Description
This Buttery Honey Chipotle Chicken filling is the perfect combination of sweet, smokey and spicy, and it comes together super quickly!
Ingredients
Scale
- 5 tablespoons butter
- 2 pounds chicken tenderloins
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 or 2 chipotle chili peppers (in adobo), chopped finely*
- 1 tablespoon adobo sauce
- 3 tablespoons honey
Instructions
- In a large skillet, melt 5 tablespoons butter over medium high heat.
- Add chicken tenderloins in a single layer to the melted butter, sprinkle with salt and cook 2-3 minutes.
- Turn the tenderloins over, and then add the peppers, adobo, and honey. Stir to coat.
- Simmer 5-8 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through and breaks apart easily.
- Turn the heat to low. Shred the chicken with two forks right in the skillet. Allow the shredded chicken to soak up the sauce until ready to serve.
- Serve with warm naan or soft flour tortillas, as well as fresh lime and Mango Lime Salsa.
Notes
*Add 1-2 chipotle peppers, depending on how spicy you prefer, and freeze the extra for another use. I used two for my family, and we agreed it was spicy but just right.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories: 374
- Sugar: 9.3g
- Sodium: 306mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 7.6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6.1g
- Trans Fat: 0.4g
- Carbohydrates: 10g
- Fiber: 0.5g
- Protein: 47g
- Cholesterol: 154mg
