Healthy Honey Garlic Chicken Tenders

Ingredients (raw weights)

• 700 g chicken breast, boneless skinless, raw
• 6 g salt, dry
• 3.4 g paprika, dry
• 3.1 g garlic powder, dry
• 1.4 g chili powder, dry
• 80 g all-purpose flour, dry
• 40 g potato starch, dry
• 237 g diet soda (0 kcal), as sold
• 16 g garlic, raw
• 88 g soy sauce, reduced sodium, as sold
• 80 g water, as sold
• 10 g ginger root, raw
• 40 g honey, as sold
• 4.9 g potato starch, dry

Steps

1. Cut the chicken breast into thin strips and season with salt, smoked paprika, garlic powder, and cayenne pepper
2. Mix plain all‑purpose flour, potato starch, and the same seasonings together
3. Place some of the flour mixture in a bowl, add sparkling water, and stir to form a crumbly wet batter
4. Dip each chicken strip into the seasoned flour, then into the wet batter, and back into the flour to coat
5. Lightly spray the coated chicken pieces with cooking oil and air‑fry or bake in the oven until golden brown and crunchy
6. In a pan over low heat, sauté minced garlic, then add low‑sodium soy sauce, water, minced ginger, honey, and the potato starch mixed with water
7. Stir the sauce continuously until it thickens
8. Coat each cooked chicken tender evenly with the honey garlic sauce and sprinkle with parsley flakes if desired