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Frozen Chicken Tenders in Air Fryer

04/14/2020 by The Typical Mom 9 Comments

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How to make perfectly crispy frozen chicken tenders in air fryer! Way better than in the oven, this is how to make them taste like they’re from a restaurant

Frozen Chicken Tenders in Air Fryer

Frozen chicken tenders in air fryer are seriously the best! NO more need for the oven anymore because crisping them in this way is way better. Best kitchen hack right here. Find this and more easy air fryer recipes here on The Typical Mom blog. (affiliate links present)

These are probably by girls’ favorite snacks, or lunch. Now that they’re older they can make them by themselves.

It’s so nice when they reach that age. 😉

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  • THIS is my Favorite Air Fryer!
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    • Grab the best air fryer cookbook here.
  • Here’s a printable air fryer cook times chart here for your fridge.
    • It has temp. and times for making the best frozen foods for air fryer too.
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We started with air fryer chicken nuggets and I couldn’t believe the difference.

A quick cook time plus how crunchy the outsides got. I even ate them for lunch that day! 

If you like everything crispy, including tofu bites in the afternoon…this is the way to cook all the things!

air fryer frozen chicken

How long to cook frozen chicken tenders

Just check out the temp and timing on our chart!

  • You too can print this air fryer cook times out and keep it on your fridge.
  • Then next time you want to know how long air fryer fish sticks take, or chicken, you’ll know!
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Now it really doesn’t matter what brand you buy, but I show a picture of the variety we choose. There will likely be larger and smaller frozen chicken strips inside all packages.

Depending on the size, the smaller one will get crispier and thicker pieces won’t get quite as hot.

If you follow the directions below you’ll notice that we leave them inside the air fryer basket for 5 minutes after the cook time is up. This is important to ensure the middle gets warm all the way.

frozen chicken strips

Frozen air fryer chicken tenders

  1. A bag of breaded chicken strips
    1. find them in the freezer section of grocery stores
  2. Any brand of air fryer

That is it my friends!! NO non stick spray or olive oil spray is necessary, they’ll get crunchy all by themselves with the circulating hot air.

I used my Ninja Foodi Grill to make these, and then threw in some air fryer vegetables once they were done. 

  • They’re great with some air fryer onion rings too though.

Complete meal. Done!! If you have one of these too you can find more Ninja air fryer recipes here, but any brand will work.

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I prefer the chicken breast strips variety to air fry. These cost just a bit more, using boneless skinless chicken to make into tenders but so worth it.

Here’s what you do to make air fried chicken in just 15 minutes

  1. Preheat your air fryer to 400 degrees for 5 minutes.
  2. Place as many pieces as you want to eat in one layer inside your basket.
  3. Set cook time to 8 minutes, no need to wait ___ minutes flipping them over, they’ll crisp just fine without it.
  4. Let them sit in the basket for an additional 5 minutes after the time is up to continue heating the inside of each piece.

Enjoy your fried chicken strips with dipping sauces!

air fryer frozen chicken strips

Want to try other versions of fried chicken tenders?

  • If you want to make a low carb version, try our air fryer chicken tenders no breading recipe.
  • These homemade breaded chicken tenders are great wrapped with bacon. They take 12 minutes to 14 minutes to cook with bread crumbs.
  • Then try crispy chicken legs in air fryer and air fryer corn dogs next, your kids will love these too.

Of course you can use ketchup, but our favorite chicken strip dipping sauce is our homemade fry sauce!

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Printable recipe card and nutritional information for this brand of tenders is below. That will vary with the size of each piece and/or brand used.

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Frozen Chicken Tenders in Air Fryer

How to make perfectly crispy frozen chicken tenders in air fryer! Way better than in the oven, this is how to make them taste like they're from a restaurant
Course Entree, Main Course, Snack
Cuisine American
Keyword air fryer, chicken strips, frozen
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 45kcal
Author The Typical Mom

Ingredients

  • 1 bag frozen chicken strips

Instructions

  • Preheat air fryer to 400 degrees.
  • Lay frozen tenders in one layer, not overlapping, in basket and cook for 8 minutes. (timing will vary slightly depending on how large and thick your pieces are)
  • When time is up leave them in the closed basket for 5 minutes so the middle can continue to heat up.

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Nutrition Facts
Frozen Chicken Tenders in Air Fryer
Amount Per Serving (2 oz)
Calories 45 Calories from Fat 9
% Daily Value*
Fat 1g2%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Cholesterol 1mg0%
Sodium 1mg0%
Protein 1g2%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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  1. John says

    03/27/2021 at 4:57 pm

    This was not enough time for the Hy-Vee store brand chicken tenders we have; my guess is that they’re larger than the brand you used. It would be nice to see a guide based on approximate weight per piece. Thanks though, this was a great start for me!

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    • The Typical Mom says

      03/29/2021 at 6:00 pm

      Every brand will be slightly different. Even in the same bag there are smaller and larger pieces. Just use the temp and general timing and check, add more time for larger pieces and remove ones that are smaller a bit earlier.

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  2. Seasons01 says

    02/16/2021 at 7:08 pm

    They all tasted very good but I overdid mine. Again. I did them for a little longer instead of letting them sit with the cover down because I was in a hurry. I will try your method next time. I’m sure it would have worked out great.

    Reply
  3. Andrea Hoover says

    01/08/2021 at 12:47 pm

    Just received an air fryer as a gift. Anxious to try it with the frozen chicken strips I have on hand. Glad to have found your recipe!!

    Reply
  4. Tricia cottle says

    10/08/2020 at 7:16 pm

    I used Blue and Gold Chicken Tenders and some of the pieces are a little oversized. I cooked at 400 with a 5 minute pre-heat. I cooked for 10 minutes!! PERFECT!!! Thanks for the air cooker advice!!
    Tricia C
    Oklahoma City

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    • The Typical Mom says

      10/09/2020 at 9:52 am

      Yay!

      Reply
  5. Taryn says

    06/01/2020 at 12:44 pm

    This was very helpful! Thank you.

    Reply
  6. Jessica says

    06/01/2020 at 12:42 pm

    Found this by Googling and it was JUST RIGHT! Tasted like they were right out of a fryer from a restaurant.

    Reply
    • The Typical Mom says

      06/01/2020 at 2:44 pm

      Totally!! GAme changer

      Reply

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