Creamy Cajun Chicken Tenders
We love anything creamy cajun at The Good Bite and this sauce works perfectly drenched over crispy, oven baked chicken tenders. Episode 7 of our series 'All About Chicken Tenders'
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Preheat oven to 180°C/ 375°F.
Add chicken tenders, cajun seasoning, smoked paprika and salt to a large bowel, then mix until chicken tenders are coated. Add cornflakes to a separate large bowl and break up until small pieces.
In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs. Dip each tender in egg, then cornflakes until coated all over. Place coated chicken tenders on a lined baking tray and bake for 15 mins, until golden and crispy on the outside.
For the creamy cajun sauce, heat olive oil in a non-stick pan and add shallot and garlic, sauté for 3-4 mins until soft, stirring regularly, then add tomato puree, mascarpone, hot water and stir to combine. Stir in cajun seasoning, onion granules, oregano and milk, bring sauce to a low simmer and cook until sauce thickens, 2 mins. Finally, add red wine vinegar, hot sauce, salt and pepper and parmesan.
Nutritional Info
Per serving:
Cals – 353
Carbs – 25g
Protein – 32g
Fat – 14g
Ingredients
Serves 4
For the chicken tenders:
For the Creamy Cajun sauce:
- Tbsp of extra virgin olive oil.
- 1 shallot - finely chopped.
- 2 cloves of garlic - crushed.
- Tbsp of tomato puree.
- 2-3 tbsp of mascarpone.
- 50ml of hot water.
- Tbsp of cajun seasoning.
- Tsp of onion granules
- 1/2 tbsp of oregano.
- 100ml of milk.
- Tbsp of red wine vinegar.
- A few dashes of hot sauce.
- Salt and pepper, to taste.
- 20g of parmesan - grated.
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