Air Fryer Chicken Tenders - No Breading

Air Fryer Chicken Tenders - No Breading

These easy juicy on the inside and crisp on the outside air fryer chicken tenders (no breading) are the perfect quick dinner, ready in less than 20 minutes!

Course Dinner, Lunch, Meal Prep

Cuisine American, Low Carb

Keyword air fryer chicken tenders, air fryer chicken tenders no breading, healthy air fryer chicken tenders

Prep Time 5

Cook Time Per Batch 16

Total Time 21

Servings servings

Calories 149kcal

Author Kelli Shallal MPH RD

Equipment

Air Fryer - Basket or Rotisserie Style

Ingredients

3 lbs chicken tenders
1 tablespoon avocado oil
½ tablespoon lemon pepper
1 ½ tablespoons garlic powder
1 ½ tablespoons onion powder
1 tablespoon dried parsley
1 ½ tablespoons smoked paprika
½ teaspoon salt* Optional if lemon pepper spice isn't salted

Instructions

Preheat Air Fryer to 375F.
Pat dry chicken tenders (especially if defrosted from frozen) and toss with oil in a large bowl.
3 lbs chicken tenders, 1 tablespoon avocado oil
Combine seasonings in a small bowl.
1 tablespoon avocado oil , ½ tablespoon lemon pepper, 1 ½ tablespoons garlic powder, 1 ½ tablespoons onion powder, 1 tablespoon dried parsley , 1 ½ tablespoons smoked paprika , ½ teaspoon salt*
Toss chicken with ½ of the seasonings, and then rub each piece with the remaining seasonings as you transfer each piece from the bowl to the air fryer. Make sure to leave space between your chicken tenders when arranging them in the air fryer. You'll likely need to work in batches. For 2lbs of chicken, I had to cook three batches.
Cook at 375F for 10-16 minutes, flipping at 6 minutes in. Chicken is done when it reaches an internal temperature of 165F. Repeat with remaining chicken.

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Notes

Storing: You can coat the chicken tenders in seasoning up to 24 hours ahead of time, in case that helps your meal prep plans! Otherwise, once the chicken tenders are cooked they will store for up to 5 days in an airtight container.

Reheat: I like to use the reheat function on my air fryer to reheat these! I put them in cold and set the reheat temp to 280F for 10 minutes. They are perfectly crisp and reheated throughout went hey come out!

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