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Fried in oil in a small skillet so you get crunchy chicken tenders. It is a very easy recipe to make but everybody loves it. So, are you ready to learn how to make buffalo chicken tenders? Let’s get started!
What You Need For This Recipe
To make this chicken recipe you need several ingredients. Put the following ingredients on your grocery shopping list:
- Chicken – use chicken breasts
- Flour – you can use all-purpose flour
- Eggs – you can use large eggs
- Hot sauce – you can make buffalo sauce yourself or buy it
- Paprika – to season the tenders
- Garlic powder – add to season the tenders
- Salt – season to taste
- Black pepper – season to taste
- Oil – vegetable for frying
Note that the full ingredients list, including measurements, can be found in the recipe card below.
How To Make Pan Fried Buffalo Chicken Tenders
- Start this recipe by cutting the chicken breasts and cut into long strips. Then take a bowl and add the eggs, and the hot sauce, and whisk to combine.
- Add the flour, and spices to a second bowl. Cover a piece of chicken with the flour mixture. Then transfer the chicken to the egg mix and then transfer it back into the flour mixture.
- Carefully shake the excess flour from the chicken and put it on a plate. Repeat for all the pieces of chicken.
- Preheat a cast-iron skillet with about 3 inches of oil to medium heat. Do not heat it too high or your whole stove will be covered with oil when you add the tenders. You want the tenders to gently simmer and cook.
- Fry the chicken tender in the skillet in small batches until golden brown. This takes about 5 minutes.
- Take out of the pan and put it on a paper towel to drain excess oil. Serve the buffalo chicken tenders immediately with buffalo wing sauce.
Easy Breaded Chicken Tenders Recipe
Nothing dips better than buffalo chicken tenders in homemade buffalo sauce. These tenders are pan-fried in a thin layer of oil. This is enough to get crunchy chicken in the oil.
Crispy tenders are great to serve with buffalo sauce but also in a buffalo chicken wrap. You can also serve it with some potatoes, fries, or mashed potatoes.
Can You Make Chicken Tenders Ahead Of Time?
Yes, you can make these chicken tenders ahead of time. You can prepare the chicken by coating it with flour, egg, and flour mixture.
Either freeze when coated or fry the tenders shortly let them cool and fry when you want to serve them.
How To Store Buffalo Chicken Tenders
The best way to serve buffalo tenders is freshly fried. However, if you have leftovers, you can store them in the:
- Refrigerator – want to serve the chicken tenders within a day or two you can store fried chicken tenders in the fridge. Store them in a resealable bag or an airtight container
- Freezer – want to keep them longer store the chicken in the freezer. Either fried or prepared you can store them in an airtight container or freezer-friendly bag
How To Reheat Chicken Tenders
You can reheat the chicken tenders while frying them in oil. Put about 3 inches of oil in a pan and add the chicken.
You do not need to thaw just fry for 3-4 minutes. If they are fried warm for about 10 minutes or until heated.
Cover with foil if they turn too dark too fast.
More Chicken Recipes
Readers of the Tortilla Channel love chicken recipes, as you can see by all of the chicken recipes, they enjoy reading:
- Garlic chicken thighs with mushrooms
- Chimichurri chicken
- Honey and garlic chicken
- Sticky BBQ chicken in the oven
- Peri-Peri chicken
- Tequila lime chicken
Have fun trying this easy buffalo chicken recipe and use it to make a breaded buffalo chicken wrap with homemade buffalo sauce.
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Fried Buffalo Chicken Tenders
Fried buffalo chicken tenders are amazing with homemade buffalo wings sauce. Coat with flour and egg and fry the chicken crunchy and crispy.
Ingredients
- 2 chicken breasts
- 1 cup flour
- 2 large eggs beaten
- 1 teaspoon hot sauce
- 1/8 teaspoon paprika
- 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/8 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 3/4 teaspoon pepper
- Oil for frying
Instructions
- Start this recipe by cutting the chicken breasts and cut into long strips
- Then take a bowl and add the eggs, the hot sauce, and whisk to combine. Take another bowl and add the flour, and spices to a second bowl
- Take a piece of chicken and cover it with the flour mixture. Then transfer the chicken to the egg mix and then transfer it back into the flour mixture
- Carefully shake excess flour from the chicken and put it on a plate. Repeat for all the pieces of chicken
- Take a cast-iron skillet and heat about 3 inches of oil to medium-high
- Fry the chicken tender in the skillet in small batches until golden brown. This takes about 5 minutes
- Take out of the pan and put it on a paper towel to drain excess oil
- Serve the buffalo chicken tenders immediately with buffalo wing sauce
Nutrition facts
Calories: 288; Fat: 8g; Carbs: 24g; Protein: 25g;
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