Chicken Tenders With Creamy Honey Mustard

Ingredients

• 13 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 large egg
• lightly beaten
• coarse salt and pepper
• 4 cups crisp rice cereal
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 12 lbs chicken tenders (tenderloins)
• 12 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

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 475.
2. Place flour in a shallow bowl, and egg in a second one; season both with salt and pepper.
3. Pulse cereal and oil in a food processor until fine crumbs form.
4. Season with salt and pepper; transfer to a third shallow bowl.
5. 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.
6. Place on a baking sheet, and bake until light golden brown and cooked through, 10 to 15 minutes, turning over halfway through.
7. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix together sour cream, mustard, and honey; season with salt and pepper.
8. Serve tenders and vegetables with creamy honey mustard on the side.