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Calories · American & British

Calories in hot honey chicken

A typical restaurant serving of hot honey chicken (four breaded fried tenders with about 2 tablespoons of hot honey drizzled on, about 242 g) is about 710 calories, usually 460–1,100.

Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called hot honey tenders, hot honey chicken strips, hot honey fried chicken.

~710
Hot honey chicken (fried tenders)

The usual range

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Protein, carbs and fat

  • Protein38 g
  • Carbs70 g
  • Fat31 g

One serving

Serving
four breaded fried tenders with about 2 tablespoons of hot honey drizzled on
Weight
~242 g
Per 100 g
~293

The dish

About hot honey chicken

Hot honey chicken is fried chicken glazed or drizzled with honey infused with chili. The fried breading carries most of it; each tablespoon of hot honey adds about 70, almost all sugar. Built from its parts: four restaurant tenders (USDA) plus two tablespoons of Mike’s Hot Honey (label).

Ways it comes

One dish, a few numbers

Hot honey chicken (fried tenders) · rough numbers

  • One tender with a light drizzle~180
  • Four tenders, no hot honey~570
  • Six tenders with 3 tablespoons~1,050

What moves the number

Why one plate is 460 and another 1,100

  • Breading and deep-frying
  • How much hot honey goes on: about 70 per tablespoon
  • Number of tenders in the order
  • Sides and dips

Ordering lighter

If you want a lighter plate

  • Ask for the honey on the side
  • Order three tenders
  • Share fries instead of one each

Side by side

Next to other American & British dishes

American & British · typical restaurant servingAll about American & British food →

  • Hot dog~300one beef hot dog in a white bun with mustard · usually 250–650
  • Mac and cheese~340one restaurant side, roughly a heaped cup · usually 250–1,000
  • Clam chowder~350one bowl of New England chowder, about 1½ cups · usually 200–900
  • Sausage roll~350one bakery sausage roll in flaky pastry · usually 250–550
  • Caesar salad~400one starter salad with about 45 g of dressing · usually 250–800
  • Grilled cheese sandwich~400one grilled cheese on white bread · usually 300–750
  • BLT~420one café or diner BLT, no sides · usually 300–650
  • Onion rings~420one side order of 8 to 10 rings · usually 300–1,000
  • Grilled salmon~440one restaurant fillet, no sides · usually 300–650
  • French fries~490one restaurant side of fries · usually 250–700
  • Shepherd's pie~490one pub portion · usually 350–750
  • BBQ ribs~530a half rack of sauced pork ribs, about 6 ribs · usually 450–1,400

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How these numbers were made

Method and sources

Last reviewed

Restaurant portions and cooking vary, so these are typical estimates for one serving, built from the sources below. Treat it as a rough number: your plate may land anywhere in the range.

If you manage a health condition, ask a doctor or registered dietitian.

AI helped draft this page; every number was checked against the sources.

  1. USDA FoodData Central — Chicken tenders or strips, breaded, from restaurant (FNDDS; 1 tender = 50 g), FDC 2706100
  2. USDA FoodData Central — Mike’s Hot Honey, honey infused with chilies (Branded; 1 tbsp = 21 g), FDC 2511479

Questions

Questions people ask.

How many calories are in hot honey chicken?

A typical restaurant serving of hot honey chicken (four breaded fried tenders with about 2 tablespoons of hot honey drizzled on, about 242 g) is about 710 calories, usually 460–1,100. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.

How many calories does hot honey add?

About 70 per tablespoon (21 g), so a generous 2-tablespoon drizzle adds about 140.

Is hot honey chicken higher than plain chicken tenders?

By the honey only: four tenders are about 570 plain and about 710 with 2 tablespoons of hot honey. See chicken tenders.

What changes the calories in hot honey chicken?

Breading and deep-frying. How much hot honey goes on: about 70 per tablespoon.

How can I order hot honey chicken lighter?

Ask for the honey on the side. Order three tenders.

Can PlateDiary show calories for the dishes I eat out?

Yes, if you want it to: calories in PlateDiary are off unless you turn them on. Switch them on and each dish you save from a photo of the table gets one rough “~” number you can accept or change.