Southwest Crispy Chicken Sliders

Ingredients

• 2 slices bacon crumbled cooked
• 1  avocado pitted ripe peeled
• 0.3 teaspoon double-acting baking powder 
• 0.8 teaspoon baking soda 
• 0.3 teaspoon pepper black freshly ground
• 2 tablespoons butter melted
• 2 tablespoons canola oil divided
• 1 large eggs lightly beaten
• 0.8 cup nonfat buttermilk fat-free
• 0.3 cup skim milk fat-free
• 0.7 cup flour all-purpose
• 1  jalapeno minced seeded
• 0.3 teaspoon kosher salt 
• 2 teaspoons juice of lime fresh
• 0.7 cup panko bread crumbs (Japanese breadcrumbs)
• 0.3 cup sharp cheddar cheese shredded
• 18 ounce chicken breast halves boneless skinless
• 6 inch tomatoes ripe
• 0.7 cup cornmeal yellow

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• oven
• knife
• whisk
• wire rack
• muffin liners
• measuring cup

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 35
2. To prepare muffins, weigh or lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife.
3. Combine flour, cornmeal, baking soda, baking powder, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl, stirring well with a whisk.
4. Combine buttermilk, butter, and 1 egg, stirring well.
5. Add buttermilk mixture to flour mixture, stirring just until combined. Stir in cheese and jalapeo. Spoon batter into 12 muffin cups coated with cooking spray.
6. Bake at 350 for 17 minutes or until a wooden pick comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes in pan on a wire rack.
7. Remove muffins from pan; cool on a wire rack.
8. Cut muffins in half crosswise.
9. To prepare chicken, place panko in a shallow dish.
10. Combine fat-free milk and 1 egg in a shallow dish, stirring well. Split each chicken breast in half lengthwise to form 2 cutlets; cut each piece in half, crosswise, to form 12 pieces.
11. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat.
12. Add 1 tablespoon oil to pan; swirl to coat. Dip chicken in egg mixture; dredge in panko. Coat panko lightly with cooking spray.
13. Add 6 chicken cutlets to pan; cook 3 minutes on each side or until golden and done. Repeat procedure with remaining 1 tablespoon oil, remaining 6 chicken cutlets, and cooking spray.
14. To prepare additional ingredients, combine avocado and lime juice; mash to desired consistency. Stir in bacon.
15. Place 2 muffin bottom halves on each of 6 plates. Divide avocado mixture evenly among muffins; top each slider with 1 chicken cutlet and 1 tomato slice.
16. Sprinkle tomato evenly with 1/4 teaspoon salt and black pepper; top with muffin tops.