Frozen chicken tenders in the air fryer is the best way to get your chicken tenders super crunchy, juicy and delicious! Quick, easy and feeding your family in a flash! If you love easy air fryer recipes, be sure to check out my Air Fryer Tater Tots, Air Fryer Frozen French Fries, Air Fryer Potato Skins and Frozen Mozzarella Sticks in the Air Fryer!
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If you are new to the air fryer, I guarantee that it will soon become your favorite obsession! The air fryer cooks up all kinds of delicious food quickly and to crispy, crunchy perfection! And, cleaning your air fryer is a breeze (pro tip: clean after each use)!
Air Fryer frozen chicken tenders are a super easy snack or appetizer. Toddlers and adults alike love a chicken tender, crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside! Frozen Sweet Potato Fries in Air Fryer are also a perfect side dish.
If you want to branch out, you can also try air fryer frozen chicken nuggets or air fryer frozen chicken patties. Also a super quick and easy snack or lunch.
Why this recipe works
- Air fryer frozen chicken tenders cook up super crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside.
- Thanks to the magic of the air fryer, chicken tenders cook more quickly in the air fryer than in the oven. Air fryer chicken tenders are absolutely delicious dipped in my ultimate sweet and spicy Wing Sauce or creamy dreamy Bang Bang Sauce.
- Clean up is so much easier with the air fryer!
Ingredients for this recipe
- Frozen Chicken Tenders: Tyson frozen chicken tenders are a great chicken tender option that can be found in the freezer section of most grocery stores. There are also a wide variety of grocery store brand chicken tenders to choose from.
- Dipping Sauce (Optional): Dipping your chicken tenders in barbeque sauce or honey mustard is always a crowd pleaser. If you want to get creative, you can try out my personal favorite sweet and spicy Chicken Wing Sauce which is great on just about anything!
How long to cook frozen chicken tenders in air fryer
- Preheat air fryer to 360°
- Optional: Lightly spray chicken tenders with cooking spray. Cooking spray is optional. However, cooking spray helps the chicken tenders from sticking to each other if you are cooking a larger batch.
- Arrange frozen chicken tenders in fryer basket leaving room so they do not touch each other.
- Cook for 10-12 minutes on 360°
- Depending on your air fryer, the size of your fryer basket and amount of frozen chicken tenders in the basket, you can shake the basket and cook for an additional 1-2 minutes until you reach your desired level of crispness as needed. You can also increase the temperature to 400° for the last 1-2 minutes for extra crispy. Be careful not the burn.
Pre-Heating Air Fryer: I recommend pre-heating air fryer. However, if you choose not to pre-heat, add about 3-4 minutes to your cook time. Check for crispiness at the end of your cook time and add additional cook time as needed until your chicken tenders reach desired level of crispiness.
How to clean air fryer
(1) Clean after each use: This will make your air fryer cleaning much easier in general as you won’t have to work as hard to clean off residue, sauce and grease.
(2) Always unplug and allow to cool before cleaning your air fryer.
(3) Using a paper towel, hand wipe any crumbs out of the air fryer basket and pullout drawer.
(4) You can also use a paper towel to hand wipe any excess grease from the air fryer basket and pillow drawer.
(5) Clean with warm soapy water: Be sure to she a soft non abrasive sponge or cloth. You don’t want to harm the non stick surface.
(6) Use a toothpick to poke out any food stuck in holes of basket.
(7) Clean inside of air fryer: Set basket and drawer you the side. Again, issuing damp sponge or cloth dipped in warm soapy water, gently wipe inside clean. Check heating element for any excess debris.
(8) Wipe exterior with damp sponge or cloth.
FAQ and expert tips
Cook frozen chicken tenders in your preheated air fryer on 360 degrees for approximately 10-12 minutes or until crispy.
Cook Tyson chicken tenders in your preheated air fryer on 360 degrees for approximately 10-12 minutes or until crispy.
Tyson air fried chicken is a healthier option when cooked in the air fryer.
Looking for other delicious snacks, appetizers or air fryer recipes?
If you are looking for delicious and crispy crunchy appetizers for football season or all year round, be sure to check out my Air Fryer Tater Tots, Air Fryer Frozen Chicken Wings and Air Fryer Pizza Rolls!
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Air Fryer Frozen Chicken Tenders
Equipment
- Air fryer
Ingredients
- 10 frozen chicken tenders
- Cooking spray Optional
Instructions
- Preheat air fryer to 360°
- Optional: Lightly spray chicken tenders with cooking spray. Cooking spray is optional. However, cooking spray helps the chicken tenders from sticking to each other if you are cooking a larger batch.
- Arrange frozen chicken tenders in fryer basket leaving room so they do not touch each other.
- Cook for 10-12 minutes on 360°
- Depending on your air fryer, the size of your fryer basket and amount of frozen chicken tenders in the basket, you can shake the basket and cook for an additional 1-2 minutes until you reach your desired level of crispness as needed. You can also increase the temperature to 400° for the last 1-2 minutes for extra crispy. Be careful not the burn.
Angela G
Thanks For sharing this great recipe , I used it in my instantpot duo was very tasty.
Shaylynn
These air fryer frozen chicken tenders are my fav!!! I used to do them in the oven but air fryer makes them way crispier.
Kate
This recipe was perfect. I used Tyson brand frozen air fryer chicken tenders.