Need a new easy, healthy recipe to spice up your meal plans for dinner? These baked buffalo chicken tenders are the perfect way to do that. Easy to make in the oven, they are a no fuss recipe. Coated with an egg and almond flour mixture then brushed with hot sauce after they’ve baked. These would also be a hit at a Super Bowl party!
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I typically make my paleo chicken tender recipes in the air fryer but I wanted to make an oven version for anyone who hasn’t converted to the air fryer life yet. I honestly think they came out tasting pretty similar to the air fryer version. So you can’t go wrong either way you decide to make them!
Baked Buffalo Chicken Tenders Steps:
To make these baked buffalo chicken tenders, I put my chicken tenders on a plate. Then I take two shallow bowls (you want to be able to dip the chicken tenders) and whisk the egg in one + the almond flour and spices mixture in the other.
You’ll take a chicken tender, coat it in the egg mixture, then coat it in the almond flour mixture. It may take a few dips to fully coat it in the almond flour mixture. Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. You’ll repeat this for each chicken tender.
Bake the chicken tenders for 12 minutes at 425F then flip and bake for 10 more minutes.
Let the chicken tenders cool for a few minutes before brushing with the hot sauce.
You’ll take 1/2 cup of hot sauce of choice (I used Siete Foods) and brush one side of the chicken tenders, flip, and brush the other.
Then your baked buffalo chicken tenders are ready to serve! Pair with a paleo ranch dressing or just eat plain. I added some carrots and celery to my plate.
Other Healthy Chicken Recipes:
Healthy Grilled Chicken Nuggets
Baked Buffalo Chicken Tenders
Healthy chicken tenders baked in the oven. The perfect clean eating, paleo, gluten free chicken tender recipe. A healthy, paleo, gluten free super bowl party food that everyone will love! #paleo #superbowl #healthydinner
Ingredients
7–8 chicken tenders
1 cup almond flour
1 egg
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 cup hot sauce (I used Siete Foods)
Method
- In 2 shallow bowls, whisk the egg in one and then mix the almond flour + spices in the other.
- Save the hot sauce for later
- Preheat oven to 425F
- Take a chicken tender, coat it completely in the egg
- Then dip in the almond flour mixture making sure it’s completely covered with it. You may have to dip it in the flour mixture a couple times.
- Lay on a greased baking sheet or line the pan with foil.
- Repeat for each chicken tender
- Bake for 12 minutes, flip, bake 10 more minutes.
- Let them cool for a few minutes then brush them with the hot sauce on one side, flip, brush the other.
- Enjoy!
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