Above is the end product! YUM huh?!

adapted from this recipe: http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detail.asp?recipe=2746155

Ingredients:

3/4 Cup sweetened shredded coconut
1/2 cup plain panko bread crumbs
2 scallions, finely chopped
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
6 small chicken tenderloins
4 tbsp. coconut oil
3/4 cup coconut milk

Soak the chicken tenderloins in the coconut milk (either in a baggie or like I did, in a pie pan) for 45 minutes to an hour. While it’s soaking, mix the flour with 1/2 tsp salt and pepper and mix. Heat the oil in the skillet on medium-high. Then, take the panko bread crumbs, scallions and coconut and mix in a second bowl. Take the chicken, dip in flour, dip back into the milk and then coat with the coconut and panko bread crumbs. Make sure well coated. Cook in the skillet on med. high for 4-5 minutes per side until cooked through and firm.

Mashed Potatoes:

(this is for 3-4 small servings)

6 Potatoes
1/4 cup (if not less… maybe 1/8 cup) half&half (or if you prefer, fat free chicken broth)
3 TB butter
1 TB Fat Free PLAIN greek yogurt
salt and pepper to taste

Peel most of the potatoes, and leave just a little bit of the peel. Then cut into 2 inch pieces. Place into pot and cover (just over the top) of the potatoes. Boil for 15 min on medium high. Lower the temp. if it boils over. I place the lid on the pan, but not sealed… it’s slightly “propped”. This helps to keep it from boiling over. Then, when cooked through, a fork should easily go through the pieces of potato, if not immediately cause it to break apart. Drain water, and place back on warm (and turned off) burner. Add the half&half (or chicken broth), butter, and yogurt. Mash with potato masher, or similar. Then, when well mixed, if you want creamy potatoes, take a hand mixer and blend. Then season to taste. 

Veggies in pic: I just took 3/4 cup of frozen veggies, and added to the skillet w/the leftover coconut in the pan after the chicken was removed and sauteed until heated up, but the veggies are still crunchy and cooked through. Thought it might be fun to try! Not bad! 🙂