Air Fryer Pickle Brined Chicken Tenders are juicy with dill flavors. Crispy Air Fried chicken tenders that are brined with your favorite dill pickle juice is a perfect way to add something interesting to a very common food item. Tender and juicy chicken with crispy air fried breading is a very nice change to the common chicken tender recipe. This easy to follow method of preparation is beginner friendly and the entire family will be glad this dish made it to the table. Delicious tasty and good to the last bite, this recipe is worth every bite. This dish also stores well for planning the weeks lunches on the go. I enjoyed this recipe and recommend you try it at least once to see for yourself how delicious it really is.
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Clean and pat the chicken breast dry using paper towel(s). Slice the breasts into strips or buy pre-cut tenders. Place chicken in a bowl.
Then pour in the pickle juice. Be sure to submerge the chicken in the juice.
Cover & marinate for 8 hours.
Discard the pickle juice and pat dry the chicken with paper towels.
Preheat the air fryer to 400°F. In a shallow dish: combine breadcrumbs, panko, salt, pepper and mix. In a separate shallow dish: whisk the 2 eggs.
Dip the chicken tenders in the eggs. Then coat the chicken in the breadcrumbs mixture. Transfer the chicken to a baking rack. Coat both sides of the chicken with cooking spray.
Place chicken in the air fryer basket. (Optional: coat the basket with cooking spray just right before placing the chicken).
Air fry for 10 minutes (flip half way) or until the internal reaches 165°F . (Depending on the size of your air fryer: repeat this step as necessary).
Serve with your favorite dip.
Enjoy!
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Air Fryer Pickle Brined Chicken Tenders
Ingredients
- 1 ½ lbs chicken tenders about 12 strips
- 1 ½ cups pickle juice
- ½ cup seasoned breadcrumbs
- ½ cup plain panko
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- 2 large eggs
- cooking spray
Instructions
- Clean and pat the chicken breast dry using paper towel(s). Slice the breasts into strips or buy pre-cut tenders. Place chicken in a bowl. Then pour in the pickle juice. Be sure to submerge the chicken in the juice. Cover & marinate for 8 hours.
- Discard the pickle juice and pat dry the chicken with paper towels.
- Preheat the air fryer to 400°F.
- In a shallow dish: combine breadcrumbs, panko, salt, pepper and mix. In a separate shallow dish: whisk the 2 eggs.
- Dip the chicken tenders in the eggs. Then coat the chicken in the breadcrumbs mixture. Transfer the chicken to a baking rack. Coat both sides of the chicken with cooking spray. Place chicken in the air fryer basket. (Optional: coat the basket with cooking spray just right before placing the chicken).
- Air fry for 10 minutes (flip half way) or until the internal reaches 165°F . (Depending on the size of your air fryer: repeat this step as necessary).
Serve with your favorite dip. Enjoy!
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