Here’s a delicious recipe for Crispy Chicken Tenders with Dipping Sauce 🍗✨ — golden on the outside, juicy inside, and perfect for snacking or dinner.
🍴 Ingredients (4 servings)
For the Chicken Tenders:
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1 ½ lbs chicken tenders (or chicken breast cut into strips)
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1 cup buttermilk (or regular milk + 1 tbsp lemon juice)
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1 tsp hot sauce (optional, for flavor)
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1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
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1 cup breadcrumbs (panko for extra crunch)
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1 tsp garlic powder
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1 tsp paprika
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½ tsp onion powder
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½ tsp black pepper
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1 tsp salt
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2 eggs (beaten)
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Oil, for frying
For the Dipping Sauce (Honey Mustard Style):
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½ cup mayonnaise
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2 tbsp Dijon mustard (or yellow mustard)
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2 tbsp honey
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1 tsp lemon juice
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Pinch of paprika (optional)
👩🍳 Instructions
1. Marinate the Chicken
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In a bowl, combine buttermilk and hot sauce. Add chicken tenders, cover, and refrigerate at least 30 minutes (up to 4 hours).
2. Prepare Coating
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In one bowl, whisk flour, breadcrumbs, garlic powder, paprika, onion powder, salt, and pepper.
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In another bowl, beat the eggs.
3. Bread the Tenders
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Remove chicken from buttermilk. Dip each strip in flour mix → egg wash → flour mix again for extra crunch.
4. Fry the Chicken
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Heat 2 inches of oil in a skillet or pot to 350°F (175°C).
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Fry tenders in batches 5–6 minutes, turning halfway, until golden brown and cooked through (165°F / 74°C inside).
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Drain on paper towels.
5. Make the Sauce
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Mix mayonnaise, mustard, honey, lemon juice, and paprika until smooth. Chill until ready to serve.
6. Serve
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Plate crispy tenders with dipping sauce on the side.
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Great with fries, coleslaw, or over a salad.