air fryer chicken tenders(breaded), these healthy and crispy air fryer chicken tenders are so easy to make.

By making a large batch and freezing them, you will always have some frozen chicken tenders ready to be air-fried whenever your family craves them.

Less prepping, less oil and less cleaning makes these Air fried breaded chicken tender recipe a quick snack for the kids, movie time bites, or even as school meals.

What to serve with healthy air fryer chicken tenders

• Serve with coleslaw or a spicy pineapple coleslaw or easy pineapple salsa.

• Serve with some air-fried frozen fries

• Serve with a frozen mixed vegetable rice pilaf.

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More air fryer chicken recipes

Air fryer chicken tenders without breading

Air fryer chicken leg quarters

Air fryer crispy chicken wings

Air fryer hot (buffalo)wings

How to choose the right air fryer for yourself

• What are the types of air fryers available in the market?

• There are two types of air fryers you can choose from, The basket air fryer and the convection oven air fryers.
• The basket air fryer is more popular than the oven air fryer.
• The type of air fryer you choose will depend on how many people and frequency of use.

• How do you choose the right air fryer for yourself.

• When choosing an air fryer for yourself keep the following in mind.

• The capacity of the air fryer, The temperature setting, how much power the air fryer consumes, safety.
• Before you purchase always check reviews from people who have used the product as well.

• The air fryer brand I’m using to make all the air fryer recipes on the blog.

• I don’t have a lot of options in choosing a brand or type of air fryer here(Sri Lanka). Sometimes I think it’s a blessing as there are quite a lot of brands and types of air fryers to choose from.

I use a Phillips viva air fryer, I’m 100% satisfied with the product. This air fryer model cooks for 6 people and the only downside would be that I need to cook small batches(maybe 3-4 batches).

Even then it is efficient as the food is fried quickly and there is a minimum effort in cleaning.

• Here are some popular air fryer brands that are also best buys on Amazon.

Ninja AF101 Air Fryer, 4 Qt

Philips Premium Airfryer XXL

Cuisinart TOA-60 Convection Toaster Oven Airfryer

Air Fryer XL Best 5.5 QT 8-in-1 By (B. WEISS)

This under $100 Dash Tasti-Crisp Electric Air Fryer is recommended by CNN for best air fryer 2021 can also be a good beginner’s air fryer.

RECIPE DIFFICULTY-EASY

How to make air fryer chicken tenders

Please make sure to read the recipe instructions carefully to avoid mistakes.

Ingredients

The ingredients mentioned below use standard measuring cups and spoons.

300g of boneless chicken cut into thick strips

1 and 1/2 cup of bread flour

2 tablespoons of cornstarch

1 teaspoon of garlic powder

1 and 1/2 teaspoon of onion powder

Salt to season

1 tablespoon of paprika(smoked or sweet, you can substitute with chilli powder)

1 teaspoon of black pepper powder

1 and 1/2 cup of bread crumbs(I’m using regular bread crumbs instead of panko bread crumbs)

2 eggs whisked

Method

before cooking the chicken tenders in the air fryer.

• Pat dry the boneless chicken part and cut the boneless chicken into 1″ thick strips.

• have three separate bowls ready for the seasoned flour, egg, and bread crumbs.

• Large tray with kitchen paper towels to place the breaded chicken tenders.

• Separate tray to place the air-fried chicken tenders.

Preparing the chicken tenders with flour and breading.

Add flour, cornstarch, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, black pepper powder, salt in a bowl and mix well.

Have the three bowls with the seasoned flour, egg, and bread crumbs ready.

Dredge the chicken tenders in the seasoned flour first.

Immediately place the flour dredged chicken tender in the whisked egg.

Transfer the chicken tenders to the bread crumb bowl and coat them with bread crumbs.

Repeat the process of breading the chicken tenders and place them in a platter or baking paper.

How to air fry breaded chicken tenders.

Preheat the air fryer to 180 for 5 minutes.

Place the breaded chicken tender in the air fryer basket, make sure there is space between the chicken tenders.

Air fry at 180 for 10 minutes. halfway through(5 minutes later), brush oil on them and continue to air fry.

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Once the 10 minutes are done, flip them over and air fry the chicken tenders for another 5 minutes.

Serve warm with your favorite dipping sauce.

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