mix
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon  dried chopped chives or 1 Tablespoon fresh chives
1 cup seasoned bread crumbs

preheat oven to 350 degrees F

cover cookie/baking sheet with baking parchment

In a bowl mix mayo, salad dressing, Paremesan, garlic powder, chives.
Place bread crumbs in another bowl or a large plate (for ease of motion)
Dip dried chicken tenders in the mayo mixture (try for even coating), then dip into
the bread crumbs. A generous coating of bread crumbs is good, sweeping or rolling motion
depending on your mood.

Arrange crumb-coated chicken on parchment covered baking sheet, leaving some room between
tenders; if there are bare patches/finger marks feel free to spoon more bread
crumbs onto the spot and press with a fork or back of a spoon.

Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes; a test tender cut in the middle should show no pink.

Variations: 2 tablespoons of dijon or spicy mustard instead of salad oil

Serves more than two