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Sriracha Honey Chicken Tenders

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These baked sriracha honey chicken tenders are crunchy, spicy, sweet, and sticky. Served with a refreshing dipping sauce on the side!

These baked sriracha honey chicken tenders are crunchy, spicy, sweet, and sticky. Served with a refreshing dipping sauce on the side!

If you like spicy-sweet combinations, these healthier baked chicken tenders are for you.

They’re baked to golden perfection and then dunked into a delicious mix of sriracha, honey, and lime. The dipping sauce takes some of the heat off and imparts more lime flavor.

The entire process of making these sriracha chicken tenders is straightforward and pretty fast. No marinating necessary, and you’re likely to have most of the ingredients on hand already.

Baking = healthier than frying and a bonus of creating less mess!

These baked sriracha honey chicken tenders are crunchy, spicy, sweet, and sticky. Served with a refreshing dipping sauce on the side!

Chicken fillets are super tender, so I used them… I highly suggest using them for this oven-fried chicken tenders recipe, but cut-up chicken breast will work too if you can’t find them.

The breading will soften the longer you leave these baked spicy chicken tenders, so I recommend devouring them right away.

That shouldn’t be an issue. 😉

These baked sriracha honey chicken tenders are crunchy, spicy, sweet, and sticky. Served with a refreshing dipping sauce on the side!

Will you make these sriracha chicken tenders?

Questions? Let me know in the comments below.

Sriracha honey chicken tenders are crunchy, spicy, sweet, and sticky. Served with a refreshing dipping sauce on the side!
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Sriracha Honey Chicken Tenders

Baked sriracha chicken tenders with a cooling lime dip. The whole family will love 'em!

Course Appetizer
Cuisine American
Keyword spicy chicken tenders, sriracha honey chicken tenders
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 2
Author Salt & Lavender

Ingredients

  • 1 pound chicken fillets
  • 1 cup panko crumbs
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1 egg

Honey sriracha sauce:

  • 1/4 cup sriracha
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon rice vinegar
  • Juice of 1 lime

Dipping sauce:

  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 2 tablespoons mayo
  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • Zest of 1 lime
  • Salt & pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 425F. Place rack in top third of oven.
  2. Prepare two bowls: one with panko crumbs and one with the egg and milk (whisk the egg & milk together).
  3. Dip each piece of chicken one by one into the liquid bowl (let excess drip off) and then the panko. Place on a non-stick baking sheet.
  4. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until they're cooked through.
  5. Meanwhile, combine the honey sriracha ingredients together in a bowl, and then combine the dipping sauce ingredients together in another small bowl.
  6. Once the chicken tenders are cooked, dip them in the sriracha honey to coat them (tongs or your fingers will work). Serve immediately with the dipping sauce on the side.

Recipe Notes

  • I suggest eating these right away as the sriracha honey does soften the breading the longer you leave it.
  • This is the zester I use and recommend.

You may also like my baked lemon chicken tenders or my Instant Pot honey sriracha chicken recipe.

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Comments

  5. Kate @ Babaganosh.org says

    July 28, 2016 at 8:36 PM

    These look so good! What a great idea to bake the chicken so it is crispy and not greasy, and then to coat with the delicious sauce! I can even see making several different sauces (including this one!) and having a little chicken tender bar for everyone to pick their sauces 🙂

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  6. Margaret Foget says

    July 29, 2016 at 6:07 AM

    We made these for dinner last night. They were amazing. The lime zest in the dipping sauce was amazing. Will be making them again for sure. Thank you for sharing.

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  10. Woodrow says

    August 27, 2016 at 9:16 PM

    I love this recipe i triple everything it all came out perfect i got ooohhhhhs and ahhhhs from great cooks in my familyi will recommend this to my friends and family um um um!! Thanks

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  11. Marisa says

    October 27, 2016 at 6:39 AM

    Made this last night and the fellas loved it!!! I did not make the dipping sauce, they simply just couldn’t wait to dig in. I don’t fry foods, so my son only gets it when we order out. Now he can have “fried” chicken at home. We will use the left overs for some sandwiches. Thank you so much for the recipe 5 stars big time

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