From: Food Network
Serves: 7 (with each person getting about 2 chicken tenders)
Difficulty: Medium
People In The Kitchen: 2
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 15-20 minutes

Ingredients:

Vegetable oil, for frying
2 pounds chicken tenders (you can buy these pre-cut, or you can buy chicken breast, tenderize it, and cut it into pieces)
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 cup all-purpose flour (whole wheat is fine too)
2 eggs, beaten with a splash of milk or water
1 cup plain bread crumbs
1 cup pecans, processed in food processor to finely chop
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, freshly grated or ground
1 orange, zestedDressing:
1/2 cup maple syrup
1/2 cup tangy barbecue sauce
2 navel oranges, juiced
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
3 hearts romaine lettuce, chopped

1. Heat 1 1/2 to 2 inches of oil over medium high heat (medium worked best for us, as the breading tended to get too brown too quickly over medium high).

2. Season chicken tenders with salt and pepper. Set out 3 shallow dishes. Place flour in 1 dish, eggs beaten with water or milk in a second. In the third dish, combine bread crumbs with ground pecans, nutmeg and orange zest. Coat tenders in batches in flour, then egg, then bread crumb mixture.

3. Fry tenders in small batches 6 to 7 minutes. Drain tenders on paper towels.  You can place tenders in warm oven (around 150-200 degrees) to keep them warm.

4. Combine maple syrup, barbecue sauce and orange juice in a bowl. Whisk in oil and season with salt and pepper.

5. Chop romain and place in large serving bowl.  Place chicken tenders on a plate, and pour dressing in another bowl.  Allow guests to serve themselves, first from the lettuce, then chicken, and finally drizzling the dressing over top.

Beverage suggestion: serve cran-raspberry apple juice over ice and top with a splash of soda water.

Reaction: The pecan coating is really good and flavorful, and the dressing adds a nice kick.

Group Size: 7 girls

Group Involvement: 1 person coated the chicken, 1 person prepped the dressing, 1 person fried the chicken.

Alterations: There are scallions and radishes in the original recipe (see link).  Other than that, it was about the same.

If I made this again: I would fry the tenders longer over lower heat