# Hot Honey Tenders w/ Mac & Cheese

This recipe shows how to make delicious hot honey tenders with mac and cheese.

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 8 chicken tenders
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 0.25 cup hot sauce
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp cayenne powder
- 1 cup flour
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2 tbsp hot sauce
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp salt
- 0.25 cup melted butter
- 1 tbsp hot sauce
- 1 tbsp honey
- 4 garlic
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp flour
- 2 cup heavy cream
- 4 tbsp cream cheese
- 1 tbsp black pepper
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tsp hot sauce
- 0.5 cup pasta water
- 1 cup cheddar cheese
- 1 cup mozzarella
- 0 elbow macaroni

## Instructions

1. Marinate the chicken with buttermilk, hot sauce, salt, black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, and cayenne powder. Rest for 1-2 hrs/ overnight.
2. Prepare the flour mixture by mixing flour, cayenne powder, black pepper, salt, garlic powder, and onion powder. Add water and whisk.
3. Prepare the milk mixture by mixing buttermilk, hot sauce, black pepper, and salt.
4. Coat the chicken in the flour mix, then the milk mix, and then back in the flour mix. Rest for at least 10 minutes.
5. Fry the chicken until golden brown.
6. Prepare the glaze by simmering melted butter, hot sauce, and honey on the stove for 10 minutes.
7. Glaze the fried chicken tenders with the prepared glaze.
8. Prepare the Mac & Cheese sauce by sautéing garlic in butter and flour. Add heavy cream, cream cheese, black pepper, paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, salt, hot sauce, and pasta water. Cook on low-med heat.
9. Add cheddar and mozzarella cheese to the sauce and stir until melted.
10. Add boiled elbow macaroni to the cheese sauce and mix well.
11. Place the Mac & Cheese in oven-safe bowls, top with extra cheese, and bake for 10-15 minutes.

## Equipment

- bowl
- whisk
- measuring spoons
- frying pan
- spatula
- oven

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT21cyeL2/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/bf903c4d-ccb7-4d2a-b2c3-d8b6ffa00d58
- Extracted: 2025-01-15

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