Delicious goat cheese stuffed chicken tenders paired with creamy butternut squash soup. Perfect for a cozy fall meal, these tenders are coated for a crispy finish and served with a flavorful soup.
1: Preheat your oven to 425 degrees.
2: Carefully cut slits into the chicken tenders to create pockets for the goat cheese.
3: Set up your assembly line for breading: Station 1 with flour in a shallow dish, Station 2 with whisked egg in a deeper bowl, and Station 3 with crushed crackers in another shallow dish.
4: Start by coating the chicken tenders in flour, then dunk them in the whisked egg, and finally coat them with crushed crackers for a crispy texture.
5: After coating, stuff the pockets of the chicken tenders with goat cheese.
6: Lay parchment paper on a baking tray, spray with avocado oil, and place the goat cheese-stuffed and breaded chicken tenders on it.
7: Cook the chicken tenders in the oven for 15 minutes.
8: Serve with butternut squash soup topped with extra goat cheese and crumbled crackers.
