Easy Tender Chicken Tenders

What You Will Need to Feed Four:

Four Skinless/Boneless Chicken Breasts
Oil for Frying Heated Over Medium Heat
Flour for Dusting the Chicken

Seasonings to Taste:
Salt
Pepper
Garlic Powder

Onion Powder
Paprika
Poultry Seasoning

The secret to making tender chicken tenders using white meat which tends towards dryness due to less fat content than dark meat, is to soak the chicken in a bowl of salted water for several hours before cooking.

I use kitchen scissors to cut the breasts into strips and then add them to a bowl of room temperature water to which I've added a scant palm full of salt.

Let this sit in the fridge for at least two hours and then drain, season but don't use much salt because the meat has absorbed some from the salt water bath, then dust with flour and add to the preheated oil and let cook until just done.
About 20 minutes or according to thickness. Smaller, thinner pieces will cook faster.

Overcooking will make the chicken taste dry.

Use a slotted utensil to remove the cooked chicken tenders from the hot oil and place on paper towels to drain and cool.

This recipe is adaptable for different ways of eating including low carb or low fat by using whole wheat flour to dust and by using less oil or a mix of healthy oils to brown the meat.

Baking the dusted chicken in a very hot oven would produce a nice end result also.

A nice honey mustard sauce for dipping and a side of freshly, microwaved broccoli make this a nice lunch or dinner.

Salad for Supper

One head of lettuce torn into bite sized pieces.

One medium cucumber sliced into circles after peeling down three sections to make it pretty.

One half of a medium large sweet Vidalia onion sliced thinly.

Four ounces of mild cheddar cheese sliced into thin squares.

Sixteen ounces or one pound of baked sandwich ham sliced into thin squares.

Salt, cracked pepper, Ranch dressing, Ritz crackers made with wheat and you're all set.

I'm really glad I had the ingredients handy because I felt a little sick and didn't feel much like cooking.

I try to always keep some ingredients handy for times like this.

Things for an easy soup made with beef or chicken for pot pie kept in the freezer will get used since these are on my frequent menu rotation.