KETO AIR FRYER TENDERS
Looking for a quick an easy dinner or lunch entree, look no farther. This easy, fast keto air fryer chicken tenders recipe with almond flour and parmesan crust that cooks in less than 15 minutes is your answer. It's easy, fast, delicious, nutritious and Keto 2.0 Plus friendly, while tasting so good you'll want to serve it again and again.
Equipment
- air fryer
- 2 Small Low Bowls For Breading Chicken Tenders
- Measuring Equipment
Ingredients
- 1+ lbs chicken tenders 7-8 tenders in a package
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup almond flour
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/2 tsp garlic salt
- 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat the air fryer to 400F for 5 minutes.
- You'll need 2 small, low dishes to bread the chicken. In the first add the egg and beat it in the dish. In the 2nd dish, add the almond flour, grated parmesan, garlic salt, ground black pepper, and paprika and mix them together.
- Dip a chicken tender first in the egg, making sure to dip it on each side and let the excess egg drip back into the bowl. Use one hand for wet and the other for the dry
- Next, dip the chicken tender in the almond flour parmesan mix, making sure to coat it well on both sides. Continue dipping the rest of the chicken tenders in the egg wash and coating mix.
- Add the chicken to the air fryer and spritz the top side of the chicken with olive oil or my preference, Avocado Oil.
- Air fry the chicken for a total of 8-9 minutes, after 4 minutes, flip the chicken over spritz the other side of the chicken with olive oil. Cook the chicken until the internal temperature reaches 160F.
- Let the chicken rest for 5 minutes before serving. Eat them as is or dip them in your favorite sauce!
Notes
Optional dipping sauces include low carb BBQ sauce like Primal Kitchen, low carb Ranch, mustard, sugar-free ketchup.
Vary the recipe by using a chicken rub seasoning, Italian seasoning, or whatever your favorite seasoning is!
Shredded parmesan can be used in place of the grated, but the grated will stick better.
If you don’t have an oil spritzer, carefully brush oil on the chicken tenders or use Sam’s Club Olive Oil Cooking Spray If you're a garlic lover, sprinkle a little more garlic salt over the top after cooking. To bake the chicken tenders, follow the assembly steps, and instead of air frying, bake them in a 400F oven for 10 minutes, flipping after 5 minutes until the internal temperature is safe to take out
If you don’t have an oil spritzer, carefully brush oil on the chicken tenders or use Sam’s Club Olive Oil Cooking Spray If you're a garlic lover, sprinkle a little more garlic salt over the top after cooking. To bake the chicken tenders, follow the assembly steps, and instead of air frying, bake them in a 400F oven for 10 minutes, flipping after 5 minutes until the internal temperature is safe to take out
Nutrition
Calories: 148kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 8gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 52mgSodium: 525mgPotassium: 46mgFiber: 2gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 291IUVitamin C: 0.003mgCalcium: 147mgIron: 1mg
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