Parmesan Crusted Chicken Tenders. Crispy, Parmesan-flecked chicken tenders dipped in marinara sauce is an easy dinner the whole family will love. Dipping them in a mixture of plain yogurt with chopped fresh basil would be tasty too. Serve with sautéed green beans and roasted sweet potato wedges.
Freezer Instructions: Baked Parmesan-Crusted Chicken Tenders keep well in the freezer. To freeze, follow all of the steps in the recipe, including baking until cooked through. Let the cooked chicken tenders cool and then freeze in a zip-top plastic bag. You can have Parmesan Crusted Chicken Tenders using 4 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Parmesan Crusted Chicken Tenders
- Prepare 2 cup of Shredded Parmesan Cheese.
- You need 8 of Boneless Chicken Tenders.
- You need 2 of Marinara Sauce.
- Prepare 1 tbsp of Olive Oil.
Super Crispy Baked Parmesan Chicken Tenders breaded in Italian breadcrumbs and Parmesan cheese. I like my chicken extra extra crispy. I decided to try to make my favorite chicken tenders in the oven instead of deep fried in oil. Give these delicious Parmesan Crusted Chicken Tenders a try for your next easy weeknight meal.
Parmesan Crusted Chicken Tenders step by step
- Roll out 2-foot piece of tin foil near stove top..
- Heat large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat (PAN MUST BE VERY HOT WHEN CHICKEN IS ADDED)..
- Pile shredded cheese on the tin foil..
- Season cheese with pepper (NO SALT! ALREADY ENOUGH SALT IN CHEESE).
- Press chicken firmly into cheese and coat both sides with as much cheese as possible..
- Add 1 tablespoon olive oil to skillet.
- Set chicken into skillet and cook 5-7 minutes on each side (until cheese forms even, golden casing around chicken).
These homemade chicken tenders have a mild crunchy coating that kids love. These oven fried chicken tenders TRULY come out just like they've been fried! They are a beautiful golden brown all over and super crunchy. Make these with chicken tenderloins or cut chicken breast into tenderloin length strips! This is the parmesan flavoured version of these Truly Golden Crunchy Baked Chicken Tenders I shared last year.