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Cheddar Bacon Chicken Tenders are a delicious,Quick & Easy Busy Weeknight Dinner Idea that can be prepared in the oven or air-fryer in less than 20 minutes flat.
Cheddar Bacon Chicken Tenders
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You’ll Need:
1 egg
1/2 cup panko bread crumbs
1/2 cup finely shredded Cheddar cheese
4 slices cooked bacon, chopped
1 1/2 lbs raw chicken breast, sliced
Sour cream & Fresh Chives (optional)
If using the oven, preheat it to 400°F. & Spray a large cookie sheet with cooking spray
In a shallow bowl, beat egg. In a large resealable food-storage plastic bag, combine bread crumbs, cheese, and crumbled bacon. Dip the chicken strip into the egg, allow the excess to drip off. Place in bread crumb bag; seal and shake to coat. Place chicken on cookie sheet. Lightly season with salt & Pepper
Bake 15 to 20 minutes, turning once until chicken is no longer pink in center and bread crumbs are golden brown.
Air Fryer Directions:
Preheat Air Fryer to 400F
Place chicken tenders in a single layer of the basket, mist with olive oil spray, and air fry for 5 minutes on each side, turning halfway. They’re done once the chicken is cooked through and crispy and golden on the outside.Keto Cheddar Bacon Chicken Tenders
1 egg
1/2 cup pork panko crumbs
1/2 cup finely shredded Cheddar cheese
4 slices cooked bacon, chopped
1 1/2 lbs raw chicken breast, sliced
Sour cream & Fresh Chives (optional)Rather than use panko bread crumbs, use pork panko instead. Then follow the directions provided above.
📷Betty CrockerI love this recipe! Sometimes, if I’m feeling lazy, I’ll omit the chopped bacon addition…BUT…after coating the tenders I’ll wrap a slice of bacon around each tender.
Instead of placing on a sheet pan, I line the sheet pan with foil, place a rack, and then put the tenders on the rack. On the rack, the bacon crisps and so do the tenders!
I extend the cooking time to 7 min each side in the oven at 400° and then let it rest for a few min while getting the rest of dinner doled up to let any bacon grease drip off. Mmmm-mmmm!
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