Air Fryer Chicken Tenders are marinated in ranch dressing, coated with a light and flavorful cracker breading and air fried until crispy and golden brown. Serve them with a drive-thru inspired dipping sauce for a meal your family will ask for over and over again!
Prep: 30 min | Chill: 30 min | Cook: 10 min | Yield: 6 servings
Equipment
Air Fryer
Ingredients
Marinade
12 boneless skinless chicken breast tenders (about 1 1/2 pounds)
1/2 cup Wish-Bone® Ranch Dressing
Dipping Sauce
1/4 cup Hunt's® Tomato Ketchup
1/4 cup mayonnaise
2 teaspoons Gulden’s® Dijon mustard
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
Chicken Tenders
15 round buttery-flavored crackers
1/2 cup panko bread crumbs
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
PAM® Coconut Oil No-Stick Cooking Spray
Instructions
Marinade
Place chicken tenders and ranch dressing in large resealable food storage bag. Seal bag and toss to coat; refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Dipping Sauce
Stir together dipping sauce ingredients in small bowl; refrigerate until ready to serve.
Chicken Tenders
Pour crackers into a gallon size resealable food storage bag. Seal and crush into fine crumbs. Add breadcrumbs, salt, pepper and garlic powder to bag, seal and shake to combine.
Drop chicken tenders into bag with cracker crumbs. Shake well to coat chicken and press crumbs onto chicken. Remove from bag to a plate or baking sheet. Spray chicken tenders lightly with coconut oil spray. Flip and spray second side lightly with coconut oil spray.
Heat air fryer to 375 degrees F. Place chicken tenders in air fryer basket in a single layer, working in batches if needed. Air fry for 8 to 10 minutes, until crispy and golden brown (165 degrees F).
Serve air fryer chicken tenders with dipping sauce.