Coconut-almond Crusted Chicken Fingers

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• olive oil (to spray the pan)
• 1/2 cup almond flour
• 1/2 cup sweetened flaked coconut
• 12 garlic flavor club crackers
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 5 tablespoons butter
• 10 chicken tenderloins (or 4-5 boneless, skinless chicken breasts cut into fingers)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 475°f spray a baking sheet with olive oil.
• 2 place almond flour, coconut, crackers, paprika, garlic powder, dry mustard, salt and pepper in a food processor; process until the crackers are finely chopped and the paprika is mixed throughout, about 1 minute. transfer the mixture to a shallow dish.
• 3 melt butter in a second shallow dish. add chicken tenders and turn to coat. transfer each tender to the crumb mixture; turn to coat evenly. (discard any remaining butter and almond mixture.) place the tenders on the prepared tray.
• 4 bake the chicken tenders until golden brown, crispy and no longer pink in the center, about 30 minutes, carefully turning once.