Lemon grilled chicken tenders
Are chicken nuggets one of your kids favourite foods? If so they might love these chicken tenders! Prepared in a lemon marinade and coated in a crunchy breadcrumb crust, they’re grilled in an oven for a healthy and tasty meal. They work great for family dinners, party food or even tea times after playdates.
Servings 3 servings
Ingredients
Chicken tenders
- 250 grams chicken tenders (you can substitute with 2 chicken fillets cut into strips)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
Egg marinade
- 1 large egg
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
Breadcrumb mixture
- 80 grams breadcrumbs
- 0.5 garlic clove minced
- 0.5 teaspoon mild paprika
- 0.25 teaspoon salt
Yogurt and honey dip
- 150 grams natural Greek yoghurt
- 1 tablespoon honey
- pinch mild paprika
Instructions
- Beat the egg with the oil and lemon in a bowl.
- Add in the chicken tenders and submerge in the marinade. Cover with cling film and leave in the fridge for 20 minutes if time allows.
- In a mixer, blend all the ingredients for the breadcrumb coating – breadcrumbs, garlic, mild paprika and salt – until you get a fine crumb texture. Empty it onto a plate or shallow bowl.
- Preheat the oven to 200°C. Grease an oven tray with oil spray or olive oil.
- Lift each chicken tender out of the egg mixture. Shake off any excess and roll it around in the breadcrumbs. Make sure it’s coated in the breadcrumb mixture on all sides.
- Lay them on the tray so that each chicken tender has its own space.
- Drizzle 1 tablespoon olive oil over them.
- Bake for 25 minutes or until golden, turning at half time.
- Make the yoghurt dip by mixing the yoghurt with honey and paprika.
- Serve your chicken tenders with your dip and your favourite sides.