Name: Keto Air Fried Chicken Tenders
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Ingredients: 2 chicken breasts (skinless & boneless); 1 medium egg; 1/2 cup whey protein powder (unflavoured); 2 tablespoon Cajun Seasoning

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Gluten Free Nut Free Low Carb Keto

This keto air fried chicken recipe uses a whey protein isolate powder coating for a crispy chicken tender. Cajun seasoning is added for extra taste and this is served with a side of keto fries for a hearty lunch.

I was trying for a spicy version of a KFC recipe to serve as a keto copycat version of chicken and fries. Although I have been making air fried chicken tenders with an almond flour coating, I tried a whey protein powder coating.

chicken strips coated with spicy coating

The whey protein powder coating was a hit with the Chief Taster. It gives the chicken tenders a crunchy coating and the Cajun spices gave the right amount of spice for him.

How to make crunchy fried keto chicken in an air fryer

This is a quick and simple recipe. You could prepare this ahead and keep the chicken tenders in a sealed container, in the fridge, until you are ready to fire up the air fryer.

All you need to make this keto air fryer chicken recipe is:

Chicken breasts - I used skinless and boneless chicken breasts. You could keep the skin on for extra crispiness but the Chief Taste does not care for chicken skin. So it's left out for this recipe.
Egg - dipping the chicken strips into the beaten egg helps to coat the chicken strips.
Whey Protein Isolate Powder - Ensure that they protein powder is unflavoured and whey protein isolate. Other whey protein powders may have additives and sugar added, so check the labels.
Cajun seasoning - This can be changed to your taste.

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Keto Air Fried Chicken Tenders

Angela Coleby

Spicy chicken tenders are coated with whey protein powder and air fried.

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Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 20 mins

Course Appetizer

Cuisine American

Servings servings

Calories 417 kcal

Ingredients

2 chicken breasts skinless & boneless
1 medium egg
½ cup whey protein powder unflavoured
2 tablespoon Cajun Seasoning

Instructions

In a shallow bowl, beat the egg.
Place the protein powder and Cajun seasoning in a ziplock bag and shake to mix.
In a medium shallow bowl mix the whey protein powder with the cajun spice mix.
Cut the chicken breasts into strips
Dip each chicken strip into the beaten egg and place on a plate
Place a chicken strip into the ziplock bag and shake until the strip is completely covered.
Remove the chicken strip, place on a plate and repeat.
Spray the air fryer basket with oil
Place the chicken strips into the air fryer basket in asingle layer and spray with oil.
Cook at 180C/350 for 15- 20 minutes, flipping the chicken breasts over half way.
Serve immediately.

Notes

The net carbs will be the total carb count minus the fibre count. Carb count excludes sugar alcohols.

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