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.