One of my favorite appliances is my air fryer. You can use it to make just about anything. Some people think it’s just to reheat food, but did you know you can actually cook RAW meat in it? Worried it’ll dry out? Don’t be! You’ll get some of the juiciest meat cooked in the air fryer!
You don’t need to have a ton of ingredients to make some amazingly flavorful tenders either. I like to buy the chicken already cut into tenders, but you can easily cut up boneless skinless chicken breasts or thighs if you’d like.
For your coating, you’ll need flaxseed meal, paprika, almond flour, garlic powder, pepper, and eggs. Super simple – seriously, my 6 year old could make these.
Beat your eggs in one bowl and mix the dry ingredients together in another. Dunk chicken in the eggs and then coat in the dry mix. Lay out in a single layer in the air fryer. You may need to do two batches for these depending on how big of an air fryer you have.
Cook on the chicken setting for 12-15 minutes or until cooked thoroughly and no longer pink. That. Is. It. There’s no excuse for not being able to eat Keto when food is this easy to make. And these taste SO good. You’d never know they’re Keto. If you don’t like the spices, swap them out for something else. Make it your own! This makes 4 generous servings at only 3 net carbs per serving!!
Keto Air Fried Chicken Tenders
Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 15 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Net carbs per serving: 3
2 tbsp flaxseed meal
1 tsp Paprika
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp onion powder
1 cup almond flour
2 eggs
1.5 lbs boneless skinless chicken tenders
Mix dry ingredients in a bowl. Beat eggs in another bowl. Dip chicken in eggs, then dredge in the dry ingredients. Place in a single layer in the air fryer and cook on chicken setting for 12-15 minutes or until no longer pink. You may need to work in batches depending on how many you have. Eat and enjoy!
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