Air Fryer Pickle Brined Chicken Tenders
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.
Servings: 12 Tenders
Calories:
Equipment
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).