Crispy Fried Chicken Tenders are the best Friday night quick meal for the whole family. Skip the fast food and make these delicious and crunchy chicken tenders which will have dinner ready in less than 30 minutes.

Tips for this recipe

If you have those large chicken breast sitting in the freezer, then these are perfect for this recipe. Just remove the loosely hanging strips and you have yourself the perfect size chicken tender.

So I kept half the tenders dry and I added some hot honey to the other half. You can add whatever sauce you like to yours, or just leave them crunchy and crispy. I used buttermilk for this recipe to make them extra tender of course. You can skip the buttermilk for sure!

Ingredients

• To Season Chicken:
• 10-15 Chicken Strips
• 1 1/2 Cup Buttermilk
• 1 Cup Hot Sauce
• 1 tbsps Garlic Powder
• 1 tsp Ginger Powder
• 1 tbsp Jerk Seasoning
• 1 tsp Dried Thyme
• 1 tsp Black Pepper
• 1 tsp Salt
• 1 Egg
• 11/2 Cup Flour
• 1/2 Cup Cornstarch
• 4 Cups Canola Oil ( for frying)

For Flour

• 1 Pack Sazon
• 2 tsps Black Pepper
• 1 tsp Paprika
• 2 tsps Garlic Powder
• 2 tsps Adobo All Purpose

Directions

1. Remove thin strips that are loosely hanging onto the underside of each breast and wash with cool running water 
2. Pat dry chicken strips and add to a bowl along with ingredients and mix well 
3. Set aside and allow to marinate for as long as preferred 
4. To a separate bowl, add flour, cornstarch and seasonings for flour and mix well
5. Coat each chicken strip individually with flour mixture and set aside on a rack or plate until all the pieces are coated and ready to be fried
6. Add 4-5 cups of canola oil to frying pan and heat to 350F
7. Carefully place each chicken strips into frying pan and cook for around 5-7 minutes or until all sides are golden brown.
   
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