Hot Honey Chicken Tenders Recipe is an easy meal to make and perfect for game day, movie night, or a lazy weekend. These chicken tenders are coated in a sweet honey sauce and cooked until golden brown.
The hot honey chicken tenders can be served with your favorite dipping sauces, such as ranch dressing and ketchup. They are best served while still warm, so feel free to serve them with homemade garlic bread!
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How To Prepare Hot Honey Chicken Tenders Recipe?
Necessary Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds of chicken tenderloins
- 2 cups flour
- 1/2 cup cornstarch
- Three large eggs, beaten
- Two tablespoons vegetable oil for frying
- Two tablespoons of chili powder
- One teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
Instructions
1. In a large bowl, whisk together flour and cornstarch. Pour in eggs and whisk until smooth: mix oil, chili powder, salt, and pepper in another bowl.
2. Dip chicken tenderloins in batter and then coat with the spicy dry mixture. Place chicken in the fryer and cook until golden brown.
3. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat and add chicken tenders. Cook each side for 4 to 5 minutes or until done. Serve with Ranch Dressing, Ketchup, or any other dipping sauces you prefer!
Tips:
If you prefer to get more color on your chicken tenders, feel free to increase the temperature of your oil and cook them longer.
If you don’t have a deep fryer, you can use a large saucepan and the same amount of oil. Just ensure not to overfill the pan so that hot oil doesn’t spill during frying.
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Yield: 4 servings
Level: Easy
Note: Above times are estimated and will vary depending on your cooking skills and the equipment used to make This Recipe.
Nutritional Facts On Hot Honey Chicken Tenders Recipe
Amount Per Serving
| Nutrition | Amount |
|---|---|
| Calories | 102 |
| Total Fat | 2 g |
| Saturated Fat | 0 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Cholesterol | 125 mg |
| Sodium | 504 mg |
| Carbohydrates | 4 g |
| Sugar | 3 g |
| Protein | 15 g |
Note: Values are approximate and can vary due to natural variations in the ingredients.
How do you make crispy chicken tenders?
Moist and tender chicken tenders are often served in chicken sandwiches (especially as a meal or a quick dinner) and many other cuisines. Typically people associate fried chicken with delicious restaurant meals.
However, many home cooks have noticed that even at restaurants, they have found that there is often the option of crispy skin on the chicken tenders so that it can be enjoyed even more.
What makes chicken crispy, flour or cornstarch?
The main ingredient in chicken crisp is flour. The result of using cornstarch, also known as corn flour, as a thickener is that the chicken tenders become crispy after they are breaded.
Many restaurants use this method to make their fried chicken tenders because it gives the fried chicken a close texture and taste.
Does dipping chicken in egg make it crispier?
When you dip chicken in an egg, it depends on how you prepare the chicken. Many people tend to fry their chicken and then dip it into flour for a crispy piece of chicken. Others dip their meat into beaten eggs before they are breaded with flour.
The added benefit of doing this is that the bottom part of the breading has a cushion once it is fried to achieve that extra crispy texture that many people love about fried chicken.
Conclusion
Although the bird is the most common meat, chicken is also one of the best. Chicken can sometimes be a little more expensive, but it is very healthy and has lots of good nutrients.
If you have any questions about the recipe, please feel free to comment below.
