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Lime-Ginger Chicken Tenders

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Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Samantha Anderson, Fort Worth, Texas

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Updated on Sep. 25, 2022

We cook a lot of boneless, skinless chicken breasts because they're low in fat, high in protein, and almost always a smart buy at the grocery store. To keep things exciting, I add a few of our favorites to the mix like jalapenos, lime and fresh ginger. —Samantha Anderson, Fort Worth, Texas

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Lime-Ginger Chicken Tenders

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Prep Time 10 min
Cook Time 20 min
Yield 4 servings

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup minced fresh cilantro
  • 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
  • 2 tablespoons lime juice
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons minced fresh gingerroot
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons grated lime zest
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1-1/2 pounds chicken tenderloins
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Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, mix the first nine ingredients. Add chicken; toss to coat. Transfer to a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake, uncovered, 20-25 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink.

Nutrition Facts

5 ounces cooked chicken: 226 calories, 8g fat (1g saturated fat), 100mg cholesterol, 368mg sodium, 2g carbohydrate (0 sugars, 0 fiber), 39g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 5 lean meat, 1 fat.

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