Healthier Oven Fried Chicken Tenders Recipes

OVEN-FRIED CHICKEN TENDERS

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl whisk milk, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper. Add in the chicken breast strips and allow it to soak for at least 1 hour, or overnight if time allows.
• Preheat your oven to 400°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or aluminum foil.
• Drizzle avocado oil onto the bottom of the pan and spread it all over until there are no dry spots.
• Add panko garlic powder, smoked paprika, parsley/oregano, salt and pepper in a large Ziploc bag.
• Drain the chicken, and add it to the Ziploc bag, shaking well to evenly coat. Place coated chicken strips onto the prepared baking sheet, leaving some space in between.
• Transfer to the oven and bake for 15-18 minutes, flipping it halfway.
• Serve immediately with the desired healthy side and dip. Enjoy!

OVEN-FRIED CHICKEN TENDERS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425°F. Line cookie sheet with foil; spray with cooking spray.
• In shallow dish, place flour. In another shallow dish, beat egg and water. In third shallow dish, mix bread crumbs and cheese. Coat chicken with flour; dip into egg mixture, then coat with bread crumb mixture. Place on cookie sheet.
• Bake 15 to 20 minutes, turning once, until chicken is no longer pink in center and coating is golden brown. Serve with dipping sauce.

OVEN-FRIED CHICKEN TENDERS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven 375° and have ready a rimmed sheet pan lined with parchment paper or nonstick aluminum foil. Also, have ready 3 shallow bowls for dredging station.
• Evenly sprinkle the tenderloins with a 1/2 teaspoon of salt and a 1/4 teaspoon of pepper. Set aside while you prepare the breading trays.
• Add 1 cup of flour to the first tray. Add eggs, milk, and hot sauce to the second tray and whisk to combine. In the last tray, stir together panko bread crumbs, 2 teaspoons of Kosher salt, and 1 teaspoon of pepper.
• Dredge each tenderloin in the flour, shaking off any excess. Next, dip it in the egg mixture (allowing the excess to drip off), and lastly coat thoroughly in the Panko breadcrumbs, pressing to adhere if necessary.
• Place tenderloins on a baking sheet so they are not touching (prepare a second sheet pan, if necessary). Generously spray each tenderloin with olive oil spray, then flip and spray the other side as well.
• Bake for 13 minutes. Then, flip the chicken over and bake for 13 minutes more. Allow to cool slightly, serve, and enjoy.

HEALTHY BAKED CHICKEN TENDERS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425°F
• On a large plate, place the flour. In a shallow dish, beat the egg, and season with paprika. In a third shallow dish, mix panko bread crumb, parmesan cheese, olive oil, and add the optional salt and black pepper if needed.
• First, pat the chicken tenders dry with paper towels and coat the chicken tenders with the flour. Give a little shake to remove excess flour.Dip the chicken into the egg mixture, shake off excess then coat the meat with bread crumbs and press down to adhere.
• Place all chicken tenders on a lightly greased baking sheet. Bake for about 8 minutes (less or more time depending on the thickness). Then turning the chicken tenders, continue cooking for 8 more minutes (less or more time depending on the thickness) or until the chicken is no longer pink or cooked through and the coating is golden brown.
• Serve with homemade honey mustard dipping sauce.

EASY BAKED CHICKEN TENDERS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and spray with cooking spray.
• Place egg in a shallow dish. Place bread crumbs, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, salt, and pepper into a large zip-top freezer bag and mix well. Dip 2 chicken strips into egg and then place into bread crumb mixture and shake to coat. Place coated chicken pieces onto the prepared baking sheet. Repeat with remaining chicken.
• Spray each chicken tender with cooking spray 2 times.
• Bake tenders in the preheated oven for 7 minutes; flip, continue to bake on opposite side until no longer pink in the centers, about 7 minutes more. Remove from the oven.
• Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
• Broil tenders in the preheated oven for extra crunch, about 2 minutes more.

OVEN FRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly spray a baking sheet with olive oil.
• Combine the crackers and corn cereal crumbs, sesame seeds, cayenne, and garlic powder in a shallow bowl. Reserve.
• In a large bowl, combine egg whites, yogurt, Dijon mustard, and salt. Add the chicken pieces and coat thoroughly with the yogurt mixture.
• One at a time, dip the chicken pieces in the cracker mixture, packing crumbs onto chicken. Arrange the chicken on a baking sheet and spray lightly with olive oil cooking spray.
• Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, or until juices run clear when chicken is pierced with a knife.