I agree about being aware but not obsessive about your breaded chicken adventure. I also agree about some of the finer points being a help or a hindrance for me sometimes.

If you really love chicken salad (who doesn't?), I make a wicked good fried chicken salad (or chicken nuggets) with our old reliable pork rinds as breading. My kids say these are the best chicken nuggets in the world, which is high praise coming from a 5 & 6 year old.

I also love non-breaded cubed chicken breast sauteed in some pesto and thrown on some great spinach or lettuce---yum! I top it with some homemade croutons made with LC bread cubes, olive oil, and Greek seasoning.
Hang in there!