The Best Chicken Tenders
These chicken tenders are unbelievably tender, perfectly seasoned, and wildly versatile—whether you’re baking, pan-searing, air frying, or making golden, crispy fried chicken tenders.
Equipment
- Sheet pan
Ingredients
- 1½ lbs chicken tenders
- ½ cup marinade
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- sea salt to taste
- ground black pepper to taste
- 1 tsp each seasoning of choice paprika, garlic powder, onion powder
Instructions
- Marinate chicken using your chicken marinade (20 minutes to 8 hours).
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Heat oil in skillet.
- Sear tenders for 2 minutes per side until lightly golden.
- Transfer the skillet or tenders onto a lined baking sheet.
- Bake 9 minutes.
- REST 3 minutes before serving.
- Enjoy!
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days.
Notes
Nutritional Information (Baked Version)
(Approximate per serving)- Calories: 230
- Protein: 30g
- Fat: 7g
- Carbs: 3g
- Fiber: 0g
- Sugar: 0g
- Sodium: 420mg