Tender Onion Baked Chicken

I used 1 huge chicken breast for this recipe. I cut it in half horizontally and then cut each half in 4 strips, for a total of 8 strips. I dunked all the strips in the melted butter to coat them well and then shook them in a bag with the onion soup mix. I omitted the salt entirely. I only cooked them for 15 minutes. I was so surprised at how good and tender these were! They were delicious!

The recipe calls for chicken tenders, but in glancing at the reviews, it looks like every part of the chicken has been used: bone-in/skin on chicken breast, boneless/skinless chicken breast, chicken thighs (bone-in, skin on and boneless/skinless), and other parts of the chicken such as drumsticks and wings. And not criticizing that, but if you’re cooking a whole bone-in/skin on chicken breast, it may take 40 minutes to cook. However, if you’re cooking chicken tenders, it most certainly won’t. I set my timer for 20 minutes, I used my meat thermometer to check internal temperature, and they already were overcooked; probably should have come out of the oven at 15 minutes. As others have mentioned, you certainly don’t need salt because you already get plenty of sodium in the soup mix. For sure, this is an easy recipe to make, but that onion soup mix just sat on the top of the chicken, never penetrated or infused the chicken tenders with its flavor. Maybe adding some chicken broth to the dish or even drizzling some over the chicken after the soup mixture is sprinkled on would have helped. Too many “what if’s here,” so this is one that I’ll not be making again, just moving on.

Super easy and super tasty but on the salty side. I don’t salt my food much so I’ll probably just use half of the packet next time i make it. WILL make it again, though! Cleanup was a breeeeeeeze

scrumptious, I not only enjoyed eating it, but I also enjoyed preparing it. I have found a new way to fix baked chicken

scrumptious, I not only enjoyed eating it, but I also enjoyed preparing it. I have found a new way to fix baked chicken