How to Cook Chicken Tenders in an Air Fryer - This delicious Air Fryer Chicken Tenders recipe turns out crispy, golden, and moist tenders! They will make an easy meal that is perfect for weeknight cooking.
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I love frying food, but at the end of the day, it ends up making a huge mess! Instead of getting oil all over your counters, make a healthier version of your favorite freezer tenders with this amazing Air Fryer Chicken Tender recipe!
These Air Fryer Chicken Tenders are kid-approved and great for picky eaters! Frozen tenders can get expensive quickly, but you can make these easy chicken tenders using ingredients you may already have on hand! This recipe is perfect for using leftover chicken or breadcrumbs too!
Ingredients
You only need eight ingredients to make these easy Air Fryer Chicken Tenders, and you can dip them in whatever sauce you’d like! In less than 15 minutes, you have a fantastic dinner to feed your family!
- Chicken tenders
- Eggs
- Breadcrumbs
- Panko crumbs
- Garlic powder
- Black pepper
- Seasoned salt
- All-purpose flour
- Ketchup (or try our spicy ketchup)
- Honey mustard
- Ranch dressing
Instructions
- Preheat you air fryer to 370 degrees F
- Add bread crumbs and seasonings to shallow bowl or plate and combine
- Beat eggs and put in a shallow bowl
- Place flour in a shallow bowl
- Dip a chicken tender in flour, eggs, and then in breadcrumbs mixture. Be sure to coat evenly.
- Set aside on plate or tray
- Repeat with 3-4 more tenders
- Cook chicken for 8-10 minutes, depending on size
- While chicken is cooking, prepare more chicken with coating
- Repeat cooking in batches until all chicken is cooked
- Serve immediately with your favorite dipping sauce
Serving Suggestions
- My favorite dipping sauce is this Sweet and Spicy Teriyaki Sauce which is so flavorful.
- I know this is called Burger Sauce, but it's pretty amazing on chicken, too!
- My husband likes to pop these tenders into a wrap with a little Lime Mayo sometimes for a quick lunch.
- Of course, there's always the classic Honey Mustard Sauce that everyone loves to dunk their chicken tenders into!
- My Cheesy Tater Tots recipe would be delicious on the side.
- Go for something different and serve these with our Sweet and Sour Sauce.
Similar Recipes
Next time, try one of our other quick and easy air fryer recipes like air fryer breaded pork chops or air fryer sirloin steak. You'll also love our delicious garlic butter wings, baked potatoes, and air fryer cajun corn all made right in the air fryer!
Air Fryer Chicken Tenders Recipe
Air Fryer Chicken Tenders
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Equipment
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
For Serving
- Ketchup
- Honey Mustard
- Ranch Dressing
- Your favorite dip sauce
Instructions
- Preheat your air fryer to 370 degrees F
- Clean and trim any remaining fat from the chicken if necessary1 pound chicken tenders
- Add bread crumbs and seasonings to shallow bowl and combine well½ cup breadcrumbs, ½ teaspoon garlic powder, ¼ teaspoon black pepper, ½ teaspoon seasoned salt, ¼ cup Panko crumbs **see notes
- Add beaten eggs to their own shallow bowl2 large eggs
- Add flour to a shallow bowl½ cup all-purpose flour
- Dip a chicken tender in flour, then in eggs, and then in breadcrumbs mixture. Be sure to coat evenly.Ketchup
- Set the tender aside on plate or tray
- Repeat with 3-4 more tenders.
- Cook chicken for 8-10 minutes, or until golden and internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F
- While your first batch of chicken is cooking, prepare more chicken tenders with the coating
- Repeat cooking in batches until all chicken is cooked
- Serve immediately with your favorite dipping sauceHoney Mustard, Ranch Dressing, Your favorite dip sauce
Notes
- Breadcrumbs: You can use all Panko, all breadcrumbs, a combination or even use crackers crumbs
- It's best to cook the chicken tenders in batches. You don't want to over-crowd your air fryer.
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Nutrition
Meal Planning
Want to add this recipe to your meal plan? Download our free printable meal plan here.
This recipe is included in Meal Plan 44 along with:
- potato soup
- chicken hashbrown casserole
- bourbon chicken
- slow cooker taco beef
- sweet potato casserole
- pancake bundt cake
... and more!
👉 Be sure to check out all our meal plan ideas here.
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