Hardee's Hand-Breaded Chicken Tenders

Hardee's tenders are strips of white meat chicken, dipped in buttermilk, breaded by hand and fried. Each order comes with a dipping sauce.

They come in classic or spicy, and in 3 piece, 5 piece and box sizes for groups.

3 Piece: $4.99, or $8.99 as a combo with fries and a drink.

5 Piece: $7.49, or $10.99 as a combo.

Tender Boxes: 10 pieces for $13.99 and 20 pieces for $28.99. Spicy boxes start at $14.99.

Spicy tenders cost the same as classic in the 3 and 5 piece sizes.

The 3 piece costs about $1.66 per tender. The 5 piece drops to about $1.50.

The 10 piece box works out to about $1.40 per tender, the best per-piece price.

For two or more people, the box is the better buy.

Per Hardee's nutrition guide, 3 pieces have 260 calories and 25g of protein. That's the best protein-to-calorie ratio on the menu.

5 pieces have 440 calories and 41g of protein. Spicy adds only 10 to 20 calories.

Sodium is 770mg for 3 pieces, much lower than any chicken sandwich. Allergens listed are egg, milk and wheat.