Crispy Chicken Tenders marinaded in buttermilk then fried (or oven baked!) golden brown are juicy and flavorful with southern seasonings.
If you love recreating fun family-favorite American restaurant meals at home, then you’ll love the easy Baked Beans, our famous Baked Mac and Cheese, and creamy Macaroni Salad!
Do you want to cracked the secret code when making chicken tenders crispy on the outside, juicy on the inside, and incredibly flavorful? These homemade Chicken Tenders are soaked in buttermilk, fried crisp, and are super flavorful, moist, and extra crispy on the outside! Plus, with spices like the kind you’d get at your favorite chicken restaurant, they are perfect for replacing fast food cravings and even game day parties. Plus, there are directions for an oven baked version too, so there can be no feeling guilty about indulging in this awesome chicken fingers recipe!
They’re golden brown fried chicken tenders made with either chicken breasts (make sure you use skinless chicken breasts) that you can slice into thinner chicken strips or you can use chicken tenderloin pieces and skip an extra step in the preparation. The addition of the yummy spices that are used in our copycat KFC Potato Wedges recipe takes these chicken fingers over the top.
If you’re using a chicken breast you will cut it along it’s long side to make chicken strips the right length for these chicken tenders. If you cut the chicken strips the shorter way they’ll be about 2-3 inches long and be closer to the size of an average fish stick.
Deep frying is the name of the game for this incredibly crispy recipe. But, sometimes it’s better to bake without too much oil, and we love that! Here’s how you can make some healthy Chicken Tenders!
Oven Baked Super Crispy Chicken Tenders: After the buttermilk marinade add the spices to panko crumbs or breadcrumbs instead of flour. Dredge the chicken from the buttermilk into the breadcrumbs then add to a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Brush with just 2 tablespoons of melted butter or spray with cooking spray (melted butter will give better flavor). Bake at 400 degrees for 20-25 minutes.
Air Fryer Super Crispy Chicken Tenders: Once the chicken has been breaded, place them into the air fryer basked directly (no tin foil on the bottom this time!). Make sure they are not touching as we need the air to circulate around the tenders. Cook at 400ºF on both sides for 6 minutes (12 minutes total). Check the internal temperature of the chicken to ensure that it reaches a minimum of 165ºF and adjust the cooking time as necessary.
Ingredients:
Chicken breast
Roasted cornflakes
Flour
Beaten egg
Salt
Black pepper
Extra virgin olive oil
Ketchup
Pitted black olives
Preparation:
- Cut the chicken breast into strips that we season with salt and pepper and lightly flour.
- Then, we pass these strips through beaten egg and then through the toasted cornflakes, which we have crushed a little with our hands.
- We fry them in extra virgin olive oil, very hot, until they are golden brown, take out and let rest on kitchen paper or absorbent paper
CRISPY CHICKEN STRIPS
4
servings30
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minutes300
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Ingredients
Chicken breast
Roasted cornflakes
Flour
Beaten egg
Salt
Black pepper
Extra virgin olive oil
Ketchup
Pitted black olives
Directions
- Cut the chicken breast into strips that we season with salt and pepper and lightly flour.
- Then, we pass these strips through beaten egg and then through the toasted cornflakes, which we have crushed a little with our hands.
- We fry them in extra virgin olive oil, very hot, until they are golden brown, take out and let rest on kitchen paper or absorbent paper
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