Grilled Chicken Tenders

Grilled Chicken Tenders is a quick dinner for busy weeknights and an easy main dish to double up on for meal prep.

Serve chicken tenders with green beans and mushrooms or onions, farro or grilled vegetable rice pilaf. Grilled garlic bread is also a great addition for a balanced meal that you can feel good about.

Ingredients Needed for Grilled Chicken Tenders

• Chicken Tenders: This recipe works with any cut of boneless chicken, chicken thighs are great too.
• Olive Oil: This will help the rub stick to the chicken and also helps keep the chicken from drying out.
• Garlic and Onion Grilling Rub: This is one of my favorite dry rub seasonings and it is the perfect compliment to chicken. It’s made with pantry ingredients that you probably have on hand.

Step-By-Step Directions for Grilled Chicken Tenders

1. Remove chicken tenders from packaging and pat dry with paper towels. Place on a rimmed baking sheet.
2. Brush or spray chicken tenders with olive oil and sprinkle with rub, coating both sides.
3. Prepare a grill fire to 300° with hickory or pecan for smoke flavor.
4. Place chicken tenders over indirect heat and cook with the grill closed. Cook for 5 minutes.
5. Flip the chicken tenders and continue to cook another 8-10 minutes or until chicken reaches 165 degrees using a digital meat thermometer.
6. Remove chicken from the grill.

Recipe Notes and Tips

• Storage: Store leftover chicken tenders in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3-4 days.
• Reheat: Cook chicken in a skillet lightly coated with olive oil, cover the skillet, cooking over medium heat for a few minutes. Flip the chicken and continue to cook another 2-3 minutes until heated through.
• Juicy Chicken Tenders: Chicken tenders will dry out quickly, cooking them at a lower temperature will help them to stay juicy. Using a digital meat thermometer is essential and will keep you from over cooking them.

More Chicken Tender Recipes to Try

• Mexican Grilled Chicken tenders are perfect for tacos and burritos.
• Grilled Peach BBQ Chicken Tenders are the perfect combination of sweet and savory.
• Coca-Cola Chicken tenders are one of our most popular recipes and so easy to make on the grill.

If you are looking for a quick and easy meal that the whole family will love, give this Grilled Chicken Tenders recipe a try.

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Grilled Chicken Tenderes

Grilled Chicken Tenders is a quick dinner for busy weeknights and an easy main dish to double up on for meal prep.

Prep Time5 minutes mins

Cook Time20 minutes mins

Course: Chicken

Cuisine: American

Keyword: garlic chicken, quick chicken recipes

Servings: 5

Calories: 354kcal

Ingredients

• 2 ½ pounds chicken tenders
• ¼ cup olive oil
• ½ cup garlic and onion grill seasoning

Instructions

• Remove chicken tenders from packaging and pat dry with paper towels. Place on a rimmed baking sheet.
• Brush or spray chicken tenders with olive oil and sprinkle with rub, coating both sides.
• Prepare a grill fire to 300° with hickory or pecan for smoke flavor.
• Place chicken tenders over indirect heat and cook with the grill closed. Cook for 5 minutes.
• Flip the chicken tenders and continue to cook another 8-10 minutes or until chicken reaches 165 degrees using a digital meat thermometer.
• Remove chicken from the grill.

Notes

• Storage: Store leftover chicken tenders in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3-4 days.
• Reheat: Cook chicken in a skillet lightly coated with olive oil, cover the skillet, cooking over medium heat for a few minutes. Flip the chicken and continue to cook another 2-3 minutes until heated through.

Nutrition

Calories: 354kcal | Protein: 48g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 145mg | Sodium: 11581mg | Potassium: 842mg | Vitamin A: 68IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 18mg | Iron: 1mg

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