Cashew Crusted Chicken Tenders

I really enjoyed this recipe, it made me feel like I was a kid eating chicken fingers, and it's pretty easy and versatile.  I used cashews, but you could use any nut.  I think I'll try pecans next time.  I pared it with some sweet potato fries, and that yummy honey mustard sauce. You could also easily throw it on a salad to mix it up. :-)

Cashew Crusted Chicken Tenders 

1 cup crushed cashews
6-8 Organic Free Range Chicken Tenders (thanks trader joes!)
2 large eggs
2-4 tbs olive oil (or spray olive oil)




Preheat oven to 375. Meanwhile, place your cashews in a food processor, grind until the nuts are fine and the largest pieces are no bigger than a sunflower seed. Pour nuts into a shallow bowl, and add your seasoning, salt and pepper and whatever else floats your boat. Then crack the eggs in a separate bowl and whisk together, you can add some water to make the mixture go further if needed.  Salt and pepper your chicken tenders and then soak them in the egg mixture and then dredge them in the nuts.  Repeat untill all the tenders have been dredged. Then place them on a baking pan with an oiled silpat sheet (if you have one).  Spray or drizzle olive oil on the top of the chicken and bake in the oven for 30-40 min.  Enjoy!

NOTE : cashews and nuts can be expensive, for this recipe opt for bags of "pieces" of nuts instead of whole. 
They cost less, and some of the grinding has already been done!