Hot Honey Chicken Tenders are sweet, spicy, and savory. If you’ve ever had the Popeyes version, you know what I’m talking about.
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Not only are these Honey Hot Chicken Tenders delicious, but they are already so much healthier than store-bought as they not deep fried in oil. A flavor filled recipe that the whole family will enjoy. Pair with your favorite dipping sauce or eat as is!
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What We Love About This Recipe
- 30 Minute Meal: Make these Hot Honey Chicken Tenders in less than 30 minutes.
- Easy Ingredients: This recipe only calls for 5 ingredients.
- Family Friendly: A wholesome meal that the whole family will love.
Ingredient Notes
- Olive Oil
- Chicken Breasts
- Hot BBQ Seasoning or Chili Seasoning:
- All Flour Purpose Flour
- Hot Honey
Equipment Needed
- Skillet
- Knife
- Cutting Board
- Meat Thermometer
- Tongs
- Shallow Dish
How to Make Hot Honey Chicken
These are the basic steps for making Hot Honey Chicken Tenders. Please refer to the recipe card below for more detailed instructions.
STEP 1: PREPPING
Start by preheating the oven to 450 degrees f and cut the chicken breasts into thinner filets. Season each piece of chicken with garlic powder, smoked paprika, salt & pepper, onion powder, and BBQ seasoning.
STEP 2: MAKE THE COATING
In a shallow bowl, combine flour and bbq seasoning, whisk until combined. Then coat each piece of chicken fully in the flour mixture.
STEP 3: COOK THE CHICKEN
Add oil to the skillet and once it is heated up then add your chicken tenders, cook for 3-4 minutes on each side over medium high heat. Transfer the skillet to the oven to finish cooking the chicken, bake for about 8-10 minutes.
STEP 4: REMOVE CHICKEN
Take the chicken out of the oven and use a meat thermometer to ensure the chicken is fully cooked, the internal temperature should be 165 degrees f. Drizzle chicken with hot honey glaze and serve immediately.
Prep and Storage Tips
HOW TO MAKE THIS RECIPE AHEAD OF TIME
To prepare this recipe ahead of time, cut and season the chicken and store in the fridge for 1-2 days until you are ready to cook.
HOW TO STORE THIS RECIPE
Store leftover chicken tenders in an airtight container for 3-4 days.
HOW TO FREEZE THIS RECIPE
Freeze chicken tenders in a freezer bag for up to 4 months.
HOW TO REHEAT THIS RECIPE
To reheat chicken tenders, you can microwave for 1-2 minutes or flash fry in the air fryer for 3-4 minutes.
Frequently Asked Questions
If you are not a huge fan of spice, you can make these chicken tenders will regular honey.
This recipe can easily be doubled or halved, just increase or decrease ingredients proportionally.
Chicken tender will be good for 3-4 days in the fridge.
Expert Tips for Making This Recipe
- This Recipe Can be Doubled: This is recipe for hot honey chicken tenders is one that you’ll want to double. To double just increase the ingredients proportionally.
- No Hot Honey: If you don’t have a hot honey, you can just use regular honey and infused it with diced jalapeño or hot sauce.
- Hot Honey Chicken Sandwich: You can also make these honey hot chicken tenders into a sandwich on a fresh brioche roll and sriracha coleslaw.
- Extra Crispy: For extra crispy tender, add panko crumbs to the flour to make a crumb mixture to coat the chicken in.
What to Serve with Honey Hot Chicken
- Roasted Broccoli and Cauliflower
- Blue Cheese Dipping Sauce
- Buffalo Ranch Dip
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Hot Honey Chicken Strips
Equipment
- Shallow Dish
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Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil, or more as needed
- 2 Chicken breasts, approximately 1½ pounds
- 2 Tablespoons Hot BBQ Seasoning, or Chili Seasoning, divided
- 1 teaspoon Salt, divided
- 1 teaspoon Pepper, divided
- ¼ cup Flour
- 2 Tablespoons Hot honey, or more as needed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450℉.
- Place a skillet over medium heat.
- Cut your chicken breasts through the middle to create 4 thinner chicken filets. Season each chicken filet with ½ teaspoon BBQ seasoning, salt and pepper. Set aside.
- In a shallow dish, combine flour with remaining BBQ seasoning.
- Dredge the chicken filets in the seasoned flour mixture until completely coated.
- Place the oil in the preheated skillet and once oil is hot, add the chicken filets.
- Brown the chicken on each side, about 3-4 minutes per side.
- Place skillet in the oven to finish cooking, about 8-10 minutes until an inserted meat thermometer reads 165℉.
- Immediately after the chicken is removed from the oven, drizzle with the hot honey.
Christina’s Notes
- Give the chicken space in the pan — Crowding traps steam, which softens the crust and slows down cooking. Work in batches for the crispiest results.
- Fry at the right oil temperature — Proper heat keeps the coating golden and crunchy instead of greasy or pale.
- Let the chicken rest briefly — A short rest after frying helps the juices settle so the meat stays moist when you bite in.
- Sauce at the very end — Toss the chicken in sauce right before serving to keep the crust crisp instead of soggy.
- Scale the recipe: Simply adjust the serving size in the recipe card and the ingredients will update automatically.
- Make your own All Purpose Seasoning: When a recipe calls for All Purpose Seasoning, you can use my homemade All Purpose Seasoning recipe or substitute salt and pepper to taste.
- Meat doneness: I always use a meat thermometer to test for doneness when cooking meat.
- Use unsalted butter: I use unsalted butter so I can control the salt level in the recipe.
- Preheat the oven: Unless otherwise noted, always preheat your oven before baking.
For more helpful information about this recipe, such as variations, substitutions and other pro-tips, check out the blog post.
Nutrition
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