Mexican Chicken Tenders

Name: Mexican Chicken Tenders
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 59 milliliters apple cider vinegar; 946 milliliters 1/2 small head cabbage, shredded (about; 1 Tbsp chili powder; 79 milliliters chopped fresh cilantro; 2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and chopped; 4 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper; 237 milliliters reduced-fat mayonnaise; 2 mediums red onions, sliced into 1/4-inch-thick rounds; 567 grams skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch strips; 2 Tbsps sugar; 255 grams low-sodium tortilla chips, finely crushed

Mexican Chicken Tenders might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. One portion of this dish contains roughly 37g of protein, 31g of fat, and a total of 681 calories. This recipe serves 4. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 40 minutes. If you have cilantro, mayonnaise, chili powder, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the sugar you could follow this main course with the Whole Wheat Refined Sugar Free Sugar Cookies as a dessert. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet. This recipe is typical of Mexican cuisine.

Instructions

Position a rack in the upper third of the oven and preheat to 450 degrees F.

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Whisk 1/4 cup vinegar, 1 tablespoon sugar and the chili powder in a shallow microwave-safe dish.

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Chili Powder

Vinegar

Sugar

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Microwave

Whisk

Add the onions, separating them into rings. Cover with plastic wrap and microwave until crisp-tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Toss to coat the onions with the liquid, then let cool.

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Onion

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

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Meanwhile, whisk 1/3 cup mayonnaise, the cilantro and the remaining 2 tablespoons vinegar and 1 tablespoon sugar in a large bowl.

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Mayonnaise

Cilantro

Vinegar

Sugar

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Whisk

Bowl

Add the cabbage, jalapenos, 1 teaspoon salt, and pepper to taste and toss. Refrigerate the slaw until ready to serve.

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Jalapeno Pepper

Cabbage

Pepper

Salt

Whisk the remaining 2/3 cup mayonnaise and 1 tablespoon liquid from the pickled onions in a shallow dish.

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Pickled Onion

Mayonnaise

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Whisk

Put the crushed chips in another dish. Coat a baking sheet with cooking spray. Dip the chicken in the mayonnaise mixture and then in the chips; place on the baking sheet. Mist the chicken with cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

Mayonnaise

Whole Chicken

French Fries

Dip

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Baking Sheet

Bake until crisp and cooked through, 10 to 12 minutes.

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Oven

Serve with the slaw and onions.

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Onion

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Servings:

59milliliters

apple cider vinegar 946milliliters

1/2 small head cabbage, shredded (about 1Tbsp

chili powder 79milliliters

chopped fresh cilantro 2

jalapeno peppers, seeded and chopped 4servings

Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper 237milliliters

reduced-fat mayonnaise 2mediums

red onions, sliced into 1/4-inch-thick rounds 567grams

skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch strips 2Tbsps

sugar 255grams

low-sodium tortilla chips, finely crushed

Recommended wine: Pinot Noir, Riesling, Sparkling Rose

Mexican on the menu? Try pairing with Pinot Noir, Riesling, and Sparkling rosé. Acidic white wines like riesling or low-tannin reds like pinot noir can work well with Mexican dishes. Sparkling rosé is a safe pairing too. You could try Jimmy John's Vin De Sandwich Pinot Noir. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.7 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 30 dollars per bottle.