Here’s a crispy, juicy Chicken Tenders recipe with a simple homemade dipping sauce — perfect for family meals or sharing on your food pages 🍗✨
🍗 Crispy Chicken Tenders with Dipping Sauce
🛒 Ingredients
Chicken Tenders
- 1 lb (450 g) chicken tenders (or chicken breast cut into strips)
- 1 cup buttermilk (or milk + 1 tbsp vinegar)
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp paprika
- ½ tsp garlic powder
Breading
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup cornstarch (for extra crispiness)
- 1 tsp paprika
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
For Frying
- Vegetable oil
👩🍳 Instructions
- Marinate
- Mix chicken with buttermilk, salt, pepper, paprika, and garlic powder.
- Cover and refrigerate 30 minutes (or up to overnight).
- Coat
- In a bowl, mix all breading ingredients.
- Remove chicken from marinade and coat well in the flour mixture.
- Press firmly so the coating sticks.
- Fry
- Heat oil to 350°F (175°C).
- Fry chicken in batches for 4–5 minutes per side until golden brown.
- Drain on paper towels.
🥣 Easy Dipping Sauce (Honey Mustard)
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 2 tbsp honey
- 2 tbsp mustard
- 1 tsp lemon juice
👉 Mix everything until smooth.
🔥 Optional Sauce Variations
- Garlic Ranch: Mayo + sour cream + garlic powder + herbs
- Spicy Sauce: Mayo + ketchup + hot sauce
- BBQ Dip: BBQ sauce + honey
✨ Tips
- Cornstarch is the secret to extra crunch.
- Don’t overcrowd the pan.
- Serve with fries, coleslaw, or salad.
If you want, I can also give you:
- 🔥 Air Fryer version
- 🥖 Extra crunchy breadcrumb version
- 📱 Short Facebook caption with YES/NO engagement
- 🍯 More dipping sauce ideas
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