Spicy Baked Chicken Tenders
Juicy, moist chicken tenders coated with crispy breading mixed with delicious spices. Omit ONE ingredient to make it non-spicy! Baked, not fried! And dangerously tasty!
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Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 145kcal
Ingredients
- 8-10 pieces chicken tenderloins
- 1 cup breadcrumbs
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/2 tsp cayenne powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1-2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil more for drizzling onto aluminum foil
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven at 350 degrees F.
- Pat dry and coat defrosted chicken tenderloins evenly on both sides with 1-2 tbsp olive oil.
- Line baking sheet with aluminum foil and lightly drizzle olive oil all over foil.
- Combine breadcrumbs, smoked paprika, cayenne powder, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper. Omit cayenne powder if you like this non-spicy. Coat chicken tenderloins on both sides in breadcrumb mixture.
- Place chicken tenderloins on baking sheet. Do not touch or overlap chicken tenderloins.
- Bake for 15 minutes, then remove from oven, and flip chicken tenders over. Bake for another 15 minutes.
- Remove from oven and serve with your choice of dipping sauce(s). Enjoy!
Notes
To make chicken tenders even crisper, grease baking sheet with cooking oil.
Nutrition
Calories: 145kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 782mg | Potassium: 89mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 352IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 53mg | Iron: 2mg
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