Healthier Chicken Strips and Homemade BBQ Sauce

Coconut Mayonnaise to coat the chicken

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 Tbsp. mustard
• 1 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. pepper
• 1/2 cup Coconut oil -melted
• 1/2 cup Olive oil

Instructions

1. Place the eggs, mustard, lemon juice, salt, and pepper into a food processor or blender. Blend briefly for a few seconds.
2. With the processor or blender running on low speed, start adding your oils very slowly. Continue blending until all the oil is used up and there is no free standing oil.

Healthier Chicken Strips made with Almond Meal

Ingredients

• 1 package of chicken tenders
• 1 cup almond meal
• 1 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. black pepper
• 1/4 tsp. Cayenne Pepper
• 2 cups of Coconut Mayonnaise
• coconut oil spray

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 F. & spray coconut oil on a baking dish
2. Add salt, pepper, cayenne to the almond meal
3. Coat the chicken in the Coconut Mayonnaise
4. Once coated, dredge the chicken in the almond meal until completely covered
5. Place coated chicken in the baking dish and bake for 35 minutes

Homemade BBQ Sauce

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup of ketchup (no high fructose corn syrup)
• 2 tbsp. cider vinegar
• 2 tbsp. maple syrup
• 2 tbsp. grated onion
• 2 tsp. mustard
• 1/2 tsp. ground thyme
• 1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper

Instructions

1. Blend all ingredients in a food processor
2. Use as a dipping sauce or brush on meat or poultry during last, 10 to 20 minutes of grilling