Check out our recipe for making Ninja Foodi Grill Spicy Honey Garlic Chicken!
This recipe is a guest post from Luis Calderon!
Hey everybody! I’m Luis! I live in Florida with my beautiful wife and daughters! I spend much (ok MOST) of my time with my Ninja kitchen appliances! You name it…I own it….and use it multiple times a day! I love to cook, love to eat, and love to share all of my creations with you!!! I hope you enjoy my recipes as much as my family and I do!
If you love indoor grilled chicken with a hint of spicy then this is the recipe for you! In my house chicken is the “go-to” meat source as we all love it. Although an easy dinner, cooking chicken can be tricky as you’d want to make sure it cooks evenly throughout. Finding the right time and temp is key to not over/under cook it. Therefore, closely monitoring the chicken while it cooks is highly recommended!
Ninja Foodi Grill Spicy Honey Garlic Chicken
For this recipe, you will be using chicken tenders. You can either buy the chicken tenders already cut to size in your meat department, or you can make your own by slicing boneless, skinless chicken breasts into 2 or 3 tenders based on the size of the chicken breast. Ideally, you want each tender to be about 1.5 inches thick.
To ensure that the marinade flavoring is throughout the chicken breast and not just on the outside, marinate the chicken tenders for 30 minutes to 1 hour in the refrigerator before grilling.
While I’d like to say that there is a cooking time that will always work perfectly, I can’t. This is because every chicken breast and chicken tender is going to be a little bit of different weight and size. You always want to check for the doneness of your chicken to make sure that it reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit before eating. For this recipe, the recommended cooking time is 18 minutes due to the size and weight of the chicken tenders that we used. For thinner tenders, reduce the grilling time by a few minutes. For whole chicken breasts, increase the grilling time by several minutes.
A lot of marinades are very high in sugar. Sugar burns quite quickly when it is at a high temperature. To reduce the likelihood of the marinade burning, remove the chicken from the marinade and use a paper towel to remove the extra marinade. Once the chicken is almost finished grilling, add the additional marinade to the chicken for the last couple of minutes. This will add the flavor you are looking for but since the extra marinade has not had as much time to cook, it is less likely to burn. The same goes for any high sugar sauce like BBQ sauce. The longer it cooks, the more likely it is to burn. But….a little charred flavor is soooo good. 🙂
Absolutely! If you have a probe or thermometer, go ahead and use it. Cook the chicken until it reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
We served the spicy honey garlic chicken with one of our favorite side dishes…tostones!!! Tostones are delicious, fried plantains! Be sure to check out our recipe for making tostones here!
Ingredient substitutions and tips for making Spicy Ninja Foodi Grill Honey Garlic Chicken
Chicken Breasts- For this recipe, we used boneless skinless chicken breasts and cut them into tenders. Based on the size of the chicken breasts, we were able to get 2-3 tenders from each. You can also use precut chicken tenders from your meat department.
Adobo Seasoning- There are a variety of different Adobo flavors. For this recipe, we were looking for a little bit of an extra kick so we went with the pepper flavor. Feel free to choose your favorite flavor to add to this recipe.
Black Pepper- Pre-ground or freshly ground black pepper works for this recipe.
Sazon Seasoning- We love to add Sazon to a lot of dishes. The Sazon seasoning is what adds the nice rich almost red color to the chicken and it also adds a rich flavor that is not spicy at all.
Frank’s Red Hot Stingin’ Honey Garlic Sauce- Can be substituted for your favorite sauce.
Directions for making Ninja Foodi Grill Spicy Honey Garlic Chicken
1. Cut boneless, skinless chicken breasts into tenders. Based on the size of the chicken breasts, you should be able to get anywhere from 2-4 chicken tenders from each. Each tender should be about 1.5 inches thick.
2. In a large bowl, combine chicken, adobo seasoning, black pepper, and Sazon seasoning packet. Mix thoroughly.
3. Add Frank’s red Hot Stingin’ Honey Garlic Sauce to the seasoned chicken, stir, cover, and let marinate in the refrigerator for 30-60 minutes.
4. Insert the removable cooking pot and grill grate into your Ninja Foodi Grill.
5. Turn on the Ninja Foodi XL Grill. Using the Grill Mode, choose HI. Set timer for 18 minutes and press start to pre-heat the grill.
6. Spray the grill insert with non-aerosol, non-stick cooking spray.
7. Once the grill says “add food”, place the chicken tenders onto the grill using tongs.
8. Close the Ninja Foodi Grill lid.
9. Once the timer is down to 9 minutes (half of the recommended cooking time) open the Ninja Foodi Grill lid and flip the chicken over so that it can cook on the other side. Close Ninja Foodi Grill lid.
10. After 5 minutes, open the grill lid and check for doneness on the chicken tenders. Continue to check on the chicken every 2 minutes until the chicken tenders have reached an internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit or until the inside is no longer pink.
11. Once the chicken has reached the desired temperature, remove it from the grill and serve with your favorite sides!
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Recipe
Ninja Foodi Grill Spicy Honey Garlic Chicken
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- 1.5 pounds Chicken Breasts (2-3 chicken breasts depending on size. Boneless, skinless, cut into tenders)
- ½ teaspoon Black Pepper
- 1½ teaspoons Sazon Seasoning (1 packet)
- 1 tablespoon Adobe Seasoning
- 6 ounces Frank's Red Hot Stingin' Honey Garlic Sauce
Instructions
- Cut boneless, skinless chicken breasts into tenders. Based on the size of the chicken breasts, you should be able to get anywhere from 2-4 chicken tenders from each. Each tender should be about 1.5 inches thick.
- In a large bowl, combine chicken, adobo seasoning, black pepper, and Sazon seasoning packet. Mix thoroughly.
- Add Frank’s red Hot Stingin’ Honey Garlic Sauce to the seasoned chicken, stir, cover, and let marinate in the refrigerator for 30-60 minutes.
- Insert the removable cooking pot and grill grate into your Ninja Foodi Grill.
- Turn on the Ninja Foodi XL Grill. Using the Grill Mode, choose HI. Set timer for 18 minutes and press start to pre-heat the grill.
- Spray the grill insert with non-aerosol, non-stick cooking spray.
- Once the grill says “add food”, place the chicken tenders onto the grill using tongs.
- Close the Ninja Foodi Grill lid.
- Once the timer is down to 9 minutes (half of the recommended cooking time) open the Ninja Foodi Grill lid and flip the chicken over so that it can cook on the other side. Close Ninja Foodi Grill lid.
- After 5 minutes, open the grill lid and check for doneness on the chicken tenders. Continue to check on the chicken every 2 minutes until the chicken tenders have reached an internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit or until the inside is no longer pink.
- Once the chicken has reached the desired temperature, remove it from the grill and serve with your favorite sides!
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heather says
Not tried this recipe unfortunately because I can’t buy most of the ingredients in the UK, if there are substitutes for the seasons please let me know. thank you
Lauren Cardona says
Check Amazon. It looks like they have the Sazon and Adobe seasoning on Amazon.UK. The Franks Hot Honey Garlic sauce can be substituted for any hot sauce. Just add a little honey and garlic to the sauce. I hope that helps.