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Honey BBQ Chicken Tenders and Cheesy Brown Rice

Honey BBQ Chicken Tenders & Cheesy Brown Rice

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This is an easy, tasty meal that is good for the whole family!
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword 15 Minute Recipe, Family Friendly
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 3 servings chicken, 2 servings rice
Author Emily Bites

Ingredients

Honey BBQ Chicken Tenders:

  • ¼ cup BBQ Sauce find one with no more than 9g sugar and <1g fat per tablespoon – I used Kraft Light Original
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
  • Salt & pepper to taste
  • 1 lb uncooked boneless, skinless chicken tenderloins
  • Olive oil spray

Cheesy Brown Rice:

  • 1 cup cooked brown rice just cooked or re-heated (hot)
  • 2 Laughing Cow Cheese Wedges I like to use one light swiss and one Queso Fresco & Chipotle…gives it a little kick but not too much cut up into smaller pieces

Instructions

  • Mix the BBQ sauce and honey in a small bowl and set aside.
  • Sprinkle the garlic powder, salt & pepper over the tenderloins and toss them to cover.
  • Place a large nonstick skillet over high heat. When hot, lightly mist the skillet with olive oil spray and add the chicken tenders side by side in a single layer (work in batches if necessary, the chicken should sizzle when it hits the pan or it’s not hot enough). Cook the strips until they are brown on the outside and no longer pink inside. Turn the heat to low and put all the tenders back into the pan and pour the BBQ sauce mixture over them. Gently stir until they are well coated and the sauce is warm. Remove the pan from heat. Let the tenders sit in the pan for 5 minutes and then toss them again. Sauce will thicken upon standing. Serve immediately.
  • In a small bowl, stir the cheese pieces into the hot rice until well combined. Serve immediately.

Notes

MyWW SmartPoints per (1/3 of the CHICKEN recipe) serving: (SP calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)
Green: 6 SmartPoints/ Blue: 3 SmartPoints/ Purple: 3 SmartPoints
MyWW SmartPoints per (1/2 of the RICE recipe) serving: (SP calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)
Green: 5 SmartPoints/ Blue: 5 SmartPoints/ Purple: 2 SmartPoints
Weight Watchers Points Plus (Chicken):
5 per serving (P+ calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)
Weight Watchers Points Plus (Rice):
3 per serving (P+ calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)
Adapted from “I Can’t Believe It’s Not Fattening” by Devin Alexander