Ninja Foodi Grill Nashville Hot Chicken

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Nashville Hot Chicken is fried chicken with a kick. The Ninja Foodi Grill makes this Southern staple easy to make at home anywhere you live!

Ninja Foodi Grill Nashville Hot Chicken

Wondering what Nashville Hot Chicken is? Nashville Hot Chicken is fried chicken with a kick. Not only does this spicy fried chicken have a bit of a kick in the coating, it’s also got some heat in the marinade and sauce.

Nashville Hot Chicken is a Southern staple that has been given new life by the food truck movement. We’re talking about spicy, delicious chicken! The best part? It’s so easy to cook at home with the Ninja Foodi Grill.

Here’s how to make it.

This recipe yields 12-14 Nashville Hot Chicken tenders, which serves 4 nicely.

• Prep Time: 7 min 
• Cook Time: 14 min 
• Total Time: 21 min 

Equipment Needed

• Ninja Foodi Grill
• measuring cups
• measuring spoons
• large ziploc bag
• baking sheet
• 3x small bowls
• whisk
• tongs

Ingredients

2 lbs boneless skinless chicken tenders 

Marinade Ingredients

• 1 cup buttermilk 
• ½ cup dill pickle juice 
• 3  Tbsp Hot Sauce 

Coating Ingredients

• 1 cup all purpose flour 
• 1 cup panko 
• ½ cup cornstarch 
• 2 tsp salt 
• 2 tsp paprika 
• 2 tsp cayenne pepper 
• 1 tsp garlic powder 
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup buttermilk 
• 1 tbsp hot sauce 

Sauce Ingredients

• 2 tbsp. hot sauce 
• 2 tbsp. brown sugar 

Instructions

Place the chicken in a large ziploc bag.

Add the marinade ingredients to the bag, then cover and let chill for 4 hours. 

Cover a baking sheet with paper towels. 

Remove the chicken from the marinade and place onto the baking sheet, then set that aside. 

Place the flour, panko, cornstarch, salt, paprika, cayenne pepper, and garlic powder into a small bowl and whisk to combine. 

Place the eggs, buttermilk and hot sauce into a second small bowl and whisk to combine. 

Dredge a chicken tender in the flour mixture, then the buttermilk mixture, then back in the flour mixture. 

Place the chicken back on the baking pan. 

Repeat until all of the chicken tenders are coated and set aside for 20 minutes. 

Plug in the Ninja Foodi Grill.

Lightly spray the grill with avocado oil. 

Place the chicken into the Foodi Grill and set to cook at 370 degrees for 8 -14 minutes. 

While the chicken is cooking it’s time to make the sauce.

Place the hot sauce and the brown sugar into a small bowl and whisk to combine. 

Once the chicken is finished cooking, remove it from the Foodi.

Before plating, lightly coat the chicken tenders with the hot sauce you just made. 

Serve and enjoy!

For those who can’t make it to the south for this tasty treat, or those who just want to savor the flavors of Nashville at home, this Ninja Foodi Grill recipe will do the trick!

Yield: 4 servings

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Ingredients

• 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken tenders
• Marinade Ingredients
• 1 cup buttermilk
• ½ cup dill pickle juice
• 3 Tbsp Hot Sauce
• Coating Ingredients
• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 1 cup panko
• ½ cup cornstarch
• 2 tsp salt
• 2 tsp paprika
• 2 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 tbsp hot sauce
• Sauce Ingredients
• 2 tbsp. hot sauce
• 2 tbsp. brown sugar

Instructions

Place the chicken in a large ziploc bag.

Add the marinade ingredients to the bag, then cover and let chill for 4 hours. 

Cover a baking sheet with paper towels. 

Remove the chicken from the marinade and place onto the baking sheet, then set that aside. 

Place the flour, panko, cornstarch, salt, paprika, cayenne pepper, and garlic powder into a small bowl and whisk to combine. 

Place the eggs, buttermilk and hot sauce into a second small bowl and whisk to combine. 

Dredge a chicken tender in the flour mixture, then the buttermilk mixture, then back in the flour mixture. 

Place the chicken back on the baking pan. 

Repeat until all of the chicken tenders are coated and set aside for 20 minutes. 

Plug in the Ninja Foodi Grill.

Lightly spray the grill with avocado oil. 

Place the chicken into the Foodi Grill and set to cook at 370 degrees for 8 -14 minutes. 

While the chicken is cooking it's time to make the sauce.

Place the hot sauce and the brown sugar into a small bowl and whisk to combine. 

Once the chicken is finished cooking, remove it from the Foodi.

Before plating, lightly coat the chicken tenders with the hot sauce you just made. 

Serve and enjoy!

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