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Published: Feb 6, 2020 · Modified: Apr 11, 2021 by Kathy · This post may contain affiliate links

Chicken Tenders

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A plate with three crispy chicken strips.

Crispy chicken tenders made with boneless chicken breast and a light crispy breading are a delicious lunch or dinner for kids and adults.

Make in under 30 minutes and serve with your favorite sauce or add to a salad.

A white plate with three chicken strips.
Table of Contents
Why make this recipe
Key ingredients
Step by step directions
Tips for making chicken tenders
Dipping sauces
What to serve with chicken strips?
Chicken Tenders
Tips for making chicken tenders

Why make this recipe

There's no need to go out to your favorite restaurant to get great chicken strips when you can easily make these at home. They are so full of flavor and dipping them into your favorite sauce makes each bite delicious.

These chicken strips are crispy on the outside and nice and moist on the inside.

A chicken strip with a bite out of one end.

Key ingredients

  • Chicken breast - boneless and skinless
  • Panko bread crumbs - helps add that extra crispy exterior
  • Seasonings - salt, pepper, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder

Step by step directions

  1. Pat chicken dry with a paper towel
  2. Pound chicken breast flat so it is a consistent thickness
  3. Cut into strips
  • Two chicken breasts on a wooden cutting board.
  • Chicken breasts cut into thin strips.
  1. Dredge chicken into flour  
  2. Dip into egg mixture
  • Chicken breast dredged in flour.
  • Chicken breast in a bowl filled with mixed eggs.
  1. Dredge in flour and panko mixture
  • Chicken breast in a panko and flour mixture.
  1. Fry chicken in preheated 350° oil in a frying pan
Chicken frying in a shallow pan with oil.

Tips for making chicken tenders

  • Try to keep tenders about the same thickness. This helps with equal cooking times
  • Preheat oil to 350 degrees
  • Cook strips in small batches. Do not overcrowd pan
  • Make certain the temperature comes back to 350 degrees between each batch
  • To keep warm, place chicken strips on a baking rack on top of a baking sheet in a 250° oven until ready to serve
A red basket filled with chicken strips.

Dipping sauces

  • Barbecue Sauce
  • Blackberry Barbecue Sauce
  • Apricot Pepper Sauce
  • Ranch Dressing
  • Blue Cheese Dressing

What to serve with chicken strips?

  • Tomato Soup
  • Caesar Salad
  • Homemade Macaroni and Cheese
  • Couscous Salad
  • Pasta Salad
  • Roasted Fingerling Potatoes
  • Fresh cut veggies with hummus
Chicken tenders on a plate with a red sauce.

If you make this recipe, I’d love to hear about it! Leave a comment below and snap a picture and tag me on Instagram @beyondthechickencoop

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Chicken Tenders

Kathy
Crispy Chicken Tenders made with a light breading of flour, panko crumbs and seasonings
5 from 8 votes
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 15 mins
Total Time 25 mins
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings
Calories 434 kcal

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Ingredients
  

Chicken

  • 2 chicken breast

Flour Coating

  • ½ cup flour
  • ½ teaspoon salt

Egg Coating

  • 2 eggs
  • ½ cup milk

Breading

  • ½ cup flour
  • ½ cup panko bread crumbs
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ teaspoon onion powder
  • ½ teaspoon pepper

Cooking

  • 2 cups oil (canola or vegetable oil)

Instructions
 

Chicken

  • Pound chicken breast flat so it is a consistent thickness
    2 chicken breast
  • Cut into strips. Pat chicken dry with a paper towel

Breading

  • Combine flour and salt together in a bowl
    ½ cup flour, ½ teaspoon salt
  • Combine eggs and milk in another bowl
    2 eggs, ½ cup milk
  • Combine additional flour, salt, panko crumbs, and seasonings in a third bowl
    ½ cup flour, ½ cup panko bread crumbs, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon paprika, ½ teaspoon garlic powder, ½ teaspoon onion powder, ½ teaspoon pepper

Assemble Chicken

  • Dredge chicken into flour. Shake off excess flour
  • Dip into egg mixture
  • Dredge in flour and panko mixture

Cook

  • Preheat oil to 350 degrees
    2 cups oil
  • Add 3-4 chicken strips to hot oil. Cook for 3-4 minutes per side until golden brown.
  • Remove and place on a paper towel
  • Bring oil back to 350 degrees and continue cooking

Notes

Tips for making chicken tenders

  • Try to keep tenders about the same thickness. This helps with equal cooking times
  • Preheat oil to 350 degrees
  • Cook strips in small batches. Do not overcrowd pan
  • Make certain the temperature comes back to 350 degrees between each batch
  • Keep warm by placing chicken strips on a baking rack on top of a baking sheet in a 250 degree oven until ready to serve

Nutritional Disclaimer:

Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and should only be construed as an estimate rather than a guarantee. To obtain the most precise nutritional information in a provided recipe, you should calculate the nutritional information with the exact ingredients you are using when preparing the recipe using your preferred nutrition calculator.

Nutrition

Serving: 3stripsCalories: 434kcalCarbohydrates: 32gProtein: 31gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 116mgSodium: 1088mgPotassium: 533mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 389IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 60mgIron: 3mg
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Comments

  1. Valentina says

    February 07, 2020 at 9:44 pm

    5 stars
    If ever there was a perfect chicken strip, this is it! The crispy factor is spot on and the color is beautiful 🙂 ~Valentina

    Reply
  2. Mary Ann | The Beach House Kitchen says

    February 07, 2020 at 10:49 am

    5 stars
    Can never go wrong with a plate full of tenders Kathy! Pinned and excited to serve up at our house.

    Reply
  3. Dawn - Girl Heart Food says

    February 07, 2020 at 7:23 am

    5 stars
    Chicken tenders are always a favourite and homemade is totally the best! These look delicious, Kathy! I could easily have them for dinner or Friday night with just some dip. So golden brown and crispy too - YUM!

    Reply
  4. David @ Spiced says

    February 06, 2020 at 5:26 am

    5 stars
    Your daughter sounds like my younger sister growing up. No matter where we went out to eat, she would always order chicken strips. It's amazing she didn't turn into one! Chicken strips are one of the few things that Robbie will eat, too. We took him out a couple of weeks ago, and he got chicken strips. I might've stolen one, and it was awesome. Now I want to make your homemade version! These look delicious, Kathy!

    Reply
    • Kathy says

      February 06, 2020 at 5:32 am

      She will order other things too, but it does seem to be her go-to favorite.

      Reply

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