Chicken Tenders Recipe
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These chicken tenders are everything you crave—crispy, golden, and packed with flavor. Marinated in buttermilk, seasoned to perfection, and coated in a panko-flour mix for unbeatable crunch, they’re the kind of meal that disappears fast. Whether you fry, bake, or air fry them, the result is juicy chicken with a crunchy coating that puts takeout to shame. Great for kids and adults alike, this is the ultimate comfort food recipe you’ll want to make again and again.
Ingredients
Instructions
In a large bowl, combine buttermilk, hot sauce, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper. Add chicken and marinate for at least 30 minutes.
Set up a dredging station: in one bowl, mix flour, cornstarch, paprika, cayenne, salt, and pepper. In another, place panko.
Dredge marinated chicken in the flour mix, dip back into buttermilk, then coat with panko breadcrumbs.
For frying: Heat oil to 350°F and fry chicken in batches for 3–4 minutes per side until golden brown.
For baking: Preheat oven to 425°F, place tenders on a lined sheet, spray with oil, and bake 18–20 minutes.
For air frying: Preheat to 400°F, spray tenders with oil, and cook for 10–12 minutes, flipping halfway.
Let rest 5 minutes before serving.
Nutrition
- Serving Size
- 4
- Calories
- 410 calories
- Sugar Content
- 1g
- Sodium Content
- 420mg
- Fat Content
- 18g
- Saturated Fat Content
- 3.5g
- Unsaturated Fat Content
- 12g
- Trans Fat Content
- 0g
- Carbohydrate Content
- 28g
- Fiber Content
- 1g
- Protein Content
- 34g
- Cholesterol Content
- 90mg
