Cindy's Hooters-Style Chicken Tenders

Dinner tonight is Hooter's style chicken tenders.. This is my recipe for making them.

1. I use boneless skinless chicken breast. Slice each breast into 3 tenders lengthwise.
2. I season my all purpose flour with paprika & red pepper. You will want to taste the flour mixture and you want to see the spices in the flour after you have mixed the spices in well. Taste with your finger wet. Make the sass just right for your taste.
3. Dust the chicken tenders lightly with garlic powder. NOT GARLIC SALT!
4. Place the chicken tenders in the flour mixture and toss gently to coat all sides. Allow them to set in the flour for about 5 minutes before frying.
5. Add your choice of oil to a non stick skillet and bring the oil up to temp. *check the temp of the oil by flipping a small amount of flour on top of the oil after it's been heating about 2 minutes. Use med-high tempurature to fry chicken tenders.
6. Next roll the tenders in the same flour again. Shake off any excess flour and place the pieces in the skillet when cooking temp is reached. Fry till golden brown on each side.
7. While these are cooking prepare the buffalo sauce Hooter's STYLE. To make the sauce I add the my hot sauce to a sauce pan and add 1 TB butter.
8. Allow the butter to melt into the hot sauce. Keep heat on low.
9. After butter has melted add some of the seasoned flour you used to season the chicken. * this sauce is going to simmer for about 3-5 minutes. So don't worry about the chicken that was in the flour. The temps will destroy any issues from the raw chicken.
10. You'll use a large amount of hot sauce in this. When the sauce is to your liking and has thickened some. Dip the hot fried tenders into the sauce while it's hot and place tenders on a rack to allow excess to drip off.

These can be eaten immediately or placed in the crock pot on warm will serving time. Hope you enjoy these as much as my family does. Here's to COOKIN! Have a great day.