Super Crispy Chicken Tenders soaked in buttermilk and fried crisp are super flavorful, moist and extra crispy on the outside. Plus with spices like the kinds you’d get at KFC these tenders are perfect for replacing fast food cravings and even game day parties.
Once fried you can keep them crisp in a low oven at 250 degrees while you finish frying them or keep them warm until your even starts.
With the big game coming up we are looking for fun finger foods and chicken tenders are the perfect finger food.
Why marinate in buttermilk?
The buttermilk acts as a tenderizer which makes the chicken moister. Even just a half an hour soak will help with flavor and it also acts as a binding agent for the first coat of seasoned flour.
How to make baked chicken tenders? (Healthy Chicken Tenders)
After the buttermilk marinade add the spices to breadcrumbs instead of flour. Dredge the chicken from the buttermilk into the breadcrumbs then add to a baking sheet. Bake at 400 degrees for 20-25 minutes.
Yield: 16 tenders
Super Crispy Chicken Tenders
Prep: 40 minutes
Cook: 20 minutes
Total Time: 60 minutes
Super Crispy Chicken Tenders made with a buttermilk marinade that makes them really tender and the crispiest crust with KFC flavored spices.
Ingredients:
- 4 chicken breasts, boneless skinless
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon hot sauce
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- 2 cups flour
- 2 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 3/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon paprika
- 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/8 teaspoon baking powder
- canola oil for frying
Directions:
- Cut the chicken breasts into four tenders each and soak them in a bowl with the buttermilk and hot sauce for 30 minutes.
- Add the eggs to one bowl and the flour and spices to a second bowl.
- Dip each piece of chicken from the buttermilk bowl to the flour mixture.
- Dip it into the eggs then back into the flour mixture.
- Shake excess flour gently off and put the chicken onto a baking sheet.
- Repeat with all the pieces.
- Heat the oil (three inches deep) in a dutch oven on medium high heat to 350 degrees.
- Fry the chicken in small batches for 5-7 minutes or until golden brown.
