Honey Chipotle Chicken Crispers

Honey Chipotle Chicken Crispers

Prep time
15 mins
Cook time
20 mins
Total time
35 mins
Easy oven fried chicken tenders tossed in a sweet and spicy honey chipotle sauce!
Recipe type: Main Dish
Cuisine: American
Serves: 4

Ingredients

3-4 boneless skinless chicken breasts, pounded to ? inch thickness and sliced into strips
1 cup flour
2 cups panko bread crumbs
1 teaspoon each salt and pepper
2 eggs, lightly whisked
8 tablespoons butter, melted
sauce
? cup honey
? cup sugar
2 teaspoons chipotle adobo sauce (the sauce that chipotle peppers are packed in inside the can! These can be found in the latino section at the market near the canned jalape?os.)
1 tablespoon hot sauce (I used Franks)
? teaspoon salt
? teaspoon garlic powder
? cup ketchup
1 tablespoon white vinegar
? cup cold water + 2 tablespoons corn starch
optional: ranch dressing for dipping

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400. Pour melted butter onto a large baking sheet and brush to coat entire surface.
Whisk together flour, and salt and pepper in a bowl. Place bread crumbs in a second bowl, and eggs in a third bowl. Dip chicken into flour and turn to coat. Next, dip chicken into egg, turning to coat, and lastly into panko bread crumbs, tossing to coat well. Place coated chicken strips in a single layer on prepared baking sheet. Bake 8-10 minutes, then flip strips over and bake another 8 minutes. Remove from oven.
While the chicken strips are baking, prepare the sauce. Add all ingredients except for water and corn starch to a large sauce pan and bring to a gently boil, whisking throughout. Whisk together cold water and corn starch until corn starch is dissolved. When sauce reaches a boil, add corn starch-water mixture and stir until sauce thickens. Reduce heat to low.
When chicken strips are finished baking, dip chicken strips in sauce, tossing to coat. Serve warm with ranch dressing for dipping if desired.