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Spicy Chicken Tenders

Updated: Jan 22, 2025


spicy chicken tenders

Spicy Chicken Tenders

Ingredients: Makes 4 servings

  • 1lb boneless/skinless chicken tenderloins

  • 2 tablespoon olive oil

  • 1 tablespoon smoked paprika

  • 1 tablespoon granulated garlic

  • 1 tablespoon chili powder

  • 1 tablespoon sweet basil

  • sea salt and black pepper



Directions:

  1. In a small bowl, mix paprika, granulated garlic, chili powder, salt, pepper, and sweet basil.

  2. Coat chicken with 1 tablespoon olive oil.

  3. Season both sides of chicken tenders with spice mix.

  4. In large skillet, heat olive oil and saute chicken tenders over medium heat, approximately 3-4 minutes per side.

  5. Garnish with fresh or dried parsley. Serve with your favorite sides.



Nutrition Facts:

Calories: 168 | Fat: 8g | Fiber: 1g | Carbs: 3g | Protein: 23g | Sugar: 0g. | Sodium: 386mg

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Eric & Maleka Beal are health coaches and nutritionists with B.S. and M.S. degrees in Human Nutrition and Human Environmental Sciences from the University of Alabama and a Master of Public Health in progress. Together they've coached 100+ Black women over 40 toward lasting health and maintained their own 300+ lb combined weight loss for 19 years through the same evidence-based, culturally aware approach they teach.

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