Chicken Tenders

Every time we go out to eat my kids get the chicken tenders. Once in a great while they will get a cheeseburger but if they can't have chicken nuggets/tenders/fingers with french fries they just don't eat (or we pick a different restaurant). We all know they aren't the healthiest option for our kids, so I've found that making my own at home and baking them instead of frying is much better for them and my conscience.

Ingredients:

Boneless, skinless chicken breasts - trimmed of fat (cut into the shapes and sizes you want)

corn flakes cereal (unsweetened!)

salt and pepper

dried herbs (my favorite so far has been dried basil)

Preheat your oven to 425 degrees. 

Place corn flakes, salt and pepper, and dried herbs in blender or food process and blend to crumbs. 

Pour crumbs into a shallow dish and coat chicken pieces on all sides

Place on baking sheet and put in oven for 15-25 minutes. It depends on how big the pieces are; small and thinner takes about 15 minutes, bigger and thicker can take up to 25. Take the thickest piece and slice into it to check for pink in the middle, there shouldn't be any. (you have to cut it up for the kids anyway, so why does it matter?)

Experiment with the herbs you use, just remember that dried herbs have a more concentrated flavor than fresh. 

calories: 

4 oz boneless-skinless chicken breast with coating is about 130 calories