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Honey-Dijon Chicken Tenders with Zucchini Rice

Crispy chicken tenders with a sweet-salty honey Dijon dipping sauce and zucchini rice make a delicious meal!

Honey-Dijon Chicken Tenders with Zucchini Rice – Crispy chicken tenders with a sweet-salty honey Dijon dipping sauce and zucchini rice make a delicious meal! | thecomfortofcooking.com
Rarely a day goes by when I don’t pick up a paintbrush. But instead of mastering fancy landscapes and portraits, I’m preoccupied with the four walls of every room we take on in our house. It’s great fun taking care of our new home, adding our touch here and there, but sometimes it leaves no time to think about dinner.

It’s always good to have some staples on hand for quick fixes, though, and some of my must-haves are boneless chicken breasts, panko breadcrumbs, zucchini, and white rice… not to mention a variety of dipping sauces (sweet barbecue and honey mustard sauces are my favorites, but my husband likes a mix of Ranch dressing and sriracha sauce)!

All I did was coat the chicken in a mixture of dijon mustard and melted butter, sneaking in a drizzle of honey for a touch of sweetness. Bread the chicken with panko breadcrumbs, or you could also use crushed crackers like Ritz or Saltine. Meanwhile, just boil some white rice, toss it with butter, salt and pepper, and sprinkle in some freshly grated zucchini. The crispy chicken is moist, flavorful and absolutely scrumptious with the soft, buttery zucchini rice. When you’re ready to serve, dip the chicken in a little sauce, do a little dance, and praise yourself for making a delicious, easy dinner in just thirty minutes!

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Honey-Dijon Chicken Tenders with Zucchini Rice

Yield: Serves 4

Ingredients:

Honey-Dijon Chicken Tenders

1 cup panko breadcrumbs
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1/4 tsp. garlic powder
1/4 tsp. paprika
3 tbsp. butter, melted
heaping 1/4 cup Dijon mustard
1 Tbsp. honey
3 boneless skinless chicken breasts, sliced vertically into strips

Zucchini Rice

1 cup long-grain white rice
1 medium zucchini, coarsely grated
3 tbsp. butter
Salt and pepper, to taste

Directions:

Honey-Dijon Chicken Tenders

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Prepare a large baking sheet and set aside.

In a large bowl, combine the breadcrumbs, salt, pepper, garlic powder and paprika. Set aside. In a separate bowl, combine melted butter, Dijon mustard and honey; whisk until well combined.

Place the chicken strips into the mustard-butter mixture, then into the breadcrumbs. Coat evenly. Place onto the baking sheet and bake for 25-30 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare the zucchini rice (see below for recipe).

Zucchini Rice

Cook rice according to package directions. Remove from heat, add butter and sprinkle zucchini over the rice. Cover and let stand 5 minutes. Fluff rice with a fork. Salt and pepper, to taste.

Serve immediately with the chicken tenders, or with your own favorite main course.

Enjoy!


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  3. Love the idea of zucchini rice. We often make chicken tenders this way as well – so quick + satisfying. I love your styling as well. Super elegant.

  4. The chicken tenders look great, but I’m even more smitten with the rice. What a good idea putting some zucchini in there! I’ll definitely be trying that next time I make rice. :)

  5. My goodness, Georgia, that plate looks absolutely incredible… not very many people can make chicken tenders look so elegant :) YUM!

  8. The chicken tenders look delicious, but the rice is what is making me drool. What can I say? I’m a veggie nerd. :) I’ll have to try this soon. Good luck with your house projects.

  11. Even your comfort food is so pretty and colorful! Glad you’re having fun with all the house stuff…and hope you’re keeping cool. This summer has been hot, even by Texas standards. My term for this year’s heat? Gross hot!

  17. I constantly proselytize about buying whole chickens and dismantling them at home. You can see a hundred youtube demos of how to do it and it is so cost-friendly. On the other hand, I am slobbering over your chicken tenders and it isn’t even anywhere near lunch time yet. lol

  18. love the zucchini rice. that’s a good way to use it up – which we need! we’re stocked with it right now from the garden :)

  20. This looks lovely, Georgia. We need to get together soon! Thank you for sharing such a yummy meal with me. My long day at work will be all the more sweeter now that I’ve visited your blog. Hugs and love.

  23. Lindsay – I dipped them in a honey mustard sauce, but like I said, feel free to dip them in any sauce you like. The honey-dijon mixture that coats the tenders isn’t so overpowering that they wouldn’t be delicious with a barbecue sauce or something else.

  24. You know, I’ve been horribly off chicken for weeks now after a bit of a chicken overdose when I made chicken kievs some weeks back, but your picture above just looks so delicious it’s winning me back again. So crispy and golden… yummy! :)

  26. I made this today and it is simple and delicious. It will be on my favorites list. I even got my husband to eat the rice – he is a notorious veggie-hater, but he liked this dish very much. Thank you. I am your fan form now on. :)

  29. I agree with Rachel’s comment–both recipes look great. I have some zucchini in the fridge that I had planned to use your zucchini fries recipe on, but now I’m thinkig one could be zucchini fries and one could be zucchini rice . . .

  35. I made these chicken tenders tonight and they were great! I used about half the honey-mustard mixture on the chicken and then the other half was used as a dip for my husband. We loved it!

  37. Hi Georgia..First time to your say and I must say you have an amazing space.
    Zucchini rice sounds fantastic! Loved the colours. Thanks for sharing such wonderful recipes..

  38. Hi Georgia! I know I already commented but I wanted to tell you that I made these chicken tenders last night for my husband and I. He took one bite and said, “oh my god.” :) Needless to say, we loved them. Thanks for the recipe!

  42. Hey Georgia…long time no read :-) I needed a dinner recipe on the fly and I knew exactly where to come to get it and of course you delivered. The flavor from the honey dijon is amazing and everyone loved the zucchini rice! Thanks

  44. HI. I am excited to try this recipe. Can you tell me is the honey mustard sauce drizzled over the finsihed chicken reserved from the butter, dijon, honey mix or store bought honey mustard. Your recipe indicates to “Place the chicken strips into the mustard-butter mixture, then into the breadcrumbs” without reserving any for dipping.
    Thanks,
    Dalia

  46. I love it!!! I love that the chicken tenders were so flavorful instead of dull!!! Is there anything that could give the zucchini a boost of flavor with the rice?

  50. I made this last night for dinner with friends – it was a huge hit. I was especially happy with the zucchini rice: one of the men doesn’t like rice, the other doesn’t like vegetables, and both raved over it and cleaned their plates! Will definitely be making this again.

  51. Had these tonight for dinner and loved them! The only change I made was to use chicken tenders and I baked them on a rack, other than that left everything the same and they were perfect. We’ll definitely be having these again.

  52. I made both of these recipes tonight and they were both delicious! Every recipe I make from your site is so good!! Thank You!

  54. I got a bunch of boneless, skinless chicken breast meat on sale. Will the prepped , unbaked chicken tender freeze well?

    • Georgia — June 7th, 2014 @ 6:48 pm

      I’ve never frozen these after breading them, but if you do, thaw then reheat in your oven on top of a cooling rack.

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