Waimea Chicken

Submitted by ChefLee

"I love the flavors of Hawaii and I invented this one so I could go back there at least with my taste buds! Hope you enjoy it!"

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Yields: 10 breast tenders
• Serves: 5-10

ingredients

• 1 lb chicken breast tenders (about 10)
• 1 1⁄2 cups macadamia nuts, crushed into a course meal
• 1⁄4 cup plain yogurt
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1⁄2 teaspoon Lawry's Seasoned Salt
• 1⁄8 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cayenne (ground red pepper)
• 1 garlic clove, crushed and chopped
• 3⁄4 cup crushed unsweetened pineapple, drained
• 1⁄8 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves

directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
2. In a small bowl, crush the macadamia nuts inside a ziploc bag with a meat tenderizer.
3. In another small bowl; mix the yogurt, lemon juice, Lawry's, coriander, cayenne, garlic, pineapple, ginger, and cloves.
4. Dip your chicken first into the yogurt mix then into the macadamia meal and place it in a glass baking dish.
5. Bake uncovered for 20 minutes.