Awesome Pretzel Chicken Tenders with Spicy Honey Dijon Sauce. Remove and drain on a cookie sheet lined with a wire rack. Remove and drain on a cookie sheet lined with a wire rack. Spicy Honey Dijon Sauce Remove tenders from buttermilk and dredge in almond-pretzel mix.

Remove tenders from buttermilk and dredge in almond-pretzel mixture, pressing mixture into the tenders. Line a roasting tray with foil and spray with non-stick spray. These pretzel crusted chicken fingers are baked, crunchy and ridiculously flavorful. You can have Awesome Pretzel Chicken Tenders with Spicy Honey Dijon Sauce using 18 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Awesome Pretzel Chicken Tenders with Spicy Honey Dijon Sauce

It's 3 lb of chicken tenders.
You need 2 cup of buttermilk.
You need 2 tbsp of dried basil.
Prepare 2 tbsp of dried oregano.
Prepare 2 tbsp of granulated garlic.
Prepare 3/4 tsp of salt.
You need 2 tsp of pepper.
It's 3/4 tsp of red pepper flakes.
It's 1 1/2 cup of smoked almonds.
Prepare 12 of large sourdough pretzels.
You need 1 of canola oil for frying.
Prepare 1 large of resealable plastic bag.
It's 1 of spicy honey dijon recipe follows.
Prepare 1/2 cup of dijon mustard.
You need 1/4 cup of honey.
You need 1 of chipotle pepper in adobo sauce.
You need 2 tsp of adobo sauce (optional).
It's 1 tsp of cider vinegar.

Drizzle with hot honey and dip in house sauce. Mix the honey, mustards, oil, lemon juice, miso and garlic, season with salt and pepper and divide in half. Season the chicken with salt and pepper, dredge in the flour, shake off excess, dip in half of the dressing, shake off excess, press into the mixture of the panko and pretzels and place on a wire cooling rack on a baking sheet. The pretzel coating did not stick to the chicken (which is my usual problem with homemade fried and "fried" chicken).

Awesome Pretzel Chicken Tenders with Spicy Honey Dijon Sauce step by step

Combine basil, garlic, salt, pepper and red pepper flakes. Place buttermilk and 1/2 spice mix in bag. Add chicken and massage bag until coated. Refrigerate 6 to 12 hours. Place almonds and pretzels in plastic bag. Mash with rolling pin into small pieces and powder..
In large pan add oil (about 1 1/2 inches high). Heat to 350°. Remove tenders from buttermilk and dredge in almond-pretzel mix. Do not overcrowd pan. Fry until golden brown, about 5 min. Remove and drain on a wire rack..
In a small food processor, combine spicy sauce ingredients. Refrigerate until ready to use..

I will chop up the leftover tenders and toss them on top of spinach and add some veggies for a yummy salad. Pretzel crusted chicken tenders served with a spicy honey mustard dipping sauce. Pretzels used in place of breadcrumbs on the chicken tenders are a unique spin on the regular chicken tender. These pretzel crusted chicken tenders are a family favorite. I don't really have a ton to say about these Pretzel Crusted Chicken Tenders.