Oven-Fried Chicken Tenders

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Oven-Fried Chicken Tenders

Enjoy a guilt-free indulgence with our crispy and flavorful oven chicken tenders recipe. Finally, baked chicken tenders everyone is sure to love.

Prep

10 min

Cook

Total

30 min

Serves

4

Instructions

  1. 01

    <p>Heat oven to 425°F. Line sheet pan with foil; spray with cooking spray.</p>

  2. 02

    <p>Arrange 3 wide, shallow bowls on the work surface. In one bowl, place the flour. In another bowl, beat egg and water together. In the third bowl, combine the bread crumbs and cheese.</p>

  3. 03

    <p>Coat both sides of chicken with flour. Dip into egg mixture, then coat with bread crumb mixture. Place on cookie sheet.</p>

  4. 04

    <p>Dip flour-coated chicken into egg mixture.</p>

  5. 05

    <p>Finally, coat both sides of chicken with bread crumb mixture. Place on cookie sheet.</p>

  6. 06

    <p>Bake 15 to 20 minutes, turning once after 10 minutes, until chicken is no longer pink in center and coating is golden brown.</p>

  7. 07

    <p>Immediately transfer the chicken tenders to a serving platter and serve with your favorite dipping sauce.</p>

Nutrition

per serving · 1 Serving

Calories
330
Protein
18g
Carbs
23g
Fat
2g
Fiber
0g
Sugar
0g
Sat. fat
7g
Sodium
670mg
Cholesterol
105mg

Variations & swaps

Possible Variations

  • This crispy oven chicken tenders recipe is made for dipping, and the options are endless. MissLyzerd told us, "I was looking for something different and found this recipe. They were delicious. My dipping sauce of choice was a Carolina BBQ or a creamy verde salsa." Here are some additional ideas to get your party started.
  • Barbecue Sauce: Homemade or store-bought.
  • Ranch Dressing: Try mixing in some crumbled cooked bacon and freshly ground black pepper for a smokey twist.
  • Creamy Pesto Sauce: Mix a spoonful of basil pesto into good quality mayonnaise.
  • Yogurt Dill Sauce: Stir chopped fresh dill and grated lemon zest into plain Greek yogurt.
  • Want to make chicken tenders with a different flavor twist? Get started with our recipes for Honey Sriracha Chicken Tenders and Tennessee Hot Fried Chicken Tenders.

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