Keto Buffalo Chicken Tenders
These baked Keto Buffalo Chicken Tenders make a quick, easy, satisfying low-carb dinner. They also make a great keto appetizer on game day and an easy meal prep lunch!
We are pretty good about having a variety of dinners… I would guess that we don’t repeat the same recipe more than twice a month (and even that is pretty rare). However, while we may not repeat the exact same recipe, there is one flavor combo we have basically every single week, without fail.
Buffalo chicken. It is our absolute favorite.
It all started with a buffalo chicken dip I made a couple years ago, then the obsession spiraled out of control. We pretty much added buffalo sauce to anything — zucchini boats, chili, taquitos, wings, and, of course, chicken…in absolutely any shape or form.
This used to be my go-to keto chicken tender recipe, but of course now it gets dunked in a healthy dose of buffalo sauce first. If you aren’t a fan of the tangy delicious buffalo sauce, just leave off the last step.
Ingredients in Buffalo Chicken Tenders
As always, this is just a quick overview of what you’ll need. For specific measurements and instructions, keep scrolling down to the printable recipe card!
- Chicken Breast, cut into thin strips
- Egg
- Mayonnaise
- Almond Flour
- Parmesan: the grated or powdered variety, not shredded
- Spices: Garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, Italian seasoning, garlic salt
- Melted butter
- Buffalo sauce: I love Frank’s Original Buffalo Sauce
How to Make Keto Buffalo Chicken Tenders
This recipe is extremely easy, it just takes a couple quick steps. You’ll start by cutting your chicken breasts into strips–Make sure they’re similar sizes so that they cook evenly and finish at the same time.
In a large ziplock bag, mix together the almond flour, parmesan, and spices. In a separate bowl, combine the egg and mayonnaise. Dip the chicken strips into the egg mixture, then drop into the bag and shake lightly until well-coated. Once each one is coated, place (not touching) on a baking sheet and brush with melted butter.
Bake chicken tenders for 15 minutes, then remove chicken from the oven, and dunk the tenders into buffalo sauce. Return to the oven for 5-10 minutes.
Can I make keto Buffalo Chicken ahead of time?
Definitely! This is a great recipe to meal prep. After breading the chicken strips, place them covered in the fridge up to a day. This is likely to make the breading stick even better to the chicken, too! When ready to cook, brush with melted butter and cook just as directed.
You can even freeze uncooked, breaded chicken strips by placing them on a baking sheet in the freezer (not touching one another) for 2 hours, then tossing into a freezer bag up to 3 months. They can last longer, but freezer burn might become an issue.
You can also cook the chicken strips ahead of time if you’d like. If you do not plan to serve yet, I would bake the tenders for 20 minutes, then refrigerate or freeze before dunking in the buffalo sauce. When ready to eat, dunk the tenders into the buffalo sauce and bake 3-5 minutes or until warmed throughout.
If cooking frozen uncooked chicken strips, this will likely take longer. I would use a meat thermometer to make sure they are cooked through. If reheating cooked chicken tenders, simply add 5-10 minutes to your baking time after adding the buffalo sauce.
Tips for Making Buffalo Chicken Strips
- Mr. Maebell loves these spicy chicken tenders as is, but I really like to use them in a salad. Throw some sliced chicken tenders in that tangy buffalo sauce on some crisp greens, sliced avocado, crispy bacon, and some bleu cheese dressing and you have a meal fit for a queen!
- For extra crispy chicken tenders, coat each piece of chicken in the egg mixture and flour mixture twice. You don’t have to, but it’s totally will definitely make these even crispier if that’s your kind of thing!
- Use this in a lettuce wrap or cheese wrap for a super easy, low-carb lunch you can meal prep!
More Keto Buffalo Chicken Recipes:
Can you believe I actually have more buffalo chicken recipes than I linked to at the beginning of this post?! Told you, we are obsessed. Here are more of my favorite low-carb buffalo chicken meals:
Get the Recipe: Keto Buffalo Chicken Tenders
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds chicken breast, cut into 12 strips
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 tablespoon mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup Frank's Buffalo Sauce
For the Keto Breading
- 3/4 cup almond flour
- 3/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon paprika
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F
- Spray a large cookie sheet with cooking spray, or line with aluminum foil.
- In one shallow bowl combine the egg and mayonnaise, beat with a fork until it is completely combined. Set aside.
- In another shallow bowl combine the Keto Breading ingredients. Dip each sliced chicken tender into the egg mixture, then dredge in the breading. Make sure the tenders are completely coated.
- Once each tender is coated well, lay on the cooking sheet and brush with the melted butter.*
- Bake 15 minutes, then remove chicken from oven. Dunk tenders into the buffalo sauce, place back onto the baking sheet (flipped so that both sides get crispy).
- Bake an additional 5-10 minutes until the chicken is cooked through.
Buffalo chicken is one of my favorite flavors, too! I love finding new ways to use it, so these tenders sound just perfect! I love the idea of tossing these into a salad. Sounds like a delicious meal!
You had me at Buffalo! This is the perfect weeknight meal! 😀
Buffalo chicken is definitely a favorite in our house, too. I still haven’t figured out how to get the toddlers to love the spice, though…otherwise we’d probably eat it every week as well. I bet I could serve them some plain chicken fingers and we could enjoy your special version? These look awesome!!
These look like an amazing side, appetizer, or game day food! Also is that pesto pasta I see? 😉
These look so good Annie! I can’t handle too much spice, but we loooove anything saucy! We don’t often have repeat dinners either — even though sometimes it would be nice to! Lol
The buffalo chicken with the salad sounds amazing, and I am normally not all that excited about salad 🙂 These chicken tenders look fab, and my hubs loves buffalo wings so I know he would love these!
I could definitely see my family going NUTS over these chicken tenders! I mean, what’s not to love?? Can’t wait to give these ones a try!
Ooooh! I’ll have to try your batter recipe, because these look totally perfect!! So yummy! Buffalo chicken is definitely one of my all time favorites, too!
I never make buffalo anything because my family can’t hang with spicy food — I’m missing out! I need to make a batch of these just for myself — they look delicious!
We love buffalo anything here too! These tenders look fantastic – definitely need to make them soon!