Air Fryer Ranch Chicken Tenders
August 31, 2020
Most kids, no matter how old, adore chicken tenders. (That includes "kids at heart," too!) Instead of buying frozen pre-made chicken tenders or ordering them at a restaurant, we created a Paleo-friendly recipe with no eggs, dairy, gluten, or grains. These chicken tenders have an extra punch of flavor because we used Primal Kitchen Plant Based Ranch Dressing in the wet batter to ensure our seasoned grain-free coating sticks to the chicken pieces.
These eat-with-your-hands family favorites are typically breaded with a spiced coating, then fried to golden perfection. Rather than deep-frying them in canola or vegetable oil, we coated our breaded chicken tenders with sprayable avocado oil and baked them in the air fryer. If you don't have an air fryer, you can bake them in the oven at 425ºF for about 8 minutes per side (turn over halfway through baking) for a total of 16 minutes. Dip the finished tenders in Primal Kitchen Classic BBQ Sauce for a tangy, smoky BBQ ranch flavor that everyone will love.
Air Fryer Ranch Chicken Tenders with BBQ Sauce
Rated 5.0 stars by 1 users
Category
Chicken
Servings
10
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
30 minutes
Made with our no-dairy, plant based ranch dressing, these air fried chicken tenders are a treat for all ages.
Ingredients
2 packages Epic Provisions Salt & Pepper Pork Rinds
1/2 cup cassava flour
1/2 cup arrowroot flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 cup sparkling water
-
2 pounds (about 20) pasture-raised chicken tenders, patted dry
-
Primal Kitchen Classic BBQ Sauce, for dipping
Directions
Blitz pork rinds into crumbs in a food processor (or crush with a rolling pin in a ziplock bag), and pour into a shallow dish or plate.
Spray the Air Fryer basket with Primal Kitchen Avocado Oil Spray.
Mix the dry ingredients together in a bowl.
Pour the sparkling water in another shallow bowl or dish. Add the Plant Based Ranch Dressing and stir well to combine.
Dip one chicken tender into the wet batter and let excess drain off.
Dip the wet chicken tender into the pork rind crumbs and gently use clean hand or fork to coat all sides of it. Repeat with all of the chicken tenders.
Lay six breaded chicken tenders onto greased Air Fryer basket. Spray each tender with avocado oil. Air fry at 425ºF for 15 minutes.
Air fry the remaining breaded chicken tenders, six at a time, until all are cooked. Serve chicken tenders with Primal Kitchen Classic BBQ Sauce, or any other sauce you like, for dipping.
Recipe Note
Nutrition info is calculated with 2 tablespoons Primal Kitchen Classic BBQ Sauce as a dip.
Nutrition
Nutrition
- Serving Size
- 471
- per serving
- Calories
- Carbs
- 15 grams
- Fat
- 20 grams
- Protein
- 55 grams
You might also like these other kid-friendly recipes:
Recipes by Meal Type
-
Gluten-Free Zucchini Fries
April 23, 2024
-
Cucumber Tomato Salad
April 16, 2024
-
Alternative Sweeteners to Try Instead of Sugar
April 15, 2024
-
Steak Protein Bowl
April 12, 2024
-
5 Unexpected Ways to Use Mayo
April 11, 2024
-
BBQ Chicken with Coffee Dry Rub & Hawaiian BBQ Sauce
April 09, 2024
-
Avocado Fries with Chipotle Lime Mayo
April 09, 2024
-
Chicken Taquitos
April 09, 2024
-
Secret Menu Fries
April 09, 2024
-
Tarragon Chicken Salad
April 09, 2024
Categories
- air fried chicken
- appetizer
- avocado fries
- Avocado Oil
- bacon
- Bacon burger
- Baked salmon
- bbq chicken
- BBQ pork
- bbq sauce
- beef
- Beverages
- BLT
- Breakfast
- broccoli salad
- Brunch
- buffalo
- bulletproof coffee
- Burger
- cake
- cauliflower
- cauliflower salad
- Cheeseburger
- chicken
- Chicken pasta
- chocolate banana smoothie
- chocolate collagen
- coconut cloud smoothie
- coffee
- coffee drinks
- Collagen
- collagen fuel
- Collagen Protein
- collagen recipe
- Condiments
- copycat recipe
- dairy-free
- dessert
- Desserts
- dijon mustard
- Dinner
- dinner recipes
- Dip
- DIY
- dressing
- Dressings
- drink
- drinks
- Dry rub
- Educational
- erewhon
- fried avocado
- fries
- Frozen
- game day snacks
- garlic aioli
- Gluten Free
- Gluten-free
- gluten-free lasagna
- gravy
- greek dressing
- greenpan
- Grilled chicken
- Grilling
- holiday
- hot dogs
- ice cream
- jalapeño buffalo
- jalapeno burger
- Ketchup
- Keto
- keto dessert
- keto snack
- korean bbq
- lemon orzo salad
- Lettuce wrap
- Lunch
- marinade
- Mayo
- mayo coffee
- Meal Planning
- Meal prep
- mexican recipes
- mocha
- mug cake
- Mustard
- No Dairy
- no noodle lasagna
- Oil & Vinegar
- Olive Oil
- One-pan meal
- One-pot meal
- Paleo
- Pasta
- pasta salad
- Pasta Sauce
- Pasta Sauces
- peanut butter
- picnic salad
- Pizza Sauce
- Pizza Sauces
- Plant-based
- Primal
- primal fuel
- Primal/Paleo
- Protein
- Pulled pork
- queso
- ranch dip
- Salad
- Salad Dressing
- Salmon
- sandwich
- Sauce
- Sauces
- shake
- shamrock shake
- short rib sandwich
- short ribs
- side dish
- side dishes
- Sides
- Slow cooked pulled pork
- Slow cooker pork
- smoothie
- Snacks
- snickerdoodle mug cake
- soup
- spicy burger
- summer salad
- tacos
- teriyaki
- UnBun
- Vegan
- Vegan Mayo
- vegetables
- Vegetarian
- veggie lasagna
- veggie skewers
- veggie tacos
- veggies
- Video
- Whey Protein
- Whip
- white pizza sauce
- Whole30
- wings
- zucchini lasagna
Subscribe
Sign up to get the latest on sales, new releases and more …