Description
These crispy, golden chicken tenders are tossed in a rich, sweet-savory honey butter garlic glaze. A quick, easy, and flavor-packed air fryer meal the whole family will crave.
Ingredients
1 ½ lbs chicken tenders or strips
1 cup buttermilk
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup breadcrumbs or panko
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp paprika
½ tsp salt
½ tsp black pepper
Cooking spray or oil
For the Sauce
4 tbsp butter
4 garlic cloves, minced
¼ cup honey
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp brown sugar
½ tsp red pepper flakes (optional)
Instructions
Marinate chicken in buttermilk for 30 minutes.
Mix flour, breadcrumbs, and seasonings.
Dredge chicken in dry mix after marinating.
Preheat air fryer to 400°F.
Spray basket and cook chicken in batches, 10–12 minutes, flipping halfway.
Melt butter in pan, sauté garlic, add honey, soy, brown sugar, and red pepper flakes.
Simmer until slightly thickened.
Brush or toss cooked tenders in sauce.
Serve hot.
Notes
Marinate overnight for extra tenderness.
Use panko for extra crunch.
Add lemon zest or hot sauce for flavor twists.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Air Fryer
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 portion
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 520mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 32g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 28g
- Cholesterol: 95mg
Keywords: Air Fryer Honey Butter Garlic Chicken, crispy chicken tenders