Air Fryer Chicken Tenders – A Beautiful Mess

I have admitted in the past that we do air fried chicken wings almost every week at our home. And now, these air-fried chicken tenders are in full swing too!

Today, I’m sharing a homemade version of this recipe, but I’m not above buying breaded chicken pieces and tossing them in the air fryer.

But if you’re looking to make your own bread with simple ingredients like flour, eggs, and panko, then this is the product for you.

Ingredients for Air Fried Chicken Tender:

• Chicken tenderloins – raw (or defrost first if they’re frozen)
• All-purpose powder
• Egg
• Panko & Italian Breadcrumbs – or you can make your own breadcrumbs from leftover bread
• Olive oil spray – normally, I throw everything in a little bit of oil to air fry but that won’t work for the coating here, so it’s best to spray.

How long is the chicken tendering time in the air fryer?

Fry the chicken at 390°F for 12 minutes, turning the chicken once in the middle of the baking time.

Again, this is for raw chicken (or raw frozen chicken that has been defrosted). Cooking time may be less when fully cooked chicken tenders to buy at the store.

Can you put raw chicken in the fryer?

Yes, for sure. This air fryer chicken tenderizer recipe is made with raw chicken. The air fried chicken wings The recipe is made with raw chicken wings.

I have no trouble with sticky things in my air fryer, but if you have, you can add wax paper before cooking.

Ideas on what to serve with tender chicken:

You can also turn these air fryer chicken pieces into simple chicken parmesan by adding some tomato sauce and melted mozzarella. Interesting! so so. Emma

Air Chicken Tenders

made from chicken tenders recipe

• first
  pound
  chicken tenderloin
  see captions
• 
  cup
  all-purpose flour
• 
  teaspoon
  seasoning
• 2
  egg
• first
  tablespoons
  country
• 
  cup
  breadcrumbs
  panko
• 
  cup
  breadcrumbs
  Italian
• Olive oil spray

1. Cut the chicken tenderloin into pieces to fit the chicken (some may already have but some may have to cut it in half).

2. Set the bread creation area. A plate of flour and seasoning, a plate of eggs and water, and a plate of bread crumbs mixed together.

3. Dip the chicken pieces in the flour.

4. Then dip in the egg mixture.

5. Then, dip/cover the breadcrumbs.

6. After all the pieces have been breaded, lightly spray (each side) with olive oil spray.

7. Air fry at 390°F for 6 minutes.

8. Flip with clamp. Then, fry in the air at the same temperature for another 6 minutes.

9. Check the chicken by slicing through the largest/thickest piece and make sure it’s no longer pink.

You can use anywhere from 1 pound to 1.5 pounds of chicken for this amount of bread. If your chicken is frozen, thaw it before starting the recipe.