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!
, this way I get nice and even cuts. Once you’ve got that done, you’re going to take a 
and start layering. You’re going to make 3 layers, so divide the zucchini, onion, and cheese into thirds. Start the layering with the zucchini, the onion, and the cheese. No need to be fancy with it, you’re just going to scoop it out and eat it when it’s done anyways!
for the filling (the pecan pie for mine and the chocolate peanut butter for my husbands), 
, I like to line it with a 
, but if you don’t have one you can just use parchment paper. Parchment paper tends to get expensive, so I like using these mats – must more cost effective!
instead of 
since he ‘doesn’t like coconut’. ::Insert eye roll here:: He always says he doesn’t like something, but if I sneak it into his food, he usually doesn’t know the difference. Men can be like kids sometimes!
so it doesn’t get soggy. Alternatively, you can use an oven but that takes so much longer. A microwave will do the trick, but give you a soggy coating.
to make this cake. From what I had researched, the protein powder helps with the texture, making it more like a gluten cake.
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Caramel sauce was just about done here. You couldn’t tell it was sugar free at all!!!
This is what it looked like when it was done. I just used a regular plate to put it on and then stored it in a 
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sweetener
I pick the flavor I’m in the mood for (and I have about 10 flavors at any given time) – brew a cup or a even a whole pot in my 
, add in my favorite sugar free syrup, and a splash of heaving whipping cream.
and ate some steamed broccoli and cauliflower with a little butter and cheese. Using the pork ‘juice’, I made a little Keto friendly gravy to put on top. My husband, who is eating Carnivore Keto, just eats the meat and some local cheese. He is very anti-veggies!
. In one, mix all the dry ingredients. In the other, mix the oil, eggs, pumpkin, and water.
. Bake in a preheated oven (350 degrees) for approx 35 minutes, or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
