Buttermilk marinated honey chipotle chicken

We love fried chicken.....I mean who doesn't?!?!  But what makes this chicken special is the glaze its dipped in. The chipotle honey sauce is sweet with just a little kick. I recommend marinating your chicken earlier in the day before you start to fry. The buttermilk marinade will make your chicken moist and give it a wonderful crunch when fried.

Ingredients

• 12 chicken tenderloins
• 6-8 cups Canola oil or shortening

Batter

• 1 egg
• ½ cup buttermilk
• ½ cup low sodium chicken broth
• 1¼ teaspoons salt
• ¼ teaspoon pepper
• ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
• ¾ cup flour

Breading

• 1½ cups flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
• ½ teaspoon black pepper
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder

Honey Chipotle Sauce

• ⅔ cup honey
• ¼ cup water
• ¼ cup ketchup
• 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
• 1-2 teaspoon chipotle chile powder 
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon hot sauce

Instructions

1. In a small saucepan combine honey, water, ketchup, vinegar, chili powder, salt, and hot sauce. Bring to a simmer and cook for 2 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove from heat.
2. To make batter, in a medium bowl whisk together egg, buttermilk, chicken broth,salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Whisk in flour.
3. Let chicken marinate for 6-8 hours. 
4. Combine all ingredients for breading in a pie plate and mix well.
5. Heat oil to 350 degrees. Dip chicken in batter and then roll to coat in breading.
6. Fry 4 at a time, frying until golden brown and cooked through, about 4 minutes.
7. Place cooked chicken tenderloins in a large bowl and toss with honey chipotle sauce.

We eat ours with waffles!!! It would go great with the blueberry waffles in a previous post. 

Buttermilk blueberry waffles

We love blueberry waffles.....I'm not a fan of blueberries but if you put them in muffins, pancakes, or waffles I will eat until I'm sick!! Lol. Here is an awesome blueberry recipe that you will never get rid of. 

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 large eggs
• ¾ cup buttermilk
• ¼ cup canola oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1-1/2 cups fresh blueberries

Instructions

1. Preheat a waffle iron according to manufacturer's directions.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, buttermilk, oil and vanilla. Stir the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until just combined. Fold in the blueberries.
3. Spray the waffle iron with non-stick cooking spray and add ½-cup waffle batter to each waffle side. Close and let bake for about 2-3 minutes on each side or until golden brown and crisp on the outside.