Ingredients
- 1 ½ lbs chicken tenders (boneless, skinless) - 0.6 kg
- 1 Tbsp cooking oil - avocado oil, coconut oil, olive oil etc
- ¼ cup salted butter
- 1 lemon juice, squeezed - about ¼ cup (or use orange juice or apple cider vinegar)
- 3 Tbsp maple syrup - or honey
- 5 garlic cloves - minced
- Salt and pepper - to taste
Instructions
- Melt butter in a microwave safe bowl. Add in lemon juice, maple syrup, minced garlic cloves, salt and pepper. Mix together.
- Add the chicken tenders to the sauce and let sit for 20 minutes to marinate.
- Heat a frying pan over medium high heat. Add half of the chicken tenders to the pan along with half of the sauce. Cook 1-2 minutes.
- Flip chicken over and cook an additional 1-3 minutes, or until chicken is fully cooked and no longer pink on the inside.
- Repeat the process with the last half of chicken tenders and sauce.
- Drizzle sauce from frying pan over top of cooked chicken tenders. Squeeze juice from extra lemon slices overtop. Serve while still warm.
Nutrition Info
Calories: 253kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 93mg | Sodium: 201mg | Potassium: 479mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 275IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 1mg
The nutritional information provided is an estimate and is per serving.
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