Kid-Friendly Fare: Coconut-Crusted Turkey Strips

The finished product: 3 ounces of cooked turkey with 2 Tbsp sauce and fresh steamed asparagus = 7 WW pts

Despite the fact it is turkey, Brooke Lynne loved it.

Tonight's ingredients

Ingredients

• 2 egg whites
• 2 tsp sesame oil
• 1/2 c. flaked coconut, toasted
• 1/2 c. dry bread crumbs
• 2 Tbsp sesame seeds, toasted
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1-1/2 pounds turkey breast tenderloins, cut into 1/2-inch strips

for dipping sauce

• 1/2 c. plum sauce
• 1/3 c. unsweetened pineapple juice
• 1-1/2 tsp prepared mustard
• 1 tsp cornstarch

Directions
In a shallow bowl, whisk together egg whites and oil.  In another shallow bowl, combine the coconut, bread crumbs, sesame seeds and salt.  Dip turkey in egg mixture, then coat with coconut mixture.

Place on baking sheets coated with cooking spray; spritz turkey with cooking spray.  Bake at 425 for 4-6 minutes on each side or until golden brown and juices run clear.

Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine the sauce ingredients.  Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.  Serve with turkey strips.

Measuring and adding sesame oil to the egg whites

Whisking

Working on the dry ingredients for the breading

Look who else wants to help!

We've cleared 165, so we're good to go - Time for dinner!

Tonight's meal was a test.  Brooke Lynne swears up and down that she doesn't like turkey and will refuse to eat it....unless I tell her it is something else.  As far as I'm concerned, she can call it whatever she wants as long as she eats it!  I wanted to know if she'd willingly ingest this, knowing exactly what it was, if she had a hand in preparing it.  The answer? Yes! (although when she asked for seconds, it was "mom, can I have more chicken please?" 
Both girls gobbled this tasty turkey up and asked for seconds.  As you can see in the pics, I did not cut the turkey tenderloins into 1/2-inch strips, so I had to wing the cooking time but it all turned out just fine and wasn't dry at all.  I thought it was a bit bland, but my piece didn't have much of the toasted coconut so maybe that's why.  The dipping sauce was tasty, but not too sweet.  I'd probably make it again if one of the girls asked for it, but it wouldn't be on my top ten list of all time favorites.  It's a nice alternative to plain ole chicken strips and calculates out to 7 WW pts

*Recipe from Taste of Home's "Good Food for Kids!/Kids' Party Food"*