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Baked Fried Chicken Tenders

Published: Feb 5, 2016 · Modified: Feb 20, 2023 by Amira · This post may contain affiliate links which won’t change your price but will share some commission.

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Crunchy, succulent, juicy and oh so buttery, you'll never imagine that this recipe only have 2 Tbs of butter. This is it, finally, my bestest oven fried chicken breast recipe.

Easy oven fried chicken recipe

Are you entertaining this Sunday 🏈? or may be going to a party and you need to take a good dish with you? Here is the recipe for you, easy to make, crunchy and feels  so good in your mouth. After doing many research and trying - what seemed to be like- hundreds of oven baked fried chicken recipes, this is it, the best ever oven baked friend chicken breast.

Best oven fried chicken recipe

A couple of weeks ago I saw this post from Jen : The best baked fried chicken through a post from Liz about Health recipes, and oh boy I fell in love with the recipe and the photos of crunchy chicken tenders. So I decided to give it a go.

Chicken came out tender and juicy but, were not as crunchy as I wanted them to be, besides they had some little white spots - from the flour- that hubby did not like- although I did not mind them at all. But their taste was so heavenly with these 3 tablespoons of butter she mentioned.

Easy to cook chicken breast recipe

Then I stumbled upon this recipe from Ree, I experimented with it a couple of times, the texture was super but I did not like the taste, Jen's recipe was waaaay better, and I did not like the fact that Ree's ones are fried. Then I had this idea - light bulb- of combining both recipes, and tweaking the flavors a bit to suit our family and here it came, out of the oven, golden,crunchy and perfect, the thing I've been looking for for years.

Game day oven fried chicken recipe

So thanks Jen and Ree 👏 for inspiring me to make this delicious, golden tenders and making my dream of having a real fried chicken but without the excess oil come true.

This is perfect for the upcoming game day with your favorite dip or may be you want to try our latest  the toomeyah dip .

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  • The copycat Big Mac Sauce recipe is everything you love about the iconic Mcdonalds Big Mac but in a jar. This is absolutely one you'll want to save not just for your burgers but as a delicious dip with these tenders..

I'll leave you now with my newest discovery in the food world, I hope you'll give it a try and I do hope you'll like it as much as we did .

Oved fried chicken tenders on a white plate with ketchup.

Baked Fried Chicken Tenders

This is my best oven baked fried chicken so far.
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Ingredients

  • 10 chicken tenders
  • 1 ½ cups buttermilk- make your own by using 1 tablespoon of white vinegar per 1 cup of regular milk.
  • 2 ½ cups flour.
  • ⅓ cups cornmeal.
  • 2 tablespoons butter.
  • 2 tablespoons oil.

Spice Mixture

  • 1 tablespoon salt.
  • 1 teaspoon pepper.
  • 1 teaspoon paprika.
  • 2 teaspoons cardamom powder.
  • 2 teaspoons garlic powder.

Instructions

  • Mix Spices together, take just 1 tablespoon of the spice mixture and add it to 1 cup of buttermilk.
  • Rinse the chicken, and soak overnight -in your fridge - in the buttermilk.
  • When you are ready to cook, pre-heat your oven to 400F.
  • Microwave butter and oil until butter is melted, spread half the butter mixture on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
  • Mix, flour, cornmeal and the remaining of the spices very well in a bowl.
  • Using a fork, gradually mix the remaining buttermilk into the flour until there are little lumps throughout. You might need more flour or more buttermilk to get decent amount of lumps.
  • Coat chicken tenders with the flour mixture pressing with your fingers to adhere the lumps nicely and evenly to your chicken pieces.
  • Arrange chicken on the buttered baking sheet, with a spoon, or a brush, brush the remaining butter and oil mixture on the top side of the chicken.
  • Bake until it reaches the desired color and crispness, turning once halfway, mine took 30 minutes total.
  • Serve and Enjoy!
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  1. Karen (Back Road Journal)

    February 08, 2016 at 9:01 am

    I think you are right…this does sound like a winning recipe. Thanks for sharing, I'm happy I visited today!

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    • Amira

      February 08, 2016 at 10:23 am

      Glad you visited too Karen it is always my pleasure.

      Reply
  2. Umm Hamza

    February 07, 2016 at 7:17 am

    These look soo delicious and a real family pleaser. I look forward to trying the recipe, I'm confident my kids are gonna ask for them on regular basis.

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    • Amira

      February 08, 2016 at 10:36 am

      My kids stopped asking for the store bought chicken after I've discovered this recipe.. it is really a keeper. I hope you'll try it and tell me what do you think.

      Reply
  3. Henna

    February 06, 2016 at 10:22 am

    Oh Amira! These look so good mashAllah! Oven baked fried chicken is such a tricky one; sometimes its not crispy enough, and sometimes it's crispy but the taste isn't spot on. This looks fabulous, and I'm sure the butter aids in keeping it moist! Great job my friend!

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    • Amira

      February 08, 2016 at 11:00 am

      I am waiting for your feedback 🙂 I hope you'll try it soon.

      Reply
  4. Evelyne CulturEatz

    February 06, 2016 at 7:29 am

    You have me convinced, and love the fact that they have a smaller guilt factor with little butter lol.

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    • Amira

      February 08, 2016 at 10:59 am

      These are super delicious I highly recommend this recipe. Yessss smaller guilt factor that is in no way compared to deep frying 🙂 Thanks Eve.

      Reply
  5. Liz

    February 05, 2016 at 4:25 am

    Oh, boy, those DO look amazing!!! I need to add them to my menu soon, too!!!

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    • Amira

      February 05, 2016 at 8:47 am

      Yes indeed they have a heavenly taste too.. Thanks Liz.

      Reply

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