Dutch Oven Fried Chicken Tenders
Looking for a delicious and satisfying meal? Our Dutch Oven Fried Chicken is the perfect choice. With its crispy, flavorful coating and tender meat, it's a crowd-pleaser that's sure to be a hit.
Servings: 6
Calories: 499kcal
Ingredients
- 2 lbs chicken tenderloins or thin-sliced chicken breasts
- ½ cup coconut oil or any high heat oil
- 2 eggs
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- zest from 1 large lemon
- ½ tsp sea salt plus some for the chicken
- ½ tsp ground black pepper plus some for chicken
- ½ tsp each of garlic and onion powder
Instructions
- Heat cooking oil in the dutch oven on medium heat. Lightly sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper.
- Set out two bowls for the breading. In one, whisk in eggs. In the second bowl, add flour, salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, and the fresh lemon zest.
- Run each chicken strip through the flour mixture, then through the whisked eggs and back through the flour mixture again.
- Heat your oil in a dutch oven on the stovetop, then fry the chicken strips for 3 minutes per side and cooked through. Leave enough room so as not to overcrowd them.
Notes
- If you don't have a dutch oven, a large saucepan or fry daddy will work just fine as well.
- The double breading gives these chicken tenders a crispy coating without adding a lot of extra ingredients.
- If you like really crispy breading, you can add a third bowl filled with either crushed cornflakes, breadcrumbs, cornstarch, or even crushed Cheez-Its. Use this mixture to replace the second breading.