Ready in 30 minutes, baked to perfection, and dipped in a simple honey garlic sauce, these Baked Honey Garlic Chicken Tenders are out of this world.
These Baked Honey Garlic Chicken Tenders are oh so crispy and slight addicting, I think I may have decided to put these on my weekly menu rotation. And well my kids won’t be disappointed by any means.
With college basketball season underway and my daughter, Jersey, being slightly addicted to the Golden State Warriors fans we are ready for some of the best game day grub. In the past our game day spread has consisted of chicken wings (not baked) and queso. Not the healthiest combination. So I decided to step up my own game and try to create some recipes that my family would love and don’t consist of frying anything.
After a recent trip to the grocery store where they had some samples out for some chicken tenders and my kids loving them so much that they may have gone back more than twice, along with my hubby to get some more I decided to start making these at home. And I wanted to bake them.
But sometimes baked chicken can be well, less than appealing. What was great about the chicken tenders my family was devouring was that they had a crispy outer coating. So that is when I decided to head over to my friend, Jen site as I knew she had some amazing tenders. They are oh, so good. But my kids love honey chicken, so I went to one of my own recipes for the sauce. This sauce is mouthwatering delicious and we love it over anything.
We have made a few version of baked chicken tenders and we all just love them. Even plain jane baked chicken tenders are delicious. My kids love dipping them into their favorite sauces like bbq, ranch and of course the classic, ketchup.
I, on the other hand love my chicken tenders already “sauced”. So these Baked Honey Garlic Chicken Tenders are simply a delight.
I can’t wait for the big football game this weekend and whip up a batch of these for my family and friends. They all will love how crispy and tasty they are without all the fried calories. I’m excited for you to try these friends, because not only will the kids devour them but you will too. XOXO San
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Baked Honey Garlic Chicken Tenders
Ingredients
- 12-15 chicken tenders strips
- 1 cup panko bread crumbs
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 6 cups Corn Flakes {cereal}
- 3/4 cup flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon groud ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup milk
Honey Garlic Sauce
- 5 cloves garlic minced
- 1 1/3 cup honey
- 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3/4 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 F degrees. Get a large baking sheet and place a wire cooking rack {a wire cookie rack even works} on the pan. Spray the cooking rack with cooking oil and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl add in 6 cups of Corn Flakes cereal. Then using your hands {wash before hand} crush up the Corn Flakes.You can also add the Corn Flakes to a large Ziplock bag and seal, the roll over the bag with a rolling pin. But I like crushing them up with my hands, so do the kids!
- In a large skillet melt butter over medium heat. Once melted stir in panko bread crumbs and continue to stir until a nice golden brown. Remove from heat and pour into Corn Flakes bowl and stir to combine.
- In a medium mixing bowl combine the eggs and milk and whisk together until well combined, set aside.
- In another medium mixing bowl add flour, salt, garlic powder, pepper, ginger and paprika, stir to combine.
- Add chicken tenders to flour and toss until evenly coated, I do this one chicken tender at a time. Remove from flour, gently shaking to remove excess flour, then dip into egg/milk mixture, let the excess mixture drip off. Add chicken tender to corn flakes/panko mixture, toss to coat, and press the mixture on the chicken. I like to squeeze the chicken tender, wrapping up the mixture around it. I make sure that each tender is heavily coated, there should be no bare spots.Gently shake off any excess that isn't sticking to the chicken and place on the prepared wire rack. Repeat until all chicken tenders are breaded.
- Bake for 20-22 minutes or until chicken is cooked through. Allow the chicken tender to cool while you make the Honey Garlic Sauce.
Honey Garlic Sauce
- Add 2 tablespoons olive oil and minced garlic to a medium saucepan over medium heat. Cook until garlic is soft, not browned, then add honey, soy sauce and black pepper.
- Simmer together for 5 minutes, making sure to watch the sauce as it simmers because it can foam up over the pot very easily. Remove from heat and allow to cool for a few minutes.
- Using tongs grab a chicken tender and dip it into the Honey Garlic Sauce, coating the entire tender, gently shake off the extra sauce and return to baking rack. Dip all tenders, into the sauce. place on rack and the serve immediately.
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I love trying all your nummy recipes…however when I click on the print button…to print your recipe to try, I am unable to print. I am able to print all day long from other sites but not yours.
Have you had this complaint from anyone else. Little frustrated. I keep trying each time you
post a new recipe to try. Nope..won’t let me print. D
We are getting this fixed. Having to reinstall my recipes cards – hoping this week it will be done. xo San
This is a wonderful addition to my chicken recipes. My family’s staple is chicken and I bet they’d love this version of chicken tender. Healthy with honey, tasty, and looks crisp but tender in the inside. Will definitely try this out. Thanks for sharing your recipe, Sandra.
Awe thanks Ashley!