An fast and easy Mexican flavored chicken tender to serve for weeknight dinners.
Mexican Chicken Tenders
- Prep Time 10 min
- Total 30 min
- Servings 4
- Ingredients 5
Ingredients
- 1 packet (1 oz) Old El Paso™ Original Taco Seasoning Mix
- 1 egg
- 1 cup Progresso™ plain panko crispy bread crumbs
- 1 package (14 oz) uncooked chicken tenders (not breaded)
- 1/2 cup thick & chunky salsa

Make With
Old El Paso
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 400°F. Spray large cookie sheet with cooking spray.
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Step2In large resealable food-storage plastic bag, place taco seasoning mix. In shallow bowl, beat egg. In another large resealable food-storage plastic bag, place bread crumbs. Place chicken in taco seasoning mix bag; seal and shake to coat. Dip chicken into egg. Place chicken in bread crumb bag; seal and shake to coat. Place chicken on cookie sheet.
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Step3Bake 15 to 20 minutes, turning once, until chicken is no longer pink in center and bread crumbs are golden brown. Serve with salsa.
Nutrition
270
Calories
7g
Total Fat
26g
Protein
26g
Total Carbohydrate
2g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 270
- Calories from Fat
- 60
- Total Fat
- 7g
- 11%
- Saturated Fat
- 1 1/2g
- 7%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 110mg
- 36%
- Sodium
- 910mg
- 38%
- Potassium
- 190mg
- 6%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 26g
- 9%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 2g
- Protein
- 26g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 15%
- 15%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 8%
- 8%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 3 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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