Air-Fried Chicken Strips

Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Servings: 6
Yield: 6 servings

Description

Using your air fryer and cooking spray will ensure these chicken strips come out perfectly crispy.

Ingredients

1 1/2 pounds chicken tenderloins
1 cup buttermilk
1 cup panko bread crumbs
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon adobo seasoning (such as Goya®), or more to taste
1 teaspoon Mexican seasoning mix (such as Goya® Sazonador Total)
cooking spray

Directions

1 Remove membrane from each chicken tenderloin. Soak chicken tenderloins in buttermilk for 1 to 2 hours.
2 Preheat an air fryer to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) according to manufacturer's instructions.
3 Combine panko, flour, adobo seasoning, and Mexican seasoning in a bowl. Mix well. Drain off the buttermilk and press tenderloins into the panko mixture.
4 Spray air fryer basket with cooking spray. Place tenderloins into the air fryer basket and spray with cooking spray. Air fry for 8 minutes. Flip each tenderloin and spray again. Air fry for 8 minutes. Shake basket and spray tenderloins once more. Air fry for 4 more minutes.