Air fryer chicken tenders(no breading). These healthy air-fried chicken strips are crispy and seasoned for maximum flavor.

You can use these air fryer chicken tenders in so many ways from stir-fries to topping your soups or making one-pot meals by replacing deep-fried chicken strips or cubes.

Following your low carb, paleo, whole 30 meal diets get easier with these air-fried chicken tender that is made without breading or egg.

Serving ideas for air fryer chicken tenders

Whether you use precut chicken strips or cut and prepare your own(which I’ve done here, hence the strips are in different sizes, sorry about that).
Here are some of the ways you can use them in recipes.

• Made without a coating of breading, you can replace the deep fried or shallow fried chicken cubes with these air fryer chicken strips easily in all your stir fries.

• As these chicken strips are cooked in the air fryer with less than 1 tablespoon of oil, you can make a plateful of them for your kids. A guilt-free healthier option even for adults.

• They can be served as an appetizer within minutes with some ketchup or your favorite sauce.

• Make healthier sandwich filling or wrap fillings using these air-fried chicken strips.

• These crispy air-fried chicken strips are ideal for topping off your favorite salads, fried rice, stir fried noodles or soups as well.

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Utensils and appliances needed

Air fryer

Tongs

2 medium-sized bowls.

Here are a few recipes on the blog where you can use these air fryer chicken tenders.

Sri Lankan devilled chicken

Teriyaki chicken

More air fryer recipes

Air fryer crispy chicken wings

Air fryer hot wings

Air fryer frozen fries

Air fryer hard-boiled eggs

RECIPE DIFFICULTY-EASY

How to air fry chicken tender with no breading

Ingredients.

The ingredients mentioned below use standard measuring cups and spoons.

500g of chicken tenders

1 and 1/2 teaspoons of paprika

1 and 1/2 teaspoons of onions powder

1 and 1/2 teaspoons of garlic powder

1 teaspoon of salt(use as needed if you are on a diet to reduce salt intake)

1 tablespoon of oil to be used as needed

Method

Make your own chicken tenders by cutting a boneless chicken breast into strips.

If you are using precut frozen chicken strips then thaw them as per package instructions.

Pat dry and place the pieces of chicken in a bowl.

Add paprika(1 and 1/2 tsp), garlic powder(1 and 1/2 tsp), onion powder(1 and 1/2 tsp), salt to season.

Combine well and set aside for 20-30 minutes to marinate.

Once your chicken tenders are marinated, preheat the air fryer to 160C(320f) for 5 minutes.

Brush or spray a little oil in your air fryer basket mesh and place the chicken tender without over-crowding. you need to be careful here as the basket sides are hot.

Air fry at 160C for 7 minutes.

Turn the chicken tenders, brush each piece with oil, and air fry for another 5 minutes.

Shake the basket and air fry for another 2-3 minutes to make the chicken strips extra crispy.

Serve warm.

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