Join us on Facebook and Twitter for our latest recipes and projects!We eat a lot of chicken around here so I thought this would be a delicious addition to our usual menu. It was so easy to throw together and my family devoured it! My husband said it tasted like it was from a restaurant! The dipping sauce is divine!
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Serves: 6
Baked Crispy Coconut Chicken
We love this delicious coconut chicken. Even our picky eaters devoured this chicken.
15 minPrep Time
20 minCook Time
35 minTotal Time
Save RecipeIngredients
- 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut
- 1 cup Panko bread crumbs
- 1 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 teaspoon curry powder
- 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)
- 1/2 cup flour
- 2 eggs
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 cup apricot preserves
- 1 Tablespoon rice wine vinegar
- 3/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
Sweet and Spicy Apricot Dipping Sauce Recipe
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Roughly chop the coconut so it's about the same size as the Panko pieces. Combine it with Panko and spices in a shallow dish. Mix well to distribute all of the spices. Place the flour in another shallow dish, and the eggs in another. Give the eggs a quick beating. Working with one chicken tender at a time, dredge in flour and then dip in egg, and then finally coat in the coconut Panko mixture. Press in with your fingers to make sure the entire thing is well coated.
- Place chicken tenders on a foil-lined baking sheet that has been sprayed with non-stick cooking spray. I give mine a teeny drizzle of olive oil on top to help them crisp nicely.
- Bake in your 450 degree oven for about 20 minutes or until juices run clear. Try not to overcook them because chicken tenders go from perfect to overcooked really fast! If your tenders are on the small side, they could even be done in about 15 minutes so keep an eye on them. If they're big they can take more like 25. The coconut will be nice and golden and the Panko crisp, but light in color still.
- Combine the preserves, rice wine vinegar, and red pepper flakes in a small bowl until blended.
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xo,
Laurie @ Gallamore West :)
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I would be absolutely THRILLED if you would stop over at my place and link this up to Feature Friday FREE-FOR-ALL?going on right now!: http://www.fivedaysfiveways.com/2012/01/feature-friday-free-for-all-4.html.
So looking forward to seeing you there!
P.S. I tried to follow so I could keep up with you lovely blog, but the connection kept timing out. I'll try back soon : \
~Abbie
Aubrey
We just dipped our chicken strips in the sauce and then had a green salad on the side. I think it could be really good with sauce poured over it on rice, but you would need to double (or triple) the sauce recipe.