Coconut Crusted Chicken Fingers with Pineapple Salsa

Name: Coconut Crusted Chicken Fingers with Pineapple Salsa
Prep time: 7 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 22 min
Cuisine: Latin American, American
Ingredients: 2 pounds chicken tenders; kosher salt; ground pepper; egg; 1 tablespoon water; 1 cup shredded unsweetened coconut; 1 cup chopped pineapple; 2 tablespoon finely chopped red onion; 2 tablespoon chopped cilantro; juice from one lime

4 steps

Prep:7minCook:15min

Updated at: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 15:30:53 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories682.9 kcal (34%)

Total Fat36.1 g (52%)

Carbs19.4 g (7%)

Sugars8.5 g (9%)

Protein73 g (146%)

Sodium429.8 mg (21%)

Fiber6.3 g (23%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

3 servings

2 poundschicken tenders

kosher salt

ground pepper

egg

1 tablespoonwater

1 cupshredded unsweetened coconut

1 cuppineapple

chopped

2 tablespoonred onion

finely chopped

2 tablespooncilantro

chopped

1juice from lime

Instructions

Step 1

Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Beat the egg and water in a wide shallow bowl. place coconut in another. Dredge chicken in egg then roll in coconut.

Step 2

Cook in air fryer until golden brown. Original recipe said bake at 425 about 10 minutes on a foil lined pan sprayed with cooking spray.

Step 3

Meanwhile finely chop pineapple, onion, cilantro and combine with lime juice and generously season with black pepper

Step 4

Recipe said serve chicken with salsa. I thought cutting chicken in pieces and blending in salsa might be good.