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Gluten-Free Air Fryer Crispy Chicken Tenders

Gluten-Free Air Fryer Crispy Chicken Tenders

Make the best Gluten-Free Air Fryer Crispy Chicken Tenders in just 12 minutes with simple ingredients.

Author: Mommy Hates Cooking

Meal Type: Dinner

Cuisine: American

Difficulty: EASY

Prep. Time: 8 hours

Cook Time: 12 minutes

Total Time: 8 hours 12 minutes

Servings: 15 serving

Calories: 164 kcal per serving

Ingredients

  • 15–20 - PERDUE ® Harvestland ® Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast Tenderloins
  • ¾ Cups - Milk
  • ¼ Cups - Dill Pickle Juice
  • 1 - Egg
  • 1 Cup - All-Purpose Flour or Gluten-Free All-Purpose Flour
  • 1 Tsp - Salt
  • 1 Tsp - Paprika
  • ¼ Tsps - Black Pepper
  • olive oil spray

Instructions

  1. In a Ziploc bag, combine the milk, pickle juice, and egg. Depending on the amount of chicken use, 2 bags may be needed. Each bag typically will fit 8-10.
  2. Place the chicken inside the bag and seal it up, lay it flat to be sure the chicken is covered and place it in a pan in case it leaks.
  3. Let this sit in the fridge overnight or at least 4 hours.
  4. Once you are ready to cook the chicken, combine the flour, salt, paprika, and ground pepper in another Ziploc Bag.
  5. Take the chicken out of the marinade, letting the excess marinade drip off it and then place it inside the bag with the flour mixture.
  6. Seal and shake the bag so that all the chicken is well coated with the mixture.
  7. Carefully remove the chicken from the bag, shaking off the excess flour and place in the basket of your air fryer.
  8. Coat with cooking spray.
  9. Cook at 390 degrees for 6 minutes.
  10. Carefully turn the chicken and coat with additional spray and cook an additional 6 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees.
  11. Repeat this process if needed for additional chicken and serve.
  12. Note - to get that golden look, coat again with olive oil spray before serving.

Nutrition

Energy: 164 kcal | Total Fat: 7 g | Saturated: 1 g | Trans: 0 g | Unsaturated: 0 g | Cholesterol: 35 mg | Total Carbs: 15 g | Fiber: 1 g | Sugars: 1 g | Proteins: 10 g | Sodium: 529 mg | Polyunsaturated: 3 g | Monounsaturated: 2 g

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