Peanut Chicken with Citrus Ginger Sauce

This dish is great for dinner!! It is a great alternative to fried chicken dishes because it is made in the oven with no oil!! Oh - and it tastes great, especially with the sauce. MMmmmmm


Ingredients:
16 Crackers (Wheat or Saltines)
1/2 cup peanuts
1 tsp. paprika
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
3 egg whites
1 1/4 to 1 1/2 pounds of chicken, tenderized, and cut into 1" wide strips
1/4 cup flour (regular white flour or King Arthur white whole wheat flour)

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 425
2. Use a food processor to pulse the crackers and peanuts into a fine mixture
3. Stir the paprika, salt, and pepper into the cracker and peanut mixture
4. Whisk eggs in a separate bowl
5. Put flour in separate bowl as well
6. Dredge chicken in flour, then egg whites, and then cracker/peanut mixture
7. Place chicken on a wire rack that has been sprayed with Pam and placed on a cookie sheet
8. Bake for about 20 minutes, turn around 13 minutes.

While the Chicken is baking make the Citrus Ginger Sauce:
1 inch or 2 Tbsp of grated fresh ginger, squeeze out juice and discard solids
1/3 cup orange juice
1/4 cup sweet chili sauce
2 Tbsp peanut butter
1 Tbsp. soy sauce (reduced sodium better)
2 tsp lime juice

Pulse all ingredients a few times together to make the sauce

Hope you like this healthy recipe!!!