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Pecan-Crusted Chicken Tenders with Honey Mustard Slaw

By Amanda Luchtel

Published on October 18, 2022

Time

50 minutes

Yield

Serves 4

Pecan-Crusted Chicken Tenders with Honey Mustard Slaw

Ingredients

½ cup plus 2 tablespoons spicy brown mustard, divided½ cup mayonnaise, divided¼ cup honey ½ head red cabbage, halved, cored, and sliced thin (6 cups)3 scallions, sliced thin1½ teaspoons table salt, divided½ cup all-purpose flour ¾ cup pecans 1 cup panko bread crumbs 1½ pounds chicken tenderloins, trimmed1 cup vegetable oil for frying

Before You Begin

To save time, slice the cabbage in a food processor fitted with a slicing disk.

Instructions

  1. Whisk ½ cup mustard, ¼ cup mayonnaise, and honey in large bowl until smooth. Reserve ½ cup mustard mixture. Add cabbage, scallions, and ½ teaspoon salt to remaining mustard mixture and toss to combine.
  2. Place flour in second bowl. Combine remaining 2 tablespoons mustard and remaining ¼ cup mayonnaise in third bowl. Pulse pecans in food processor until finely ground, about 15 pulses. Transfer to shallow dish and mix in panko. Pat chicken dry with paper towels and sprinkle with remaining 1 teaspoon salt.
  3. Add chicken to bowl with flour and toss to coat. Transfer chicken to bowl with mayonnaise mixture and toss to coat. Working with 2 pieces chicken at a time, coat chicken with panko mixture, pressing gently to adhere; transfer to plate.
  4. Heat oil in 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat until shimmering. Cook half of tenderloins until golden brown and cooked through, 3 to 5 minutes per side, adjusting heat if crust begins to burn. Transfer to paper towel–lined plate. Repeat with remaining tenderloins. Serve tenderloins with slaw and reserved sauce.
Pecan-Crusted Chicken Tenders with Honey Mustard Slaw
Photography by Steve Klise. Styling by Kendra Smith.

Pecan-Crusted Chicken Tenders with Honey Mustard Slaw

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Time

50 minutes

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

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

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

Why This Recipe Works

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

Before You Begin

To save time, slice the cabbage in a food processor fitted with a slicing disk.

Instructions

  1. Whisk ½ cup mustard, ¼ cup mayonnaise, and honey in large bowl until smooth. Reserve ½ cup mustard mixture. Add cabbage, scallions, and ½ teaspoon salt to remaining mustard mixture and toss to combine.
  2. Place flour in second bowl. Combine remaining 2 tablespoons mustard and remaining ¼ cup mayonnaise in third bowl. Pulse pecans in food processor until finely ground, about 15 pulses. Transfer to shallow dish and mix in panko. Pat chicken dry with paper towels and sprinkle with remaining 1 teaspoon salt.
  3. Add chicken to bowl with flour and toss to coat. Transfer chicken to bowl with mayonnaise mixture and toss to coat. Working with 2 pieces chicken at a time, coat chicken with panko mixture, pressing gently to adhere; transfer to plate.
  4. Heat oil in 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat until shimmering. Cook half of tenderloins until golden brown and cooked through, 3 to 5 minutes per side, adjusting heat if crust begins to burn. Transfer to paper towel–lined plate. Repeat with remaining tenderloins. Serve tenderloins with slaw and reserved sauce.

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