Keto Air Fryer Chicken Tenders are crisp & delicious, low-carb breaded chicken tenders that can be made in the air fryer or also baked in the oven.

Keto Air Fryer Chicken Tenders or oven fried chicken tenders are gluten free, low carb and extra tasty.

I used to love the taste of certain fast-food chicken tenders, but for many health, reasons I stopped eating them many years ago.

I don’t own a deep fryer, so I resorted to pan-frying my low carb breaded chicken tenders.

The only problem was I don’t particularly appreciate cleaning up the oily, greasy mess made by frying on the stovetop.

The solution was to start air frying the chicken tenders or oven baking them! What a surprise at how very crisp on the outside but still tender and juicy chicken on the inside.

Air fryer or oven fried keto chicken tenders

The low-carb breading uses almond flour, parmesan, and spices in place of the traditional high-carb flour in most recipes.

These can be served as is or with a low-carb dipping sauce like sugar-free BBQ sauce or low carb Ranch dressing, or sugar-free ketchup.

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Keto Air Fryer Chicken Tenders

INGREDIENTS

1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast tenders
1 large eggs
1 tablespoon heavy cream
½ cup blanched almond flour
¼ cup finely grated parmesan cheese (the powdered kind)
½ teaspoon sea salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper
¼ teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon paprika
Olive oil spray

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat air fryer or oven to 400℉ (200℃) and for oven directions generously grease or oil a large baking sheet.
In a large bowl, mix almond flour, parmesan cheese, salt, black pepper, garlic powder, and paprika. Set aside.
In a shallow mixing bowl, beat the egg and heavy cream.
Dredge a chicken tender in the egg mixture. Then coat in the almond flour breading until coated on all sides. Place the tenders in the air fryer basket (might need to work in batches if air fryer basket is small) or on the air fryer sheet, or a prepared baking sheet for oven directions. Repeat the process on all chicken tenders.
Spray olive oil spray over the chicken tenders.
Air Fryer Directions: Air fry at 400℉ (200℃) for 6 to 8 minutes, then turn over and cook for another 6 to 8 minutes until chicken tenders are crisp and done in the center.
Oven Directions: Bake at 400℉ (200℃) for 8 minutes and turn chicken tender over and bake for another 8 to 10 minutes or until tenders are crisp and done in the center.
Remove from fryer or oven and serve.

Nutritional Data: Yield: 1 lb, Servings: 4, Serving size: ¼ of recipe, Amounts per serving- Cal: 249, Carbs: 4g, Net Carbs: 2g, Fiber: 2g, Fat: 14g, Saturated Fat: 3g, Protein: 27g, Sugars: 1g, Sodium: 489mg

*All Nutritional Data are Estimates Based on the Products I used*

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Keto Air Fryer Chicken Tenders

Stacey

Keto Air Fryer Chicken Tenders are crisp & delicious, low carb breaded chicken tenders that can be made in the air fryer or also baked in the oven.

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Prep Time 8

Cook Time 16

Total Time 24

Course dinner, entree, lunch, Snack

Cuisine air fryer, American

Servings

Calories 249 kcal

Ingredients

1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast tenders
1 large egg
1 tablespoon heavy cream
½ cup blanched almond flour
¼ cup finely grated parmesan cheese the powdered kind
½ teaspoon sea salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper
¼ teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon paprika
Olive oil spray

Instructions

Preheat air fryer or oven to 400℉ (200℃) and for oven directions generously grease or oil a large baking sheet.
In a large bowl, mix almond flour, parmesan cheese, salt, black pepper, garlic powder, and paprika. Set aside.
In a shallow mixing bowl, beat the egg and heavy cream.
Dredge a chicken tender in the egg mixture. Then coat in the almond flour breading until coated on all sides. Place the tenders in the air fryer basket (might need to work in batches if air fryer basket is small) or on the air fryer sheet, or a prepared baking sheet for oven directions. Repeat the process on all chicken tenders.
Spray olive oil spray over the chicken tenders.

Air Fryer Directions:

Air fry at 400℉ (200℃) for 6 to 8 minutes, then turn over and cook for another 6 to 8 minutes until chicken tenders are crisp and done in the center.

Oven Directions:

Bake at 400℉ (200℃) for 8 minutes and turn chicken tender over and bake for another 8 to 10 minutes or until tenders are crisp and done in the center.
Remove from fryer or oven and serve.