Keto Fried Chicken Tenders Chick-Fil-A copycat

This Keto Fried Chicken almond flour recipe will make the perfect Keto fried drumsticks, Keto fried chicken breast or low carb chicken tenders. Originally the recipe was intended to be pan-fried chicken tenders, but I discovered it’s also an easy Keto air fryer recipe too.

Duration:

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 25 minutes

INGREDIENTS:

Keto Fried Chicken Tenders

8 Chicken Tenders
24oz Jar of Dill Pickles (you only need the juice)
3/4 Cup Now Foods Almond Flour
1 tsp Salt
1 tsp Pepper
2 Eggs, beaten
1 1/2 Cups pork panko (Bread Crumb Substitute)
Nutiva Organic Coconut Oilfor frying
Low Carb Copycat Chick-Fil-A Sauce

- 1/2 Cup Mayo
- 2 tsp Yellow Mustard
- 1 tsp Lemon Juice
- 2 tbs Honey Trees Sugar-Free Honey
- 1 tbs Primal Kitchen Classic BBQ Sauce

INSTRUCTIONS:

Pan Fried Keto Chicken Tenders

Put chicken tenders and pickle juice in a large zip lock bag and marinate for at least 1 hour, preferably overnight.
In a small bowl, mix almond flour, salt, and pepper
Create an assembly line of three bowls, one with almond flour mixture, the second with the eggs and the third with the pork panko
Dredge the Chicken in the almond flour mixture, then in the egg and finally in the pork panko until well coated
Now, fill a saute pan about 2 inches with coconut oil and put on medium-high heat. If available use a thermometer and bring oil to 350 F
Once the oil is hot place tenders in the oil and cook about 3 minutes on each side or until golden brown.

Air Fryer Fried Keto Chicken Tenders

Put chicken tenders and pickle juice in a large zip lock bag and marinate for at least 1 hour, preferably overnight.
In a small bowl, mix almond flour, salt, and pepper
Create an assembly line of three bowls, one with almond flour mixture, the second with the eggs and the third with the pork panko
Dredge the Chicken in the almond flour mixture, then in the egg and finally in the pork panko until well coated
Set the air fryer to 375 F and cook the chicken for about 15 minutes.

Low Carb Copycat Chick-Fil-A Sauce

In a small bowl, combine all ingredients and stir until fully combined

NOTES:

Honey Trees Sugar-Free Honey, an ingredient in the Chick-Fil-A Sauce is sweetened with similar ingredients as Splenda, I try to eat as natural as possible so I only use small amounts in recipes every now and then PRO TIP: To prevent a disaster, Be sure that you use one hand for dipping in the wet ingredients and the other hand for dry ingredients. I have tried making these fried Chicken tenders by grinding up pork rinds myself, and the recipe didn’t turn out the same. The pork rinds are too moist so that they won’t stick to the chicken as well, and the breading won’t be as crispy.

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