Tenders Recipe › Baharat Chicken Tenders

Chicken tenders are seasoned with homemade baharat mix. This recipe makes a main dish for 3, or, if served in flatbread wraps, it will feed 4.

Ingredients

• 1 ¼ teaspoons sweet paprika
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• ¾ teaspoon ground cumin
• ½ teaspoon ground coriander
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon ground cloves
• ¼ teaspoon ground cardamom
• ¼ teaspoon ground star anise
• ⅓ teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 pound chicken tenders
• 1 pinch ground sea salt, to taste
• ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
• ½ cup sliced red onion

Cooking Directions

1. Combine sweet paprika, pepper, cumin, coriander, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, star anise, and nutmeg in a small bowl and stir to combine.
2. Place chicken tenders on a plate and sprinkle one side with 2 teaspoons of the spice blend. Season with sea salt to taste. Turn tenders and sprinkle the other side with an additional 2 teaspoons of the spice blend; add salt to taste. Store remaining spice blend in an airtight container and reserve for another use.
3. Heat a skillet over medium heat. Pour in olive oil once skillet is hot and heat until it shimmers. Carefully place chicken tenders into skillet one at a time, making sure they don't touch each other. Cook for 4 1/2 minutes, turn, and cook until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 4 1/2 minutes more. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Remove chicken from skillet and drain on a paper towel-lined plate.
4. Add onion to the same skillet and cook until soft and translucent, about 4 minutes. Remove onion slices and drain on paper towel-lined plate. Serve onions with chicken.

Nutrition Facts

• calories377.3
• carbohydrateContent4.6 g
• cholesterolContent92.2 mg
• fatContent23.9 g
• fiberContent1.5 g
• proteinContent34.6 g
• saturatedFatContent4 g
• sodiumContent190.1 mg
• sugarContent1 g