Chicken tenders are a guaranteed hit on my family table. Everybody loves them and you can pair it with pretty much anything you want.
My mother-in-law usually preps the chicken with egg wash, vinegar, garlic and parsley, then marinates in the refrigerator for a couple of hours. This turns out great, but unless I’m being super organized I usually forget this important prep step.
So, I have been playing with my own recipe for a little while.
Pickle Juice: The Secret Ingredient
In my effort to reduce food waste, I’ve started using things that I would previously toss. One of those things is pickle juice!
We go through a lot of pickles in our house and really never thought of saving its juice. Other than to rehydrate, I had no idea what to use it for.
One day, I didn’t have time to prep the chicken. I looked in the refrigerator and saw the pickle juice of an almost empty jar. I got the chicken, placed it in a glass container, and then added all the juice from the jar, spices included.
It sat on the refrigerator for about thirty minutes until I was ready to make dinner. Then I breaded and cooked as I usually do. The end result was very juicy tenders full of flavor.
So here goes an easy recipe that I hope is at popular at your table as it is in mine!
