Pecan-Crusted Chicken Tenders with Honey Mustard Slaw

Name: Pecan-Crusted Chicken Tenders with Honey Mustard Slaw
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: ½ cup plus 2 tablespoons, spicy brown mustard, divided; ½ cup, mayonnaise, divided; ¼ cup, honey; ½ head, red cabbage, halved, cored, and sliced thin (6 cups); 3 , scallions, sliced thin; 1½ teaspoons, table salt, divided; ½ cup, all-purpose flour; ¾ cup, pecans; 1 cup, panko bread crumbs; 1½ pounds, chicken tenderloins, trimmed; 1 cup, vegetable oil for frying

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Appears in Cook's Country December/January 2023

Chicken

Weeknight

These nutty chicken tenders get a double accompaniment of honey mustard—in the slaw and the dipping sauce.

SERVES4

TIME50 minutes

Pecan-Crusted Chicken Tenders with Honey Mustard Slaw

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Pecans added a surprising crunch to the coating of these crowd-pleasing chicken tenders.

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