Why Hand-Breaded Tenders Are The Crispy Favorite You Need To Try
There’s a running joke that the worst part about being an adult is having to figure out what to eat for dinner every night for the rest of your life. Add in busy schedules with work, school, kids’ sports and after-school activities, and it might feel like there’s never enough time to actually enjoy dinner. On top of that, if you’re trying to find a meal that appeals to every member of your family (even the picky ones), you can end up frustrated pretty quickly.
Huey Magoo’s Chicken Tenders to the rescue! Because who doesn’t like juicy, flavorful chicken? Leave the cooking to us so you can love dinnertime again. Our menu offers so many ways to enjoy delicious chicken tenders and bites (grilled, hand-breaded, on a salad, in a sandwich or wrap, with dip) that you’re sure to find something that appeals to everyone.
Of course, we’re best known for our hand-breaded Tenders and Tender Bites, and for good reason. Actually, there are several good reasons!
Only The Best Will Do
It all starts with the best part of the chicken — the tenderloin. Chicken tenders take their name from this delicate meat that makes up only 3% of the chicken. Each chicken only has two tenderloins.
The tenderloin is the perfect balance of lean white meat that cooks up quickly while maintaining a juicy flavor and silky texture. At Huey Magoo’s, we call chicken tenders The Filet Mignon of Chicken®, and it’s the only chicken good enough for our customers.
Of course, you’ve probably had a chicken tender at some point in your life. Maybe you bought them premade and frozen or precooked at the deli counter at your grocery store. They were good, but were they satisfying?
The most satisfying part of fried chicken, hands down, is the crunch. Premade or frozen tenders can become soggy or dry and overcooked after roasting under a heat lamp. Hand-breaded tenders made fresh to order, on the other hand, offer a different level of quality that you can’t find in the freezer section.
Why is breading by hand so important?
Texture For Days
Freshly prepared, hand-breaded tenders have the advantage when it comes to texture — both inside and out. When the tenders are made by hand, the breading is even and the ratio of chicken to breading is easier to control. This means that the breading on each tender achieves golden, crispy perfection that gives you the crunch you’re craving.
No matter how satisfying a crunch you get from the breading, though, no one wants to bite into dry, overcooked chicken. That’s why Huey Magoo’s Tenders and Tender Bites are made fresh when you order them. They don’t sit around drying out. You get the crispy coating and juicy meat you’re expecting.
Flavor In Every Bite
Besides texture, hand-breading makes a huge difference when it comes to flavor. Our hand-breaded tenders are carefully seasoned, layer by layer, before they’re fried, so that you get a well-balanced flavor in every bite.
Delicious Any Way You Slice Them, Stack Them Or Wrap Them
One of the best things about hand-breaded tenders is how versatile they are. You can enjoy them in any number of ways, like:
- On their own as a meal with a side of Crinkle-Cut Fries, Coleslaw, Fresh-Cut Chips or Texas Toast
- Stacked on a Magoo’s Sandwich with thick-cut dill pickles and signature Magoo’s sauce
- As Buffalo Tenders wrapped in a tortilla with mixed greens, tomatoes and pepper jack cheese and drizzled with handcrafted ranch dressing
- Added to a salad for that protein boost everyone is looking for
- Cut into hand-breaded Tender Bites for when you’re looking for a hearty snack you can pop while you’re on the go
Hand-breaded chicken tenders are truly the tasty jack-of-all-trades that can please everyone around the table.
Dip Into Something New
Although hand-breaded Huey Magoo’s Tenders and Tender Bites are undeniably flavorful on their own, their crispy texture is also just right for holding onto dips, which let you try out new flavor profiles with the flick of a wrist.
You’re probably familiar with classic dips like handcrafted ranch, honey mustard and barbeque, but hand-breaded chicken tenders also taste great with a little heat, like buffalo or sweet heat dip. Bleu cheese and garlic parmesan are popular choices, too. We offer all of the above at Huey Magoo’s Chicken Tenders!
You can also try Huey’s signature handcrafted Magoo’s and Spicy Magoo’s dips. Chicken tenders are the perfect blank canvas for taking your taste buds on an adventure.
What Are You Waiting For? Find Your Nearest Huey Magoo’s!
Hand-breaded tenders really are the crispy favorite that all chicken lovers need to try, and there’s no better place to do it than at Huey Magoo’s Chicken Tenders. It’s even in our name!
At our fast-casual restaurants, we are truly passionate about quality, handcrafted chicken. Our mission? To serve you and your family delicious, crispy hand-breaded Tenders and Tender Bites and make someone smile today! We offer grilled Tenders, too!
Choose from our substantial menu of sandwiches, wraps and fresh-made salads, and don’t forget to add Fresh-Cut Chips, Crinkle-Cut Fries, Texas Toast or Coleslaw to make it a complete meal. Our variety of sauces and handcrafted and specialty dips mean you’ll never get bored, no matter how many times you eat with us. We even have craft drinks like Southern Sweet Tea and desserts like Banana Pudding to finish off a great meal.
Stop at a Huey Magoo’s near you to see what all the fuss is about. You can even order online and skip the line. We can’t wait to serve you the best chicken tenders you’ve ever eaten and make you smile today.
