Air Fryer Chicken Tenders

• servings: 6 servings
• active time: 10 minutes
• total time: 50 minutes

Ingredients

2 lb raw chicken tenders

1/2 cup pickle juice

1/2 cup milk

1 large eggs

1 cup all-purpose flour

3 Tablespoons powdered sugar

1/2 teaspoon paprika

1/2 teaspoon chili powder

1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

Directions

Marinate: Place chicken tenders in a bowl or ziplock bag with the pickle juice and marinate for 30 minutes.

Make Breading: Add flour, powdered sugar, paprika, black pepper, chili powder, salt, and baking powder to a ziplock bag.

Prep Egg Mixture: Add milk, and egg to a separate bowl and mix. Preheat air fryer to 360 degrees.

Coat the chicken: Remove chicken from pickle marinade and add to the bowl with the egg mixture. Spoon out tenders, letting any excess egg mixture drip off, and place them in the ziplock bag with the dry seasonings. Seal and shake bag to evenly coat all of the chicken tenders.

Air Fry: Spray the bottom of the fry basket with nonstick cooking spray. Remove tenders from bag, shaking off excess flour and place in a single layer in the bottom of the fry basket (you will likely need to do two batches). Space them out so they don't stick together. Generously spray the top of each piece of chicken with cooking spray so that flour is not visible. Then flip the chicken over in the fry basket and spray the other side.

Air Fry the chicken tenders at 360 for 6 minutes. Open air fryer, flip chicken tenders to the other side, spray tops again with cooking spray. Increase air fryer temperature to 400 degrees and cook for 2-3 more minutes, or until crisp and cooked through. (Exact cooking time will vary depending on the size of your tenders, your air fryer, etc.).

Nutrition

• Calories: 295 kcal
• Total Fat: 5 g
• Saturated Fat: 1 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
• Trans Fat: 1 g
• Cholesterol: 129 mg
• Sodium: 690 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 23 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1 g
• Total Sugars: 5 g
• Protein: 36 g