You only need 5 ingredients — and 15 minutes — to make these Sweet & Spicy Sticky Chicken Tenders! Dip them in ranch dressing for an easy appetizer or dinner!
INGREDIENTS
25 oz package frozen Crispy Chicken Strips
1/3 cup Franks Red Hot Sauce
1 ½ cups brown sugar
2 tablespoons BBQ sauce
1 tablespoon corn syrup
1 tablespoon water
OPTIONAL DIPS:
ranch dressing
blue cheese dressing
INSTRUCTIONS
OVEN: Preheat oven to 400°F. Bake the chicken strips on an ungreased cookie sheet for 18-20 minutes, flipping half way through baking.
AIR FRYER: Preheat air fryer to 385°F. Cook chicken strips in a single layer in air fryer and for 11-12 minutes, flipping half way through cooking.
While the chicken strips are cooking, make the sauce. In a medium suace pot over meidum- high heat, combine hot sauce, borwn sugar, bbq sauce, corn syrup and water.
Bring sauce to a boil, then reduce the heat to low and simmer until the sugar is completely dissolved, about 2-3 minutes. Remove the sauce from the heat.
Dip the cooked chicken strips in the sauce to completely coat on all sides. Serve hot with dipping sauce if desired!
NUTRITION INFORMATION:
YIELD: 4 servings SERVING SIZE: 1 serving
Amount Per Serving:
CALORIES: 682 TOTAL FAT: 23g SATURATED FAT: 6g TRANS FAT: 0g
UNSATURATED FAT: 14g CHOLESTEROL: 166mg SODIUM: 735mg
CARBOHYDRATES: 75g FIBER: 0g SUGAR: 74g PROTEIN: 43g