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Crispy cashew crusted chicken tenders are a huge hit with my family. They are savory, crispy and baked aka healthier than your average deep fried tenders but with all the crunch! Your whole family will love these, kids included and they are ready in 30 minutes or less.
Why Make This Cashew Crusted Chicken
These crispy chicken tenders are healthy, but still full of flavor. They are baked, not fried. They have a light nutty coating that is allergy and diet friendly. These are Paleo approved!
These crispy chicken tenders have minimal ingredients! You won’t need to make a huge mess! only a slightly small one.
This is an EASY recipe. Kids can help, and he whole family will enjoy. Any novice in the kitchen can bake these crispy chicken tenders.
Ingredients Needed
Chicken Breast. Boneless and skinless, thawed chicken breasts.
Soy sauce or coconut aminos. This adds an unami flavor. Either condiment will work but don’t skip this! You can also use tamari.
Nuts. You will need almonds and cashews. You can certainly use only 1 of the 2 nuts, I like the mix because the cashews are softer then the almonds but the almonds give it a little more color and crunch.
Coconut. Unsweetened! You can skip this if you don’t like coconut! I just love the flavor it adds.
Eggs. To drudge the chicken in.
Seasonings.
How To Make This Recipe
Step 1: Preheat oven to 350. In a food processor add raw cashews, almonds, coconut shreds, onion, garlic, salt, pepper flakes. Pulse until it is a crumbly consistency. Transfer to a shallow bowl or plate.
Step 2: In a medium sized bowl whisk together egg, water, soy sauce or aminos. Rinse and cut chicken breasts into tenders. Pat dry with a paper towel. Drudge chicken through egg wash, followed by the nut and coconut mix. Be sure to cover the entire tender. Lay each tender flat on a parchment lined cooking sheet.
Step 3: Bake in oven for 16 – 18 minutes. Be sure to check the thickest piece to be sure it is cooked through. Serve with veggies, fries or rice and dipping sauce of choice!
FAQs & Tips.
Yes! You can use all cashews or all almonds if you are allergic to one or the other.
Soy sauce, tamari or if you don’t have either of those just use a little extra salt, about 1/2 tsp.
anything and everything. Ketchup, BBQ, Mustard, Dijon, Wing Sauce.
You can! If you do, cook it at 390 for 16 minutes. I don’t love this method of cooking because the “crust” will stick to the air fryer but it still works great!
Cashew Crusted Chicken Tenders
Ingredients
- 2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breast
- ½ cup raw cashews , *
- ½ cup raw almonds
- ½ cup coconut shreds
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 eggs
- 2 tbsp water
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- ½ tsp crushed red pepper flakes, optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350. In a food processor add raw cashews, almonds, coconut shreds, onion, garlic, salt, pepper flakes. Pulse until it is a crumbly consistency. Transfer to a shallow bowl or plate.
- In a medium sized bowl whisk together egg, water, soy sauce or aminos. Rinse and cut chicken breasts into tenders. Pat dry with a paper towel. Drudge chicken through egg wash, followed by the nut and coconut mix. Be sure to cover the entire tender. Lay each tender flat on a parchment lined cooking sheet.
- Bake in oven for 16 – 18 minutes. Be sure to check the thickest piece to be sure it is cooked through. Serve with veggies, fries or rice and dipping sauce of choice!
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
delish and easy recipe
Thanks you! Glad you enjoyed.