# Hot Honey Chicken Tenders

This recipe guides you through making crispy hot honey chicken tenders, served with creamy macaroni and cheese and seasoned green beans.

- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- Chicken Tenders
- Garlic Powder
- Onion Powder
- Salt
- Ranch seasoning
- Cayenne pepper
- Paprika
- Cajun Seasoning
- Old Bay
- 2 Eggs
- Buttermilk
- Pickle Juice
- Cornstarch
- Buffalo sauce
- Hot honey
- Butter
- Green Beans
- Parmesan
- Elbow or cavatappi noodles
- Flour
- Colby jack cheese
- Monetary Mozzarella cheese
- Sharp Cheddar cheese
- Evaporated milk
- Milk or heavy whipping cream

## Instructions

1. Season the chicken tenders with garlic powder, onion powder, salt, ranch seasoning, cayenne pepper, paprika, Cajun seasoning, and Old Bay.
2. Add 2 eggs, buttermilk, and pickle juice to the seasoned chicken tenders and mix well.
3. In a separate bowl, add flour, cayenne pepper, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and cornstarch, and mix to create the breading.
4. Dredge each chicken tender in the dry breading mixture.
5. Fry the breaded chicken tenders in hot oil until golden brown and cooked through.
6. Boil elbow or cavatappi noodles until al dente.
7. Grate Colby jack, Monetary Mozzarella, and Sharp Cheddar cheeses into a bowl.
8. Melt butter in a pan, add flour and whisk to create a roux.
9. Pour in evaporated milk and milk (or heavy whipping cream) into the roux and whisk until smooth.
10. Add shredded cheese, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, Cajun seasoning, paprika, and cayenne pepper to the sauce, and whisk until melted and creamy.
11. Pour the cheese sauce over the cooked noodles and mix well.
12. Top the macaroni and cheese with extra shredded cheese.
13. Boil green beans in water.
14. Season the green beans with garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and Cajun seasoning.
15. Toss the seasoned green beans and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
16. Melt butter in a pan, add buffalo sauce and hot honey, and whisk to create the hot honey sauce.
17. Place the fried chicken tenders into a bowl and pour the hot honey sauce over them.
18. Toss the chicken tenders to coat them evenly with the hot honey sauce.
19. Plate the hot honey chicken tenders, macaroni and cheese, and green beans.

## Equipment

- Bowl
- Pan
- Whisk
- Grater
- Tongs
- Spatula

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMbXphfh/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/10c17f3a-d262-44d5-bd6c-e6d39436e93b
- Extracted: 2025-11-04

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