Description
Hot Honey Chicken is a crispy and flavorful dish featuring tender chicken tenders coated in a crunchy cereal crust and drizzled with a spicy-sweet hot honey sauce. Perfect for a delicious and satisfying meal!
Ingredients
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For the Chicken Tenders:
- 1 1/2 pounds chicken breast tenderloins
- 2 cups well-shaken buttermilk
- 1 1/2 cups finely crushed Honey Nut Cheerios cereal
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons Lawry’s seasoned salt
- 2 teaspoons sweet paprika
- 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons whole milk
- 4 cups vegetable oil
For the Hot Honey Sauce:
- 1/2 cup hot sauce such as Frank’s
- 1/2 cup honey
- 4 tablespoons salted butter
Instructions
- Marinate the Chicken: Submerge chicken in buttermilk and refrigerate for 2-8 hours.
- Prepare Coating: Combine cereal, flour, seasonings, and milk in a bag.
- Coat the Chicken: Dredge chicken in seasoned flour mixture.
- Fry the Tenders: Fry in hot oil until golden brown and cooked through.
- Make Hot Honey Sauce: Heat hot sauce, honey, and butter until combined.
- Toss and Serve: Toss fried chicken in hot honey sauce and serve.
Notes
- Taste-Test That Sauce
- Honey Slide Trick
- Avoid Overcrowding
- Use a Thermometer
- Fry Station Setup
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 1719 kcal
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 4321mg
- Fat: 159g
- Saturated Fat: 29g
- Unsaturated Fat: 122g
- Trans Fat: 1g
- Carbohydrates: 48g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 102mg
