Easy Whole30 Chicken Tenders – my go-to, kid-friendly meal that is easy to make and always popular!
I am so excited to finally be sharing these with you guys! I have been perfecting this recipe for a while and it finally ready!
I don’t know about you guys, but I love having a couple recipes in my back-pocket that are easy and I know my kids will love. This is one of those recipes. Pop these guys in the oven and 25 minutes later dinner is one the table. I love dipping them in some Whole30 Ranch or compliant ketchup and serving them with some Sweet Potato Cinnamon Sticks.
Also, my Dad came to visit me this past weekend (if you haven’t already you need to read this post to hear how Whole30 changed his life!). It is the first time I have seen him since Christmas, when we decided to do January Whole30 together – it was so good to see him! And it was crazy to see how much he has changed since then! My next goal is to get him try some new recipes (he has been sticking to the the same basic recipes over and over) – we went shopping this weekend and I had him pick up the Whole30 Fast and Easy Cookbook and we went though some of the recipes together and I hope he makes them! Plus, I made him Chicken Lettuce Wraps, Beef and Broccoli and this Fritatta over the weekend, so hopefully he will make those again too!! Thank you again for all of your supportive messages about him! I tell him about all of them!
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Easy Whole30 Chicken Tenders
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: Approx. 4-6 servings
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Description
Easy Whole30 Chicken Tenders – Easy and incredibly delicious weeknight chicken tenders!
Ingredients
- 1 lb boneless chicken breasts cut into tenders/strips
- 1 cup almond flour
- 3 tablespoons arrowroot powder
- 3/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 3/4 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 3/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 2 eggs
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
- Crack both eggs in medium bowl and scramble with fork; set aside.
- Combine almond flour, arrowroot powder, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, pepper, and paprika and mix together.
- Take large cookie sheet and line with parchment paper.
- Set up your station by placing chicken, egg wash, almond four mixture and then your cookie sheet.
- Take a chicken strip and completely submerge in egg wash.
- Let the excess egg wash fall off as you lift the chicken out of the wash.
- Place chicken in almond flour mixture and ensure it is completely covered in the mixture.
- Shake off the excess.
- Place on cookie sheet and then repeat with the rest of the chicken.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes, flipping halfway through (flip gently).
- If you want a crispier outside feel free to place under the broiler for a minute or two (just watch carefully so they don’t burn).
- Serve immediately with compliant ranch, ketchup or bbq sauce.
Keywords: whole30 chicken tenders
Corey says
I liked these! Mine didn’t get as crispy like the pictures and I had a lot of unused flour mixture (I hate wasting ingredients), but aside from that they were tasty and a very easy weeknight dinner. Thank you for sharing your recipe! I will make these again!
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Anne-Marie says
Winner winner, chicken dinner! We devoured these for dinner tonight, delish!
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Erin says
So happy to hear that, Anne-Marie!
Joelle says
Have you tried using an air fryer to cook these?
Erin says
Hi Joelle – I haven’t personally tried them in an air fryer, but please let me know if you do!
Teresa Silva says
Deeee-lish! Family loved these!
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Erin says
So happy to hear that, Teresa! My family loves these too 🙂 Thanks so much for taking the time to leave a review and feedback – I really appreciate it!
Olivia says
Is there any flour that I could use in place of almond flour? Thanks!
Erin says
Hi Olivia! I have only tested these with almond flour, but if I were to try a different gluten-free flour I would try coconut flour! Of course, regular all-purpose flour should work fine too, but I am assuming you are looking for something paleo/gluten-free 🙂
Stephanie says
I’m unable to find arrowroot powder, ok to leave out?
Erin says
Hi Stephanie! If you don’t have arrowroot you could also use tapioca flour! Either of those will help bind everything together – without them the almond flour might flake off a lot more easily!
Kim says
i would like to try this recipe but live abroad and can’t find arrowroot powder. Is there any substitute I can use? Even if it’s not whole30 compliant? Thanks
Kim says
is arrow root powder the same as arrow root flour/starch?