Description
These Hot Honey Chicken Tenders are a perfect blend of crispy, juicy chicken tenders coated in a flavorful seasoned breading, served with a sweet and spicy hot honey sauce. They are a crowd-pleasing favorite for any meal or gathering.
Ingredients
Scale
For the Chicken Tenders:
- 1 1/2 lbs chicken tenders
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 tsp hot sauce
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup cornstarch
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- Vegetable oil for frying
For the Hot Honey Sauce:
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1–2 tbsp hot sauce (adjust to taste)
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
Instructions
- Marinate the Chicken: In a large bowl, whisk together buttermilk and hot sauce. Add the chicken tenders, cover, and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes (or up to overnight for more flavor).
- Prepare the Breading: In another bowl, combine flour, cornstarch, paprika, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper.
- Fry the Chicken: Heat vegetable oil to 350°F. Dredge marinated chicken in the flour mixture and fry in batches until golden brown and cooked through.
- Make the Hot Honey Sauce: In a saucepan, warm honey, hot sauce, butter, and red pepper flakes until combined.
- Serve: Drizzle the hot honey sauce over the chicken tenders or serve on the side for dipping.
Notes
- Adjust the heat level by varying hot sauce and red pepper flakes.
- Delicious with pickles, coleslaw, or biscuits.
- For a baked version, air fry or bake at 425°F for 20 minutes, flipping halfway.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes (plus marinating)
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 3 tenders
- Calories: 520
- Sugar: 16g
- Sodium: 580mg
- Fat: 26g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 17g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 35g
- Cholesterol: 90mg
