Cajun Chicken Tenders

Chicken Tenders are kid and adult approved! These tender chicken strips are full of flavor and perfect for dunking in your favorite dipping sauce.

Course Main Dishes

Cuisine Southern

Keyword cajun chicken littles, cajun seasoning, chicken, chicken tenderoloin, honey mustard

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Marinade Time 2 hours

Total Time 30 minutes

Servings Servings

Calories 751kcal

Ingredients

Ingredients:

1/2 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon hot sauce
2 tablespoons Cajun seasoning divided
2 egg
1/4 cup milk
1 1/2 - 2 pounds chicken tenders
2 cups flour
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/2 tablespoon black pepper
1 1/4 cup canola oil for frying

Instructions

In a bowl whisk buttermilk and 1 tablespoon of Cajun seasoning. Add chicken tenders and mix them around until they are all coated. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Once chicken is done marinating, remove from buttermilk mixture and pat dry.
In one bowl whisk together eggs with 1/4 cup milk. In another bowl combine flour, corn starch, remaining Cajun seasoning and black pepper.
Working in an assembly line dredge the dried chicken in the flour mixture then dip in the egg then dredge once more in the flour to "double coat" the chicken.
In a large pan, heat oil over medium heat to 350 degrees F. Once the oil is hot add chicken tenders and fry until golden brown. Don't overcrowd the pan! Fry in batches if needed, about 3 minutes per side. Once browned, remove from fryer, lay on paper towels sprinkle with a little salt. Serve immediately.

Notes

Please plan ahead as the chicken tenders do need to marinate for 2 hours.

My number one rule when frying anything: DON'T OVER CROWD THE PAN. If you do this temperature of the oil will drop and your chicken won't get as crispy as you like as it will steam rather than fry. If your pan isn't big enough to fit all of the chicken without overcrowding simply cook the chicken in batches.

You do not need to remove the tendon from the tenderloin. It is a personal texture preference.

Nutrition information is for estimation purposes only.

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