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Spicy Baked Chicken Tenders with Secret Sauce - creole seasoning spices up these chicken tenders and the secret sauce is the perfect way to cool them down

Spicy Baked Chicken Tenders with Secret Sauce Recipe

Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 6

Ingredients

Spicy Chicken Tenders

  • 1 1/2 pounds antibiotic-free boneless skinless chicken breast
  • 1 cup low-fat buttermilk
  • 1/4 cup Frank's Original RedHot Cayenne Pepper Sauce
  • 1 cup cornstarch
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 1/2 cup almond flour
  • 2 teaspoons Cajun seasoning
  • 2 teaspoons paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • olive oil cooking spray

Secret Sauce

  • 2/3 cup light mayonnaise
  • 4 teaspoons light sour cream
  • 4 teaspoons honey
  • 4 teaspoons organic ketchup
  • 4 teaspoons organic barbecue sauce
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon Frank's Original RedHot Cayenne Pepper Sauce
  • a few dashes or paprika for color optional

Instructions

Spicy Chicken Tenders

  1. Cut chicken breast into 1" wide strips. Mix together buttermilk and hot sauce in a dish; add chicken strips, toss well, cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, or overnight.
  2. When ready to bake, preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  3. Place cornstarch in a dish. Break eggs into another dish and beat lightly. Mix together almond flour, Cajun seasoning, paprika and garlic powder in a third dish.
  4. Remove chicken strips from buttermilk mixture and wipe off excess liquid; lightly coat with cornstarch. Dip in egg, letting excess egg drip off; lightly coat with almond flour mixture.
  5. Place on a baking sheet that has been lined with aluminum foil and lightly oiled. Continue with rest of chicken strips. Spray tops of chicken strips with cooking spray. Bake for 20-25 minutes, until golden brown.

Secret Sauce

  1. In a small bowl, mix together mayonnaise, sour cream, honey, ketchup, barbecue sauce, hot sauce and paprika. Serve with chicken tenders.