Naked Nashville Hot Chicken Strips

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If you have ever been to Tennessee, I'm sure you have heard of Nashville Hot Chicken. It's one of those things that you either love it, or fear it!

Personally, I have started trying any and all versions of Nashville Hot Chicken at any restaurant I see it served. Tasting it as often as I have, I decided to come up with my own personal blend of seasoning to make it at home.

This is obviously a lower calorie version because it's not breaded, or fried, and it doesn't have the seasoned hot oil finish. But I think it's a suitable substitute when you're craving something hot!

Hopefully all you spice lovers enjoy my version of it :)

And for everybody that doesn't like spicy food, I promise that next week's recipe will not be spicy!

Do you know the story of Nashville Hot Chicken?

"The origin story of Nashville Hot Chicken is more of a legend than a historical account – making it that much more entertaining. It began with a man by the name of Thornton Prince. Apparently in the 1930s, Prince was quite popular with the ladies. For those reasons, he often stayed out late at night despite having a gal waiting for him at home. After yet another night out on the town for Prince, his lover decided to seek revenge. Knowing his favorite food was fried chicken, she prepared a pile of chicken and drenched it in a fiery concoction made from her homegrown cayenne peppers. Her plan was to make the dish essentially inedible but things went awry when she realized how much her unfaithful man loved the hot chicken.

Though Prince and his lady parted ways shortly thereafter, his love remained for the hot chicken. He ended up replicating the recipe and opened a shack to share the magical creation with others. The Prince family continues to cook up hot birds til this day at Prince’s Hot Chicken Shack in Nashville, TN."

For this particular recipe, the marinade/brine process is not 100% necessary. It's just to help tenderize the chicken and infuse it with a little more flavor. If you want to skip this process, that's perfectly fine. If you are tracking calories, simply weigh out your raw chicken and season it with the Nashville hot seasoning in the recipe and cook as you normally would. I did add the calories from the buttermilk in the macros, but most of it gets thrown out. So the actual calories in this recipe are going to be lower than those listed. Skipping the marinade/brine step will avoid any questions of how many calories you're actually getting from the buttermilk.

Download the PDF recipe below!