Main Dishes
Chicken Tenders Recipe
Description
This homemade Chicken Tenders Recipe is crispy, juicy, and super flavorful, leaving fast food chicken tenders in the dust! Best of all, you don’t even need to fry them—just pop them in the oven for an easy weeknight dinner.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt plus 1/2 teaspoon, divided
- 2 teaspoons smoked paprika divided
- 1 teaspoon onion powder divided
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder divided
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 cup low fat buttermilk*
- 1 ½ pounds chicken tenderloins or boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into 3/4-inch strips (about 12 strips total)
- 2 cups whole wheat Panko bread crumbs if you can’t find whole wheat, swap regular Panko*
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 egg whites, lightly beaten or 1 large egg
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- For the Creamy Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce:
- ½ cup non-fat plain Greek yogurt
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon honey plus 1 teaspoon, plus additional to taste
- Pinch salt
Directions
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt plus 1/2 teaspoon, divided
- 2 teaspoons smoked paprika divided
- 1 teaspoon onion powder divided
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder divided
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 cup low fat buttermilk*
- 1 ½ pounds chicken tenderloins or boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into 3/4-inch strips (about 12 strips total)
- 2 cups whole wheat Panko bread crumbs if you can’t find whole wheat, swap regular Panko*
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 egg whites, lightly beaten or 1 large egg
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- For the Creamy Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce:
- ½ cup non-fat plain Greek yogurt
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon honey plus 1 teaspoon, plus additional to taste
- Pinch salt
