Baked Honey Mustard Chicken Tenders

These Baked Honey Mustard Chicken Tenders are the perfect weeknight meal that takes less than 30 minutes to prep and bake!

With summer winding down, this month’s Recipe Redux challenge is to get families “back to the table”. I’m brining you one of our own family favorite recipes to do just that.  

Throughout the summer the lack of routine for us means more flexibility with dinner times and bedtimes.

It’s great on one hand, but also not easy to get back in the routine when the school year begins. This is why quick meals like these baked chicken tenders are a fantastic solution.  

And this year we have BIG changes happening with my oldest going to kindergarten!

Yikes! I think it’s going to take me a while to get used to the fact that I have a kindergartner! 

Regardless of whether it’s a school night or a busy day, I LOVE to make meals that take less than 30 minutes from start to finish. And these chicken tenders are no exception.  

One of my family’s all-time favorite recipes is this Italian Baked Chicken Tenders recipe.  

So naturally, I have tried coming up with various recipes using the same concept of the “crispy” yet still “baked” technique. 

Dietitian’s Dish

I actually bought the dipping sauce thinking it would be a great “dipping” sauce since I love anything with honey mustard flavor.  

But even dietitians make mistakes by not reading the nutrition labels too closely at times. At least I do when I’m rushing through the grocery store with three kids in tow. And while hoping to make it out without a tantrum.  

Let’s just say I wouldn’t buy it as a dipping sauce regularly (nutritional content not worth it!).

So since I had already purchased it I thought I’d find some way to still use it.  That’s when I came up with the idea of watering the sauce down a bit and use it as a coating for chicken tenders.

Well, I was pleasantly surprised when they turned out amazingly good!

The lesson to be learned is to take the time to read nutrition labels carefully, especially the serving size (which is rarely what you think it should be!).  

And if you purchase something and realize later that it’s not as healthy as you thought, try to use less of it. Or just don’t buy it again.  One jar of dipping sauce isn’t going to make or break your health. 

Baked Honey Mustard Chicken Tenders

Child-approved crispy yet baked chicken tenders!

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 30 minutes mins

Ingredients

  

• 1 lb chicken breast I used eight 2 oz chicken tenders
• 1 1/2 cups whole wheat Panko crumbs
• 1/2 cup honey mustard dipping sauce
• 3 tablespoons water
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon dried parsley

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 450 F.
• Cover a shallow cookie sheet or jelly roll pan with aluminum foil. Place a metal cooling rack on top of the foil. Spray the cooling rack with non-stick cooking spray or olive oil sprayer.
• Stir the honey mustard dipping sauce and water in a shallow bowl.
• In another shallow bowl combine Panko crumbs, garlic powder, onion powder and parsley.
• Dip each piece of chicken into the honey mustard sauce, then into the Panko crumb mixture, coating the chicken thoroughly.
• Place chicken on the baking pan.
• Cook for 15-18 minutes or until chicken is cooked completely (turning chicken halfway through).
• Serve with your favorite dipping sauce.

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