Baked Chili Lime Chicken Tenders Recipe
These Baked Chili Lime Chicken Tenders are the perfect combination of sweet and tangy. They come together in minutes and taste absolutely amazing.
Serving6 people
Ingredients
- 2 pounds boneless chicken tenders
- ½ cup chili sauce
- 2 Tablespoon orange marmalade
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 2 Tablespoon lime juice
- 1 Tablespoon dried minced onion
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 4 green onions, sliced
- 1 teaspoon sesame seeds
Equipment
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- Spray a 9 x 13 inch baking pan with non-stick cooking spray. Arrange chicken tenders in single layer in pan.
- In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together chili sauce, orange marmalade, soy sauce, lime juice, dried onion, garlic, and salt and pepper. Pour mixture over chicken.
- Cover pan with plastic wrap and let marinate in fridge for about an hour (I let mine marinate for about 3 hours), turning chicken once, about half way through marinating time.
- Remove chicken from fridge, discard plastic wrap, and bake chicken for about 30 minutes.
- Remove chicken from oven, turn chicken pieces over and return to oven and bake for 10-15 more minutes (or until chicken is no longer pink and juices run clear).
- Garnish with sliced green onions and sesame seeds.
Notes
HOW TO GET THE PERFECT CRISPINESS:
Your recipe should not have a lot of excess juices. That is the key to making crisp chicken, with a tender inside.
We recommend the best way to do this is to carefully follow these steps to ensure you don’t have excess juice in the pan.
- Pat your chicken tenders dry: A lot of the time, people won’t prepare ahead of time, and have to defrost their chicken in the microwave. This can easily lead to excess chicken juices.
- Flipping your chicken: If you aren’t flipping your chicken, your tenders will only get crispy on one side, and be a little soggy on the other.
- Broiling will always add the perfect crispness. Sometimes we like our exterior of our chicken to be a little extra crisp. To do this, we put it under the broiler for 1-2 minutes.
Nutrition
Calories: 228 kcal · Carbohydrates: 11 g · Protein: 34 g · Fat: 4 g · Saturated Fat: 1 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 97 mg · Sodium: 1025 mg · Potassium: 712 mg · Fiber: 2 g · Sugar: 7 g · Vitamin A: 287 IU · Vitamin C: 10 mg · Calcium: 29 mg · Iron: 1 mg