# Hot Honey Chicken Tenders, Cheesy Garlic Bread, and Pickle Ranch

This recipe features hot honey chicken tenders, cheesy garlic bread, and a homemade pickle ranch, perfect for a comfort food meal.

- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- Chicken tenders
- Kinder's The Blend seasoning
- Italian seasoning
- Creole seasoning (no salt)
- Smoked paprika
- Cayenne pepper
- 6 tablespoons Louisiana hot sauce
- Buttermilk
- 2 Garlic heads
- Olive oil
- Salt
- Pepper
- Thyme
- 5 Grillo's pickle chips
- Duke's mayonnaise
- Daisy Light sour cream
- Freshly chopped chives
- Dill
- 1 Garlic clove
- Pickle juice
- Onion powder
- Butter
- Freshly chopped parsley
- Rosemary
- 1 French bread loaf
- Hand-grated mozzarella
- Flour
- Corn starch
- Honey

## Instructions

1. Pat dry chicken tenders with paper towels.
2. Season chicken tenders with Kinder's The Blend, Italian seasoning, Tony Chachere's No Salt Creole seasoning, smoked paprika, and cayenne pepper.
3. Add about six tablespoons of Louisiana hot sauce to the seasoned chicken tenders to help the seasoning stick and add flavor.
4. Pour buttermilk over the chicken tenders until they are covered.
5. Mix the chicken tenders and buttermilk until it resembles spicy ranch.
6. Refrigerate the chicken tenders for a few hours to marinate.
7. Cut two heads of garlic for the cheesy garlic bread.
8. Wrap the cut garlic in foil with olive oil, salt, pepper, and thyme.
9. Roast the garlic in the oven at 300°F (150°C) for about an hour.
10. Mince 5 to 6 pickle chips for the pickle ranch.
11. Combine minced pickles with Duke's mayonnaise, sour cream, freshly chopped chives, dill, and one grated garlic clove.
12. Add pickle juice to the mixture.
13. Season the pickle ranch with onion powder, garlic salt, and pepper.
14. Mix until it reaches a nice thick consistency.
15. Place butter in a bowl for the compound butter.
16. Squeeze the roasted garlic into the butter.
17. Grate one fresh garlic clove into the butter.
18. Season the butter with salt and pepper.
19. Add freshly chopped parsley, thyme, and rosemary to the butter.
20. Mix the compound butter.
21. Cut a loaf of fresh French bread in half lengthwise.
22. Spread the compound butter evenly over the bread.
23. Bake the buttered bread in the oven at 400°F (200°C) for about 10 minutes.
24. Top the bread with hand-grated mozzarella.
25. Broil the cheesy bread for about 5 minutes until golden and bubbly.
26. Slice the cheesy garlic bread.
27. Prepare the dredge for the chicken tenders using flour, corn starch, and the same seasonings used on the chicken (garlic powder, Italian seasoning, creole seasoning, smoked paprika, and cayenne).
28. Mix the dredge ingredients thoroughly.
29. Dip marinated chicken tenders into the dredge, ensuring they are well coated by pressing the flour onto them.
30. Place the breaded chicken tenders on a wire rack.
31. Heat oil to 350°F (175°C).
32. Fry chicken tenders in batches for about 6 to 7 minutes until golden and crispy.
33. Make hot honey sauce by melting butter, honey, and Louisiana hot sauce in a pan.
34. Season the hot honey sauce with paprika, cayenne, onion, and garlic.
35. Toss the fried chicken tenders in the hot honey sauce.
36. Plate the hot honey chicken tenders, cheesy garlic bread, and pickle ranch.

## Equipment

- Glass bowl
- Foil
- Cutting board
- Oven
- Frying pan
- Wire rack
- Deep fryer thermometer

## Tips

- Marinating the chicken tenders for a few hours helps the seasoning stick and adds flavor.
- Season the flour very well so that you can still taste the seasoning after frying.
- Fry chicken in batches to maintain oil temperature and ensure even cooking.
- The pickle ranch pairs exceptionally well with the hot honey chicken tenders.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DRn9aqODzq5/?l=1
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/f2122f01-e10a-4272-bdc9-501d5197e0ee
- Extracted: 2025-11-29

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