Description
Juicy chicken tenders coated in a luscious honey butter garlic sauce and crispy breadcrumbs, ready in no time with the air fryer.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb chicken tenders
- ¼ cup honey
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 1 cup breadcrumbs (panko or regular)
- Cooking spray
Instructions
- In a small bowl, whisk together honey, melted butter, minced garlic, paprika, salt, and pepper. Set aside half for drizzling later.
- Dip each chicken tender in the honey garlic mixture and roll it in the breadcrumbs until thoroughly coated.
- Set the air fryer to 400°F (200°C).
- Spray the air fryer basket with cooking spray, place the tenders in a single layer, and air fry for 10–12 minutes, flipping halfway until golden and cooked through.
- Drizzle the reserved sauce over the tenders and serve immediately.
Notes
For a gluten-free option, substitute traditional breadcrumbs with gluten-free breadcrumbs. Feel free to experiment with different breadcrumbs for varied textures.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Air Frying
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 500mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 60mg