Crispy Buttermilk Chicken Tenders
Quick and EASY homemade recipe for crispy Buttermilk Chicken Tenders. Crunchy on the outside and juicy and tender on the inside with a homemade honey mustard dipping sauce.
Ingredients
- 2 lbs chicken tenderloins
- oil, for frying
marinade-
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 tsp salt
- ¼ tsp ground black pepper
breading-
- 1 cup all-purpose flour, measured then sifted
- 1 cup panko crumbs
- 1¼ tsp salt, or to taste
- ½ tsp ground black pepper
- 1½ tsp garlic powder
- 1½ tsp parsley flakes
- 1 tsp ground paprika
- 1 tsp cornstarch
dipping sauce-
Instructions
- In a deep bowl, combine buttermilk, salt, and pepper. Add the chicken tenders to the marinade and marinate for 1 hour or overnight.
- Combine all the ingredients for the breading in a deep dish.
- Remove the chicken tenders from the marinade allowing excess marinate to drip off.
- Generously dredge into the breading mixture.
- In a deep skillet, add oil for frying (about 3 inches deep). Once oil is hot, add one chicken at a time.
- Fry the chicken tenders 6-8 minutes, flipping halfway through cooking (until all sides are crispy and golden).
- Enjoy chicken tenders with the desired dipping sauce!
Notes
NOTE: Cooking time will vary depending on the size of the tenders.