Air-Fryer Peanut Cap’n Crunch Chicken Tenders Recipe

Oct 1 2024
We’ve been making baked-not-fried swaps for Planet Hollywood’s Cap’n-Crunch-coated chicken tenders for years, and here’s our latest twist! This peanutty air-fryer recipe feels kinda ‘90s in the very best way…



Hungry Girl Healthy Peanut Cap’n Crunchy Chicken Tenders Recipe

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1/2 of recipe (4 tenders): 252 calories, 4.5g total fat (1g sat. fat), 530mg sodium, 20.5g carbs, 1g fiber, 6g sugars, 30.5g protein

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Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 15 minutes

Ingredients:

8 oz. raw boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into 8 strips

2 tbsp. all-purpose flour

3/4 cup Cap'n Crunch's Peanut Butter Crunch, finely crushed

1 tsp. garlic powder

1 tsp. onion powder

1/8 tsp. salt

1/8 tsp. black pepper

3 tbsp. (about 1 large) egg white or liquid egg substitute

2 tsp. reduced-sodium soy sauce

Optional dips: sweet Asian chili sauce, honey mustard

Directions:

Place chicken in a large sealable bag or container. Add flour. Seal bag/container, and shake to coat.

In a wide bowl, combine crushed cereal with garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper. Mix well.

Place egg whites/substitute and soy sauce in a second wide bowl. Mix well. Coat chicken with egg mixture, followed by the seasoned crushed cereal.

Spray an air fryer with non-aerosol nonstick spray. Place chicken in the air fryer, and top with any remaining cereal. Spray with nonstick spray.

Set air fryer to 360ºF. Cook until crispy and cooked through, about 12 minutes.

MAKES 2 SERVINGS

Oven Alternative: Bake at 375ºF until crispy and cooked through, about 16 minutes, flipping halfway through.

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Chew on this:

Today, October 1st, is World Vegetarian Day. Non-meat-eaters, here’s our whole online stash of vegetarian Hungry Girl recipes!

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