Best 9 Buffalo Chicken Tenders Recipes

BUFFALO CHICKEN TENDERS

Steps:

• Toss chicken with flour and pepper. In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon butter over medium heat. Add chicken; cook until no longer pink, 4-6 minutes per side. Remove from pan., Mix hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce, oregano and garlic powder. In same skillet, melt remaining butter; stir in sauce mixture. Add chicken; heat through, turning to coat. If desired, serve with blue cheese dressing.

PANKO BUFFALO CHICKEN TENDERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Combine panko bread crumbs, Italian-seasoned bread crumbs, garlic powder, salt, and pepper in a bowl. Pour Buffalo wing sauce into a separate bowl.
• Coat chicken breast pieces on both sides with the Buffalo sauce then evenly coat with bread crumb mixture. Lay pieces flat on a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, juices run clear, and chicken has reached desired crispiness, about 20 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

BAKED BUFFALO-STYLE CHICKEN TENDERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°.
• Combine first 6 ingredients in a shallow dish, stirring with a whisk.
• Place egg whites in a shallow dish.
• Place Panko in a shallow dish.
• Working with 1 chicken strip at a time, dredge in flour mixture. Dip in egg whites; dredge in panko. Place on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Repeat procedure with remaining chicken strips, flour mixture, egg whites, and panko.
• Lightly coat chicken strips with cooking spray. Bake at 400° for 15 minutes or until done, turning once.
• Combine hot sauce and Worcestershire in a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 1 minute. Remove from heat; stir in butter. Drizzle hot sauce mixture over chicken.
• Serve with Blue Cheese.

ALL-AMERICAN BUFFALO CHICKEN TENDERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Place a wire rack on a rimmed baking sheet, and transfer to oven. In a medium bowl, stir together blue cheese and 1/2 cup buttermilk. Season dip with salt and pepper, and set aside.
• Place flour and remaining 1/2 cup buttermilk in separate medium bowls; season with salt and pepper. Set out another rimmed baking sheet alongside. Dip chicken in buttermilk (allowing excess to drip off), then in flour (shaking off excess); place on sheet.
• In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high. Working in batches, fry chicken until golden brown and cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Transfer to rack in oven to keep warm.
• In a large bowl, stir together hot sauce and melted butter. Add chicken, and toss to coat. Serve tenders with blue-cheese dip.

BUFFALO CHICKEN TENDERS

Steps:

• Preheat deep fryer to 360 degrees.
• Combine chicken tenders and hot sauce in plastic bag. Store in refrigerator for 30 minutes to an hour.
• Combine flour, Cajun seasoning, and salt on one plate. Put buttermilk on second plate.
• Place chicken tenders in flour and dredge to coat. Transfer to buttermilk, dredge, then return to flour and dredge once more. You should have a nice, thick crust.
• Place breaded tenders on a wire rack for 5 minutes, to set the crust. If you skip this step, the crust may fall off during frying.
• After crust has set, dredge once more in flour and drop into oil. You can skip the final dredge, but I find it makes for a crispier result.
• Fry for 4-6 minutes until golden, brown, and delicious.

BUFFALO CHICKEN FINGERS/ TENDERS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425°. In a medium bowl, combine the breadcrumbs, salt and pepper. In a shallow bowl, beat the eggs. Coat a chicken piece with the breadcrumbs, dip in the eggs, then coat again with the breadcrumbs; place on a plate. Repeat with the remaining chicken.
• In a large, heavy skillet, heat 1/4 cup olive oil over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add half of the chicken tenders and cook, turning once, until golden, about 4 minutes. Transfer to a baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining chicken. Bake until cooked through, about 10 minutes.
• Microwave the butter at medium power until melted, 45 seconds. Stir in the hot sauce.
• Place the chicken tenders on a large platter, drizzle with the sauce and top with the blue cheese.

SIMPLY-FIED KICKIN' CHICKEN BUFFALO TENDERS #5FIX

Steps:

• Trim chicken breasts of any fat and cut each into 3 strips cutting lengthwise. Place into ziploc baggie and add hot sauce. Seal it tightly closed removing air, squish it around to coat all and place into fridge to marinate for several hours, overnight, or just simply use now.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place potatoes into shallow bowl. Line baking sheet with parchment paper. With tongs or by hand, remove strips letting any excess hot sauce drip away, one at a time, roll into potatoes to coat, and place onto prepared baking sheet. When all are nicely coated, patting on to coat well, pop into oven and bake until done, about 20-25 minutes depending on how thick your chicken strips are. Remove from oven, top with crumbled bacon and blue cheese and bake 1-3 minutes longer until blue cheese is just starting to melt.
• Can be served with extra hot sauce, celery sticks, and Ranch or Blue Cheese Salad Dressing for dipping if desired.

GARLIC-PARMESAN BUFFALO CHICKEN TENDERS

Steps:

• Cut chicken breasts into thick strips. Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken strips and cook, flipping as needed, until browned and no longer pink in the centers, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Combine bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, and salt in a bowl.
• Heat butter in a large pan over medium-high heat. Cook garlic in the hot butter, stirring, until soft, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Coat chicken strips with garlic and butter. Add any excess garlic to the bread crumb mixture, then roll coated chicken in bread crumbs.
• Heat Buffalo sauce in a pan over medium to medium-high heat until simmering. Add breaded chicken to the sauce and cook until crisp and evenly coated, about 1 minute on each side.

GLUTEN-FREE CAJUN BUFFALO CHICKEN TENDERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Place butter in a 9" x 13" baking dish and place in oven while preheating to melt.
• Pour hot pepper sauce in in a small bowl.
• Combine rice flour and Cajun seasoning in a medium sized bowl; make sure it is all blended well.
• Remove baking dish from oven and tip from side to side so that butter coats entire bottom of pan.
• Rinse chicken breast strips and dip them in the hot pepper sauce.
• Dredge breast strips in the seasoned rice flour, making sure they are well coated.
• Arrange chicken pieces in pan and bake 45 minutes.