{"id":4495,"date":"2025-06-12T20:44:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T20:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/?p=4495"},"modified":"2025-06-12T20:44:01","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T20:44:01","slug":"crispy-chicken-tenders-with-dipping-sauce-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/12\/crispy-chicken-tenders-with-dipping-sauce-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Crispy Chicken Tenders with Dipping Sauce  Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Crispy Chicken Tenders with Dipping Sauce recipe \u2014 crunchy on the outside, tender on the inside, and absolutely irresistible with your favorite dip!<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf57 Crispy Chicken Tenders<\/p>\n<p>Servings: 4<\/p>\n<p>Prep Time: 15 min<\/p>\n<p>Cook Time: 15 min<\/p>\n<p>Total Time: 30 min<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcdd Ingredients:<\/p>\n<p>For the Chicken:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 lb (450g) chicken tenders or chicken breasts cut into strips<\/li>\n<li>1 cup buttermilk (or milk + 1 tbsp lemon juice)<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp paprika<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 tsp garlic powder<\/li>\n<li>Salt &amp; pepper to taste<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For the Coating:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 cup all-purpose flour<\/li>\n<li>1 cup breadcrumbs or crushed cornflakes for extra crunch<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp paprika<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 tsp black pepper<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 tsp salt<\/li>\n<li>Optional: pinch of cayenne for heat<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For Frying:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Oil for deep frying or shallow frying<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\ud83e\udd63 Instructions:<\/p>\n<p>1. Marinate the chicken:<\/p>\n<p>In a bowl, combine buttermilk, paprika, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Add chicken strips and marinate for at least 30 min (or up to overnight for max flavor).<\/p>\n<p>2. Prepare the coating:<\/p>\n<p>In a separate bowl, mix flour, breadcrumbs (or cornflakes), paprika, salt, pepper, and cayenne.<\/p>\n<p>3. Coat the chicken:<\/p>\n<p>Remove chicken from marinade (let excess drip off) and coat well in the dry mix. Press down to ensure it sticks.<\/p>\n<p>4. Fry:<\/p>\n<p>Heat oil (about 350\u00b0F\/175\u00b0C) in a deep skillet or fryer. Fry chicken tenders for about 3\u20134 minutes per side until golden and cooked through. Place on paper towels to drain excess oil.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83e\uddc1 Easy Dipping Sauce Ideas:<\/p>\n<p>1. Honey Mustard:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 tbsp mayo<\/li>\n<li>1 tbsp mustard<\/li>\n<li>1 tbsp honey<\/li>\n<li>Splash of lemon juice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2. Spicy Ranch:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1\/4 cup ranch dressing<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp hot sauce<\/li>\n<li>Pinch of paprika<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>3. Garlic Aioli:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 tbsp mayo<\/li>\n<li>1 clove garlic (minced)<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp lemon juice<\/li>\n<li>Salt to taste<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crispy Chicken Tenders with Dipping Sauce recipe \u2014 crunchy on the outside, tender on the inside, and absolutely irresistible with&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4496,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"slim_seo":{"title":"Crispy Chicken Tenders with Dipping Sauce Recipe - Grandma Baking Recipes","description":"Crispy Chicken Tenders with Dipping Sauce recipe \u2014 crunchy on the outside, tender on the inside, and absolutely irresistible with your favorite dip! \ud83c\udf57 Crispy Ch"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4495","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4495","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4495"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4495\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4497,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4495\/revisions\/4497"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4496"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4495"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4495"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4495"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}