Description
You won’t believe the delicious flavor and crunch of these yummy chicken tenders…and they’re not even fried! Detailed recipe and photos included.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts or breast tenders
- 1 1/2 cups panko breadcrumbs
- 1 tsp. oregano
- 2 tsp. garlic powder
- 1 tsp. smoked paprika
- 1/2 tsp. cayenne
- 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
Honey-Barbecue Dipping Sauce:
- 1/2 cup favorite barbecue sauce
- 3 Tbsp. honey
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup flour
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Prepare a baking sheet by covering it with foil and lightly spraying with cooking spray. Set aside.
- In a small bowl or shallow dish, season the flour with salt and black pepper, and lightly beat the eggs in another shallow dish. In a third shallow dish, combine panko breadcrumbs with oregano, garlic, paprika, cayenne, salt, and pepper.
- If using chicken breasts, prepare by putting one breast in between two layers of plastic wrap. Pound to an even thickness of approximately 1/2″. Remove plastic and slice into strips.
- Dredge tenders in the flour to coat, shaking off any excess flour. Dip the floured chicken tenders into the egg and then coat the chicken tenders with the breadcrumb mixture. Arrange on baking sheet. Repeat with remaining strips.
- Bake chicken tenders for 12-15 minutes, or until golden brown, flipping once part way through the cook time.
- To prepare sauce, whisk together honey and barbeque sauce in a small bowl until combined. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Notes
Adapted from Love and Olive Oil
Panko breadcrumbs are the best! I use it when I bake chicken to give it a crispy coating. Your apricot dipping sauce looks wonderful-I’ll have to try that next time chicken tenders are on the menu.
Nicely done post. Great photos. Thanks for sharing other dipping sauces to use.
Carmen
Just tried these….yum!
Added panko to my shopping list
I have some panko buried in my cupboards and this seems like a perfect way to try them out. :D
Very easy to make and great flavor / crispiness. I was out of cayenne so I used red pepper flakes.
So I just made your recipe and absolutely loved it! thank you for sharing. Very simple and so easy!
Thanks again!
I just made these for dinner… I only have 1/2 left b/c my kids and husband (and myself) couldn’t stop eating them.. so good!
OMG…this was my very first attempt at cooking with Panko crumbs, and it turned out so delish!! I have fallen in love with your site/blog. I have found treasure in your recipes. I just loved the sauces that you included. The basil aioli by far was the best. I even used it on some salmon I baked…SO GOOD! Thank you for making cooking looks so pretty with your photos and for sharing!
I’m going to make your recipe now (I’m the cook in my house) and I see you have salt and pepper listed once, but you require it both in the flour coat and in the Panko coating. Do you half it for each or is it ok to put it in the flour only, maybe adding just the cayenne pepper to the panko crumbs and no extra salt? I’m going to make it like I assumed and do it only in the flour except for the cayenne, Hope I’m right! lol
Well I did it with the salt and pepper mixture in the flour and all other herbs, including Cayenne and it was the best chicken ever! Not too spicy, but was very zesty! Took some to the Sunday football game after freezing the cooked chicken and thawing it out on game day! Mix all kinds of sauce for dipping. Even substituted Barbecue sauce for the flour dip on some then the Panko and they were fabulous too! So many ways to tweak this one! Thanks for the recipe! :)))
NOM NOM NOM NOM!!!!
In the oven right now. Cannot wait. Thanks!!
It was a little too spicy for our family so we will omit (or significantly decrease) the paprika and cayenne pepper, and I didn’t put the full amounts. With the adjustments, I will definitely make this again!
We put a little less Cayenne and it was delish!
Good! Yeah, they can be a little spicy. Glad you enjoyed them! :)
These are sooooo good. I saw them on Pinterest and made them today. Not spicy for me… in fact, I even used the new “chipotle panko” instead of the regular, because I thought they’d be good in there. Otherwise, followed recipe exactly (we like very spicy foods, for the record). These were soooo delicious. Crunchy, moist, good coating that stayed on.. and baked! Healthier. I will definitely make them again.
In the oven now! Smelling good!
Enjoy, Gracie! :)
Thank you for the recipe. This was simple and delicious! We made the honey mustard sauce to go with it and that was great, too!
I just made this for my family and they loved it! They especially enjoyed the honey mustard sauce. I can’t wait to give the apricot sauce a go next time. Thank you for sharing :)
Found your recipe and tried them tonight for dinner. You made it super easy to follow and it was soooooo good! My husband loved them. The fact that they were baked made it even better. Thanks!
Hi! Any tips for baking these ahead of
Time and reheating?
Terrible!
Luckily I was able to add melted butter to the top of the chicken and put it under the broiler before serving. Without that, it tasted like flavorless chicken covered with dry breadcrumbs. I use Panko a lot and I should have known better. It requires butter or oil to crisp. Sorry,
I love this recipe! Thank you.
i made it :):):):)
I just made them tonight for dinner. My husband liked them too which is always a bonus – he actually thought they tasted like “Cool Ranch Doritos.” Whatever! Great to have a baked option!
OMG. I wasn’t interested in sauces, just a great way to cook some chicken breasts/tenders and OH MY G** this is THE BEST. Again, sauces don’t matter – just prepare the chicken per this recipes and enjoy. Thanks, Ali
Made them for dinner last night and hey were a big hit with me and the family. I loved them so much I couldn’t wait to have the last three (leftovers – I made a big batch) for lunch today! The only thing I didn’t try was the sauce (I got lazy and we had honey mustard low fat dressing so I just used that). I will definitely ake these again and try the sauce, too.
super easy recipe for yummy chicken tenders. i used a skillet in the oven and it works just as fine, just double the cooking time :)
Honey-Barbecue Dipping Sauce
1/2 cup favorite barbecue sauce
3 Tbsp. honey
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 eggs
1/2 cup flour
To prepare sauce, whisk together honey and barbeque sauce in a small bowl until combined. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
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These are super duper crunchy! Loved the touch of smokiness from the paprika. The sauce was a perfect match too, thanks!!
Yum! Turned out great! Thank you.
Can I use crushed cornflakes instead panko? It’s all I have. Thanks!
I’ve made this before and it was delicious. Going crazy this time and have my chicken soaking in a salt water brine because….why not. Hoping for an even more juicy and delicious version. Best recipe site out there!