Soy Garlic Chicken Tenders

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One of our favorite things to eat at Korean restaurants is soy garlic fried chicken! We created this quick and easy version at home using frozen chicken tenders and ingredients that you likely already have at home. The result is sweet tangy deliciousness.

What you’ll need

frozen chicken tenders
soy sauce
sugar
water
white vinegar
garlic powder
fresh minced garlic
salt
crushed red pepper flakes

Let’s get to cooking these delicious soy garlic chicken tenders!

Make the sauce
Preheat the oven to 400°. In a bowl, mix together the soy sauce, sugar, water, white vinegar, minced garlic, garlic powder, and salt. Heat a saucepan over medium heat and bring the sauce to a simmer. Simmer for about 10-15 minutes or until the sauce has slightly thickened.
Prep and bake the chicken tenders
Place the chicken tenders in a casserole dish and pour the sauce over the chicken tenders. Turn the chicken tenders a couple of times to make sure they’re well coated with sauce. Bake for 20 minutes.

Notes for this recipe

Do you have to cook the sauce on the stove beforehand?

The sauce needs more time to cook down than the chicken but we suspect you may actually be able to just put the sauce in the casserole dish by itself and bake it for about 20 minutes before adding the chicken to the sauce and baking for another 20 minutes. We haven’t tried this but we think it would do the trick! This way would also produce one less pan to wash and we’re all for that.

We hope you enjoy these soy garlic chicken tenders! We guiltily love chicken tenders so we’re always looking for ways to dress them up or use them in different ways. Our newest recipes include:

Soy Garlic Chicken Tenders

Yield: 4

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 40 minutes

Upgrade your plain old chicken tenders with some tasty homemade soy garlic sauce!

Ingredients

8 chicken tenders
1.5 Tbsp soy sauce
1.5 Tbsp water
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup white vinegar
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 clove fresh minced garlic
1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400°. In a bowl mix together soy sauce, sugar, water, white vinegar, minced garlic, garlic powder, salt, and crushed red pepper flakes. Heat sauce pan over medium heat and bring sauce to a simmer. Simmer for about 10-15 minutes or until the sauce has slightly thickened.
In a casserole dish, place chicken tenders in the dish and pour the sauce over chicken tenders. Turn chicken tenders a couple times to make sure they're well coated with sauce. Bake for 20 minutes.

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 386Total Fat: 13gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 40mgSodium: 1005mgCarbohydrates: 48gFiber: 0gSugar: 25gProtein: 18g