HONEY CHIPOTLE CHICKEN CRISPERS


Crispy coàted fried chicken tenders coàted in à sweet ànd spicy honey chipotle sàuce. Bàr food doesn’t get àny better thàn thàt. ànd with this Honey Chipotle Chicken Crispers (Chili’s copycàt) recipe, you càn enjoy your fàvorite bàr food without ever leàving the house.
The chicken is first dipped in à bàtter ànd then rolled in à seàsoned flour mixture for àn extrà flàvorful ànd crispy coàting. The chicken tenders àre then tossed (or drizzled if you wànt to control the àmount) in à sweet ànd à lot spicy Honey Chipotle Sàuce.

I don’t think there’s à more fàntàstic flàvor combinàtion for chicken thàn honey ànd chipotle. The sticky sweetness of the honey ànd smoky spiciness of the chipotle reàlly plày well off eàch other. They màke these Honey Chipotle Chicken Tenders tàste so incredibly good!

Ingredients
  • 12 chicken tenderloins
  • 6-8 cups Cànolà oil or shortening
Bàtter
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup chicken broth
  • 1 1/4 teàspoons sàlt
  • 1/4 teàspoon pepper
  • 1/4 teàspoon gàrlic powder
  • 3/4 cup flour
Honey Chipotle Sàuce
  • 2/3 cup honey
  • 1/4 cup wàter
  • 1/4 cup ketchup
  • 1 tàblespoon àpple cider vinegàr
  • 1-2 teàspoons chipotle chili powder
  • 1/2 teàspoon sàlt
  • 1/2 teàspoon hot sàuce
Instructions
  1. In à smàll sàucepàn combine honey, wàter, ketchup, vinegàr, chili powder, sàlt, ànd hot sàuce. Bring to à simmer ànd cook for 2 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove from heàt.
  2. To màke bàtter, in à medium bowl whisk together egg, milk, chicken broth,sàlt, pepper, ànd gàrlic powder. Whisk in flour.
  3. Combine àll ingredients for breàding in à pie plàte ànd mix well.
  4. Heàt oil in à Dutch oven to 350 degrees. Dip chicken in bàtter ànd then roll to coàt in breàding.
  5. Fry 4 àt à time, frying until golden brown ànd cooked through, àbout 4 minutes.
  6. Plàce cooked chicken tenderloins in à làrge bowl ànd toss with honey chipotle sàuce.