HONEY BBQ CHICKEN STRIPS

 Sticky, sweet Honey BBQ Chicken Strips are perfect for dinner or game day!

Ingredients

• 2 lbs chicken tenders or boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into strips
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 tsp pepper
• vegetable oil for frying
• 4 cups buttermilk divided
• 1 tbsp hot sauce
• 2 cups flour
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 tsp pepper
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp sweet smoked paprika
• 1 cup honey barbecue sauce

Instructions

• Season chicken strips with salt and pepper and marinate in 2 cups buttermilk for at least 2 hours.
• Bring oil to 350-360F in a large frying pan, about 1 inch deep.
• Preheat oven to 350F.
• Combine flour, salt, pepper, garlic powder and paprika in a shallow bowl and stir to combine.
• In a separate bowl, combine 2 cups of buttermilk and hot sauce, set aside.
• Remove the chicken strips from the buttermilk and shake off the excess.
• Dip the chicken strip in flour mixture, then in the buttermilk and hot sauce mixture, and then back in the flour mixture Shake off excess flour.
• Gently place in the hot oil and fry, turning over when golden brown. Drain on paper towels or on a rack.
• Repeat until all chicken has been fried. The chicken doesn’t need to be cooked through because we’ll be finishing it off in the oven.
• Gently dip the strips in the honey barbecue sauce and use brush the mixture onto the strips. Shake off excess.
• Place chicken strips on a parchment line baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes or until cooked through. Baking time will depend on the size of your chicken strips.
• Note: if you want to spice these up a bit, add some hot sauce or sriracha to the honey-bbq sauce glaze.