Grilled Chicken Tenders - Super Easy Go-To Weeknight Dinner
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Yield: 10 chicken tenders
Grilled Chicken Tenders are juicy and flavorful, all while being versatile enough to dip in your favorite sauce or Homemade Honey Mustard. The marinade is made from simple pantry staple ingredients and can be left on for 30 minutes, overnight, or whatever amount of time you've got. This is a family favorite weeknight dinner.
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Ingredients
- one pack of chicken tenders (about 10-12 tenders)
- dipping sauce of choice honey mustard, bbq, etc.
Marinade:
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoon freshly-squeezed lemon juice
- 2 teaspoon Italian seasonings
- ½ teaspoon thyme
- salt and pepper to taste
- dash of seasoned salt optional
Instructions
- Rinse chicken and pat dry. Remove the tendon from each chicken tender by gripping the tendon through the tines of a fork and holding onto it with a paper towel. Pull the tendon out while pressing the fork against the chicken tender to prevent it from moving.
- Place chicken in a gallon bag along with all of the marinade ingredients. Seal the bag and move the chicken around to coat all sides in the marinade. Lay the bag flat in the refrigerator on a plate and allow it to marinade for 30 minutes to overnight.
- Heat a grill pan (or grill) over medium-high heat. I like to use a grill pan that can go in the oven.
- Lay chicken in a single layer on the pan and sear for 2-3 minutes on each side until golden brown. If the middle is not cooked through to 165 F, place the grill pan in the oven at 350 F for 5-8 minutes, or until cooked through.
- Serve with Homemade Honey Mustard or your favorite dipping sauce.
Notes
*Simply increase the serving amount by buying two or three packs of chicken tenders and double or triple the marinade, and so on.
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