Description
Crispy air fryer honey butter garlic chicken tenders coated in a sweet and savory sauce, perfect for quick weeknight dinners.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb chicken tenders
- 1/4 cup honey
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 cup breadcrumbs (panko or regular)
- Cooking spray
Instructions
- Mix honey, melted butter, garlic, paprika, salt, and black pepper in a bowl until combined.
- Add chicken tenders and coat evenly with the honey butter mixture.
- Spread breadcrumbs on a plate.
- Dredge each chicken tender in breadcrumbs until fully coated.
- Preheat air fryer to 380°F and spray the basket with cooking spray.
- Arrange chicken in a single layer in the air fryer basket.
- Air fry for 10 to 12 minutes, flipping halfway through, until golden and cooked through.
- Rest a few minutes before serving.
Notes
- For extra crunch, double bread the chicken by dipping it back into the honey mixture and then into the breadcrumbs again.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Air Fryer
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 410
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 680mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 34g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 29g
- Cholesterol: 120mg