These Healthy Oven Baked Chicken Tenders are easy to make, crispy and juicy! You can also make this recipe using an air fryer.
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This recipe for Oven Baked Chicken Tenders is super simple and much healthier than traditional chicken strips. There is very minimal oil in this recipe, but the chicken is still juicy and tender. You can make this recipe using your oven or an air fryer! I have provided directions for both options below.
Ingredients for this recipe
- fresh chicken breast tenders
- egg
- unsweetened almond milk
- almond flour
- unsweetened shredded coconut
- whole wheat breadcrumbs
- everything bagel seasoning
- paprika
- olive oil
How to Make Homemade Baked Chicken Tenders
- Dip chicken tenders into the egg mixture then the breading mixture.
- Place the breaded chicken tenders on a pan lined with parchment paper. Drizzle/spray the chicken with olive oil. (I love THIS olive oil spray bottle!)
- Bake in the oven at 425 degrees until golden.
- Serve the tenders with your favorite dipping sauce!
How long to cook chicken tenders in the air fryer?
If you would like to make this recipe using your air fryer, set your air fryer to 400 degrees. Cook the breaded chicken tenders for 12-17 minutes or until cooked through and crispy.
Serving Tips
Serve these baked chicken tenders with your favorite dipping sauce! I created a sauce by mixing together Primal Kitchen's Buffalo Sauce with some Greek yogurt.
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Salads to enjoy with this recipe
- Easy Farro Salad with Arugula and Cranberries
- Sweet Potato and Chickpea Salad with Tahini Orange Dressing
- White Bean Caprese Salad with Avocado Oil Dressing
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Oven Baked Chicken Tenders
Ingredients
- 1 lb fresh chicken breast tenders - (about 8 tenders)
- 1 egg
- ¼ cup unsweetened almond milk
- ½ cup almond flour
- ¼ cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- ¼ cup whole wheat breadcrumbs
- ½ tbsp everything bagel seasoning
- 1 tsp paprika
- 2 tsp olive oil
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, combine egg and almond milk. In another mixing bowl, combine almond flour, shredded coconut, breadcrumbs, everything bagel seasoning and paprika.
- Dip chicken tenders (one at a time) into the egg mixture then the breading mixture. Place the breaded chicken tenders on a pan lined with parchment paper. Drizzle/spray olive oil evenly over the chicken.
- Bake in the oven at 425 degrees for 10 minutes. Flip the chicken and cook for another 10 minutes or until golden.
- Serve the tenders with your favorite dipping sauce!
Did you try this recipe?
Let me know below with a comment and rating! 🙂
gina
i used the air fryer for this recipe and substituted regular bread crumbs because i could not find whole wheat. The chicken came out so tender and crispy from the shredded coconut.
10/10 🙂
That makes me so happy! Thank you, Gina. 🙂 - Krista <3
Diane
Delicious! Closest thing to a fried cutlet without frying a cutlet!
SO crispy! - Krista <3
Richie
My wife made the chicken tenders for me tonight in the air-fryer. They are crispy on the outside and moist on the inside and so good!
Sounds like a success to me! Enjoy. 🙂 - Krista <3
Ashley
This is one of my favorite meals! My kids are hard to please and they absolutely love this chicken!! I feel like you cannot go wrong with any of her recipes!! Every single one I have tried is delicious!!
I am so glad this recipe is a crowd pleaser! That makes me very happy. Thank you for your kind comment and rating, Ashley! - Krista <3
Elizabeth
This recipe was so easy to make! The tenders came out perfectly. Definitely great to have found a new way to make chicken that is fun and healthy.
Whoop whoop! Sounds like a success to me. 🙂
Brittni
I'm not usually one to leave reviews, but this is my SECOND review for one of Krista's recipes... and I have only made two so far... so 2/2!!! I used the air-fryer method and they came out absolutely perfect. Paired it with a homemade dipping sauce and my husband and I are now obsessed. Cruchy outside, tender inside, so easy to make...ugh just such a great recipe!! Thank you <3
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