Kitchen notes · a little help before you start
Air Fryer Chicken Tenders
Air Fryer Chicken Tenders brings together chicken tenderloins, buttermilk, and cornstarch. Arrange the food in the layer the method calls for. The quick notes will help you get the small jobs lined up before you start.
- Prep
- 20 min
- Cook
- 11 min
- Total
- 61 min
- Original yield
- Serves 4
- Ingredients
- 10 listed
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Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Main course
- Primary protein
- Chicken
- Cuisine
- American
- Cooking method
- Air fryer
- Preparation & total time
- Prep: 16–30 minutes · Total: over 60 minutes
- Budget (estimated)
- Low cost
A few quick notes
1. Give the food its space
Arrange the food in the layer the method calls for. If you increase the portions, check the pan or basket space before cooking so you can keep that arrangement.
2. Give the marinade its turn
Look at the marinating step before you get the rest of dinner going. Keep that preparation in the order the recipe gives, and check the full method for how it fits around the cooking.
3. Mix the thickener as directed
The thickening step has its own little bit of preparation. Follow the mixing step before adding it, then use the consistency check in the method as you finish.
Get to know the ingredients
Chicken tenderloins
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Marinate chicken tenders in buttermilk at least 30 minutes or up to 4 hours.
Buttermilk
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Marinate chicken tenders in buttermilk at least 30 minutes or up to 4 hours.
Cornstarch
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Combine flour, cornstarch, seasonings and salt & pepper to taste in a bowl.
Let’s make it
Choose your servings, then check things off as you go.
Original recipe: Serves 4. Original quantities shown.
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How to make it
0 of 6 steps completeMake room for Air Fryer Chicken Tenders
Review ingredients in your pantry before anything is added. Meal plans use your household size; grocery-only additions use the servings selected above.
The last little job
Keep the last little job in mind
The recipe finishes with this step: Add chicken tenders to the air fryer in a single layer and cook 11 minutes. Set out what you need for that finish before the cooking gets busy.
A little more help as you go
Set up the air fryer for this recipe
Use the air-fryer setup and cooking sequence given here. Have the food ready in the form the recipe calls for before loading the basket.
Keep the mixtures separate until their step
The method prepares more than one mixture before bringing them together. Set out the separate bowls or containers it calls for, then combine them at the stated step.
Set up the coating steps in order
Read the coating sequence and set its ingredients out in that order. Keep the preparation and cooking steps separate so you can finish each piece the same way.
A few questions you might have
What should I get ready before starting?
Set out the air fryer. Read the first preparation step before you get going: Marinate chicken tenders in buttermilk at least 30 minutes or up to 4 hours.
Which little step is worth remembering?
Arrange the food in the layer the method calls for. If you increase the portions, check the pan or basket space before cooking so you can keep that arrangement.
What happens at the end?
Keep this part of the method in view: Add chicken tenders to the air fryer in a single layer and cook 11 minutes.
Is there another preparation step to plan for?
Use the air-fryer setup and cooking sequence given here. Have the food ready in the form the recipe calls for before loading the basket.
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: Spend With Pennies. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
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