Ninja Foodi Chicken Tenders (Air Fry)

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Ninja Foodi Air Fryer Chicken Tenders is a simple way to enjoy low carb chicken in a snap! The true star o the show is the amazing, restaurant quality marinade that turns bland chicken breasts into a chicken finger worth of your taste buds. Air fried chicken tenders are also great for salads and to menu plan for the week. The great news is that learning how to air fry chicken tenders (strips) is just so easy! Once you know how simple the Air Crisp basket with the Ninja Foodi is, you wont want to go back to baking chicken breasts any more! The delicious light lemon flavor and herbs makes this air fryer chicken a PERFECT dinner. Completely tender and never over cooked, turn your tenders into air fryer chicken nuggets or simply prep chicken for later meals like dips and casseroles. One of the best reasons to air fry is simply to rid yourself of overly greasy chicken - and while the marinade contains a bit of olive oil to stick those spices, protein packed chicken has never been healthier or easier!

Prep Time25 mins

Cook Time10 mins

Total Time35 mins

Course: Air Fryer

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 302kcal

Author: Trisha Haas - Salty Side Dish

Ingredients

1/4 cup lemon juice
1/3 cup olive oil
1 tablespoon minced garlic
2 teaspoons dried oregano
1 teaspoon coriander
1 teaspoon cumin
3/4 teaspoon nutmeg
2 chicken breasts cut into 1" strips
salt and pepper

Instructions

Add lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, oregano, coriander, cumin, nutmeg to a large bowl and mix well.
Add chicken strips to the mixture and spoon to evenly coat.
Let set to marinate, in the fridge for 20 minutes.
Preheat Ninja Foodi air crisp basket for 5 minutes at 360 degrees.
Place 1 inch chicken breast strips into pre-heated foodi basket.
Season chicken with salt and pepper.
Cook chicken tenders for 5 minutes at 360 degrees and flip, cooking or another 5 minutes on the other side (see note).
Remove chicken from foodi and serve immediately.
Please note that you may need to work in batches to get the chicken to fit into the foodi basket.

Notes

If chicken is really thick, you may need to add another minute on each side. One trick I do personally is pound down my chicken to all be even prior to cooking (if a breast is big on one side and not the other) and that also keeps all my chicken tender pieces the same size for cooking.
This recipe was created in the 6.5 quart Ninja Foodi
Feel free to try this chicken strip method with any flavor you love!

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