Chicken Tenders With Creamy Honey Mustard

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• Ready In: 50 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1⁄3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1  large egg, lightly beaten
•  coarse  salt and pepper
• 4  cups  crisp rice cereal
• 2  tablespoons olive oil
• 1 1⁄2 lbs  chicken tenders (tenderloins)
• 1⁄2 cup reduced-fat sour cream
• 2  tablespoons Dijon mustard
• 1  tablespoon honey
• 4  medium carrots, cut into sticks
• 1  cucumber, halved lengthwise, seeded, and cut into sticks

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 475. Place flour in a shallow bowl, and egg in a second one; season both with salt and pepper. Pulse cereal and oil in a food processor until fine crumbs form. Season with salt and pepper; transfer to a third shallow bowl.
2. Coat chicken: first in flour, shaking off excess; then with egg, letting excess drip off; and finally in cereal mixture, pressing to help it adhere. Place on a baking sheet, and bake until light golden brown and cooked through, 10 to 15 minutes, turning over halfway through.
3. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix together sour cream, mustard, and honey; season with salt and pepper. Serve tenders and vegetables with creamy honey mustard on the side.