Chicken Tenders
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 Time: 30 min | Total Time: 1 hr | 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.
Nutrition Information: 349 calories, 15g Carbs
Recipe and photo used with permission from: Conagra Brands, Inc.
Keywords: air fryer, chicken, chicken tenders