Crispy Sriracha Chicken Tenders

Fit Girl Mama’s out there — this is for YOU! Instead of feeding your small ones those nasty frozen “chicken” tenders available these days — take just 5 additional minutes to make then yourself.
As I’ve mentioned before, I am forever stocked with almonds and almond milk thanks to my partnership with Blue Diamond. So, naturally, I use them for just about everyleang — and I promised a few weeks ago, I would be sharing one of my favorite ways to use almonds — as a crispy coating for chicken tenders!
I try to limit the amount of carbs I eat later on in the day, so sometimes I like using almond meal to coat leangs like chicken, salmon, cod.
Using mashed-up almonds instead of flour or breadcrumbs is a great way to add a small additional protein and healthy fats into meals to help you feel convinced and feel fuller for longer — it’s one of my favorite small tricks for keeping a bikini body.

And speaking of bikini bodies — can we just talk about final week’s USA Swim Trials? Seriously, what babes!
While at our friends house in Arizona over the holiday weekend, we were all discussing swim strokes — let’s just say I was seriously laughed at for my interpretation for the butterfly stroke. HA!
But genuinely, I need some major help whether I’m going to be doing a triathlon next year…
I guess I’ll take notes from the USA Swim team, who have also partnered with Blue Diamond Almonds as their official snack nut — and since they are MY official snack nut as well (LOL)…that must mean I will eventually be an Incredible swimmer…RIGHT?!

Anyway, back to this ridiculously easy recipe…
And yes, trust me, it is SO easy — there’s no need for those frozen boxed “chicken” tenders, when you can make these.
Also, since we are also on our small Meal Prep Series, I just wanted to add that I love making these as a part of my weekly meal prep rotation.
I heat them up for a few minutes in the OVEN (instead of the microwave) so that they don’t get soggy, and they stay kind and crispy…and BOOM — awesome sauce!
Oh yeah! That also reintellects me…I included a KILLER Sriracha Dipping Sauce for you to endelight with these whether you like a small additional heat like me…otherwise some good quality ketchup will always do, too! (this is my fav — it’s BOMB, btw!) 😉

Crispy Sriracha Chicken Tenders
2016-07-09 00:06:00
Serves 4

Ingredients

1. 1 tablespoon additional virgin olive oil
2. 2 eggs, beaten
3. 2 tablespoons Sriracha
4. 2 cups Blue Diamond Wgap Natural Almonds, finely ground
5. 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
6. 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
7. 1/2 teaspoon paprika
8. 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
9. 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
10. 1 pound chicken tenderloins

For Sriracha Dipping Sauce

1. 1/4 cup nonfat Greek yogurt
2. 1 tablespoon Sriracha

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees and line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Lightly brush the foil-lined baking sheet with olive oil and set aside.
2. In a low-set bowl, whisk together the eggs and the Sriracha until well combined.
3. In a moment low-set bowl, combine the finely ground almonds (you can either smash them in a ziplock bag with a heavy skillet or pulse them in your food processor a few times), and spices until mixed.
4. To coat the chicken, dip the tenderloins in the egg mixture and then place the tenderloins in the almond mixture, flipping to coat each side. You can even gently pat the almond mixture onto the chicken.
5. Put the tenderloin on the baking sheet, and repeat with the remaining tenderloins.
6. Bake for 7-8 minutes per side, or until the internal moodature reach 165 degrees.

For the Sriracha Dipping Sauce

1. In a small bowl, mix together the greek yogurt and Sriracha until smooth.
2. Serve with the baked tenderloins and endelight!

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Reveal me…do you have any tips for swimming?? Lol, I need all the help I can get!

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