Name: Air Fryer Chicken Tenders
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 pound chicken tenderloins; 2 TBSP light olive oil; 1/2 cup Panko Bread Crumbs; 1 tsp Italian Herbs; 1/2 tsp garlic powder; 1/2 tsp paprika; 1/2 tsp salt

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These are FRESH homemade Air Fryer Chicken Tenders. Made from scratch in UNDER 20 minutes these chicken strips will be a recipe you turn to again and again. They are in the WEEKLY rotation in our home.

Chicken tenderloins rolled in crispy flaky panko and a variety of herbs and seasonings make the BEST air fryer chicken tenders.

Nothing fried and frozen about these chicken strips!! Not that we DON’T love those too. But there is something about making your own chicken strips at home that hits differently.

And when they’re SO EASY and SO FAST to make you kind of feel superpowered!

What you need to make the BEST Air Fryer Chicken Tenders

Air Fryer (I USE AND LOVE the Cosori!)
1 pound chicken tenderloins
panko bread crumbs
light olive oil
Italian Seasoning
paprika
garlic powder
salt
oil mister

Double or Triple This Recipe!

If you have kids you might want to double this recipe! Yes, it’s THAT GOOD. I actually triple it because my kids will take the leftovers for lunches for a couple of days straight. If you double it, air fry them in separate batches, don’t crowd your air fryer!

Plus they make excellent lunches for adults, I send them with my husband often. I even make myself lunches to eat at home so I don’t have to stop and cook if I don’t have time.

You can send them with a dipping sauce for kids if they’re into that. OR make them into sandwiches. Or slice them onto salads for a protein-packed lunch salad. Air fryer chicken tenderloins are versatile is what I’m trying to say!

Can I use Chicken Breast instead of Tenderloins?

I have done this in a pinch. It does work out. I simply sliced the breasts into strips sized pieces. The only thing I thought was different was the breast strip pieces were dry. The tenderloins are never dry unless you overbake them.

If you don’t have breasts or tenderloins try these Air Fryer Chicken Fries!

Yield: 3 servings