Recipe for Honey Mustard Chicken Tenders at Life's Ambrosia

Honey mustard is always a must with chicken tenders in our house. For that reason, it is shocking to me that I never thought to combine the two before cooking. That’s right, these crispy lovelies are marinated in honey mustard dressing for a couple of hours so that the tender chicken soaks up all the sweet tangy flavor of the dressing. Then, like my sriracha chicken nuggets, these little devils are coated in panko bread crumbs so that they crisp up very nicely in your oven, not your fryer.

I started making my own honey mustard dressing a little while ago. It is so simple and you probably have all of the ingredients on hand right now. All you need is: mayonnaise, mustard, vinegar, honey and salt and pepper. Simply whisk all of them together and viola! Honey Mustard dressing. Pretty easy huh? And since we can never get enough honey mustard flavor, I suggest making a little extra for dipping the chicken tenders in.

Serves 4

You will need:

1/2 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons prepared yellow mustard
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon vinegar
2 tablespoons honey
salt and pepper to taste
1 1/2 pounds chicken tenders, rinsed and pat dry
1 cup panko bread crumbs
1 cup plain bread crumbs
1 tablespoon olive oil

Whisk together mayonnaise, mustard, garlic, vinegar and honey. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Place chicken tenders in a bowl and pour honey mustard over the top. Turn to coat. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.
After the chicken has marinated, preheat oven to 400 degrees and spray a cooling rack with non-stick spray. Place cooling rack on top of baking sheet and set aside.
Combine panko and plain bread crumbs in bowl. Remove the chicken from the mariande and let excess drip off. Dredge in the bread crumb mixture to coat completely. Place on prepared baking sheet, drizzle with olive oil and bake for 20 – 25 minutes. Turn on the broiler and broil for 3 minutes or until browned.
Serve.

Enjoy!

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Responses to "Honey Mustard Chicken Tenders"

“
I made baked chicken tenders last night! Although I normally use panko bread crumbs, I ended up making bread crumbs from some all natural croutons that were sent for me to try out. Delish!
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- Fun and Fearless in Beantown

“
Looks absolutely delish. Wish I had all the ingredients to throw together for a quick, tasty dinner tonight.
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- Michelle

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I don’t even like honey mustard and this looks good to me!! Maybe I need to make this.
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- Memoria

“
What, exactly, are chicken tenders anyway??
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- PaigeOne

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Hi Des

Panko Bread Crumb- Seasoned or Plain
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- Jackie

“
Thanks for the comments! PaigeOne- I can usually find chicken tenders in with the chicken breasts. You can also find them in the frozen chicken section. They are simply strips of boneless skinless chicken breasts. If you can’t find them cut large strips of chicken breasts. Jackie- Plain Panko Bread Crumbs.
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- Deseree

“
honey mustard ADDICT here! must must try this. awesome photo btw!
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- dawn

“
I always add some hot sauce to my honey mustard, it adds a little something extra (:
Gonna have to try this out sometime, sounds awesome.
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- Jenni

“
oh sweet mother of elvis! these look and sound so yummy! i have all the ingredients in my cupboard, gonna try them tomorrow!!
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- joanne

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That picture is seriously making me crave some chicken strips. Yum! I’ll be making this for dinner very soon!
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- Karly

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I am a huge fan of mustard and I can’t wait to try this!
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- Crepes of Wrath

“
These look incredible… I am going to prepare these, flash freeze, the store in a ziplock in the freezer and just pull a few out when I want them. Have you tried cooking frozen tenders? If so, increase time or temp?
Thanks!
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- slobby

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I will never purchase honey mustard again. The chicken is delicious and the honey mustard is amazing.
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- Rachael

“
Wow. Thank you Rachael! I am so happy to hear that you enjoyed it so much :)
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- Deseree

“
I have made these twice now, and they are truly the best chicken tenders I have ever had. Crunchy on the outside, moist on the inside! I now add red pepper into the bread crumbs for a little extra kick, along with some paprika. Thanks for the recipe!!
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- Aly