Grilled Chicken Tenders

Name: Grilled Chicken Tenders
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 lb chicken tenders (chicken breasts sliced into strips will work); 3 tbsp olive oil; ¼ cup lemon juice (lime juice would also work great); 2 tbsp water; 2 cloves of garlic, shredded or crushed; 1 tsp brown sugar; 2 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tsp hot sauce or pinch of cayenne, optional, for heat; freshly ground black pepper, to taste; parsley or cilantro for garnish, optional; bamboo skewers; peanut sauce, optional, recipe follows

Written by Ellen Published on July 15, 2019 in

Yields4 Servings

For the chicken:

1 lb chicken tenders (chicken breasts sliced into strips will work)

3 tbsp olive oil

¼ cup lemon juice (lime juice would also work great)

2 tbsp water

2 cloves of garlic, shredded or crushed

1 tsp brown sugar

2 tbsp soy sauce

1 tsp hot sauce or pinch of cayenne, optional, for heat

freshly ground black pepper, to taste

To serve:

parsley or cilantro for garnish, optional

bamboo skewers

peanut sauce, optional, recipe follows

Soak bamboo skewers in water for at least 30 minutes and ideally overnight. This will prevent them from burning on the grill.

Combine all of the ingredients for the chicken together in a large resealable bag. Squeeze out as much air as possible from the bag as this will allow the marinate to work better. Even 20-30 minutes will allow this marinade to work. However, this chicken is at it's best after it marinates for 6-12 hours. So, ideally, throw the chicken into marinade in the morning and make it later in the day for dinner.

Preheat the grill to high for at least 5 minutes. Oil and clean the griddle.

Place the chicken skewers with the more attractive side on your preheated grill. Close the grill. Grill for 2-4 minutes. Flip over and finish cooking on the other side, likely for just around a minute. The chicken must reach the safe internal temperature of 165.

The goal is to cook the skewers 60-90% of the way on just one side, then flip over and finish cooking on the other side. In other words, try to cook the chicken more than half way on one side before your flip the skewers over. This will result in more gentle cooking, better grill marks and less of the chance of overcooking. But watch closely not to burn.

Remove form heat and serve with your favourite sides and garnishes. Optional peanut sauce recipe follows below.