Description
These Buffalo Chicken Tenders are the perfect combination of crispy, spicy, and savory. With a crunchy panko coating and a tangy buffalo sauce, they make a great appetizer or main course for any occasion.
Ingredients
Chicken Tenders:
1 pound chicken tenders
Breading:
1 cup all-purpose flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
Egg Wash:
2 large eggs beaten
Panko Coating:
1 cup panko breadcrumbs
Buffalo Sauce:
1/2 cup buffalo wing sauce, 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
Other:
oil for frying, ranch or blue cheese dressing for serving
Instructions
- Prepare the Breading: In a shallow dish, combine flour, salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
- Bread the Chicken: Dip chicken tenders in the flour mixture, then into beaten eggs, and coat with panko breadcrumbs.
- Fry the Chicken: Heat oil to 350°F, fry tenders in batches for 5–6 minutes until golden brown and cooked through.
- Make the Buffalo Sauce: Melt butter in a saucepan, stir in buffalo wing sauce.
- Coat the Chicken: Toss fried tenders in buffalo sauce until coated. Serve with dressing.
Notes
- For a lighter version, bake at 400°F for 20–22 minutes until crispy, flipping halfway through.
- Add cayenne pepper to the flour mix for extra heat.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Appetizer, Main Course
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 tenders
- Calories: 310
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 640 mg
- Fat: 17 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 16 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 24 g
- Cholesterol: 105 mg
