Healthy Chicken Tenders Recipe

4.37 from 19 votes

Healthy Chicken Tenders Recipe

Delicious chicken fingers made with healthy almond flour for a grain-free, gluten-free, healthy meal that kids and adults both love.

Prep Time20

Cook Time25

Total Time45

Course: Main

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 386kcal

Author: Katie Wells

Ingredients

3 medium chicken breasts
2 eggs
1 tsp water
1 cup almond flour
1 tsp garlic powder
½ tsp salt
½ tsp pepper
2 cups tallow (or coconut oil, for frying)
honey mustard (for serving, optional)

Instructions

Turn the oven on warm and place a baking sheet inside it.
Cut the chicken into strips or nuggets.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs and water.
Add the chicken strips, mix well, and set aside.
In another bowl, mix together the almond flour, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
Heat the tallow or coconut oil in a large skillet over medium high heat.
Once the oil is hot, remove the chicken from the egg mixture and dredge it in the almond flour mixture.
Place the chicken in a single layer in the pan of heated oil.
Cook 3-4 minutes per side or until golden brown and cooked through.
Remove from pan and place on the warm baking sheet in the oven while additional batches are cooking.
Continue cooking chicken until it is all done.
Once everything is cooked, sprinkle with additional salt and pepper and serve with honey mustard sauce.

Notes

If you don’t like to fry foods (or just don’t want the mess), you can modify the recipe by breading the chicken as you would to fry, and just placing on a well-oiled baking sheet and drizzling with olive oil before baking. Bake at 400°F for about 25 minutes.

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