Air Fryer Chicken Tenders
Air Fryer Chicken Tenders are crispy and crunchy on the outside and tender and juicy on the inside.
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Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 1 pound chicken tenders
- 2 large eggs {beaten)
- ½ cup breadcrumbs
- ¼ cup Panko crumbs **see notes
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon seasoned salt
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
Instructions
- Preheat air fryer to 370 degrees F.
- Clean and trim chicken if necessary.
- Add bread crumbs and seasonings to shallow bowl or plate, mix together with a fork.
- Add beaten eggs to shallow bowl or plate.
- Add flour to shallow bowl or plate.
- Dip one chicken tender in flour, then in eggs, and then in breadcrumbs mixture. Coating evenly on all sides.
- Set aside on plate or tray.
- Repeat with 3-4 more tenders.
- Cook chicken for 8-10 minutes, depending on size of tenders or until golden and internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F.
- While chicken is cooking, prepare more chicken with coating.
- Repeat cooking until all chicken is cooked.
- Serve immediately with your favorite dipping sauce.
Notes
- Remove the “string” from the chicken tenderloins.
- Freeze a large batch of the cooked leftover chicken tenders in an airtight container and reheat when you are ready.
- If you like more crunch, use all Panko breadcrumbs and leave out the regular bread crumbs.
- For best results, do not stack the tenders, cook them in a single layer. You need hot air circulation to get them crispy all around
- Preheat the air fryer for 5 minutes to keep them from sticking to the basket.
- Season your coating with your favorite herbs and spices!
- Air fryers don’t need oil but I like to spray mine tenders lightly. It helps them brown in color.
- You can lightly spray the air fryer basket if it doesn’t have a non-stick coating.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 313kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 77mg | Sodium: 828mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g