Healthy Baked Chicken Tenders

Healthy Baked Chicken Tenders are the perfect 30-minute weeknight meal. Juicy chicken coated in a gluten-free, garlic parmesan breading and baked until crispy and golden brown.

Course dinner

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Total Time 25

Servings

Calories 337kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

1 ½ pound chicken thighs cut into strips
1 cup almond flour
⅓ cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 tablespoon Italian herbs
1 teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon onion powder
½ teaspoon paprika
¼ - ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper optional
½ teaspoon salt
1 egg beaten

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Instructions

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and preheat oven to 425 degrees.
Whisk egg in a shallow bowl or plate. Set aside.
Mix almond flour, Parmesan, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, Italian herbs and salt in another shallow bowl or plate.
Dip a piece of chicken into the egg mixture and coat on both sides. Then, dip the chicken into the almond flour mixture, coating both sides. Put the breaded chicken on your lined baking sheet and repeat until all pieces are done.
Place chicken into the oven and bake for 7 minutes. Turn each piece over and cook for another 5 minutes until golden brown and crispy and until internal temperature measures 165 degrees.

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Notes

You can use chicken breast or thigh meat for this recipe. Whatever you prefer.

For the cheese, make sure you use grated Parmesan cheese, not shredded as it sticks to the chicken meat better.

Nutritional information is approximate and was calculated using a recipe nutrition label generator.

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