If you want to see your kids smile, add Doritos to their chicken tonight. This recipe is going to be a hit. It’s also a great dinner to serve when you’re having friends over to watch the game.

Doritos are my favorite snack, so when I was making chicken tenders a few weeks back & ran out of crackers, which I usually use to coat the chicken, I decided to try crushing up chips instead. It turned out to be a hit.

Ingredients for Doritos Chicken Tenders:

8-12 boneless skinless chicken tenders should be plenty for a family, but if we have friends over, we add a few more.
You’ll need one 1 large bag of Doritos (any flavor)
1 cup Panko crumbs (Tip: We store our panko bread crumbs in the freezer so they last longer.)
1 cup flour
1 tsp cayenne pepper
2 tsp. Cajun spice
4 eggs (beaten)
Olive oil cooking spray as needed

How do I make Doritos Chicken in an Air Fryer?

Start by using a sealed Ziplock bag to crush your chips. Put your chips in, seal it shut, squeezing out as much air as you can.
Using a rolling pin (or whatever you normally use), crush the Doritos until they are the same texture as the Panko breadcrumbs.
Pour the Dorito crumbs and the Panko breadcrumbs into a medium-sized bowl to combine them. Stir gently & set aside.
In another bowl, add your flour, Cajun spice, and Cayenne pepper.
In a third bowl, add the eggs and whisk them.
Preheat your Air fryer ( if needed ) to the chicken pre-set temp. or 380.

Now it’s time to dip the chicken:
Take a chicken tender and put it in the flour and dredge them.
Shake off any excess flour.
Place it in the egg wash and turn them so they are evenly coated in egg.
Now dredge it in the crushed Doritos Panko mix.
Place on a baking sheet (this is their ‘holding zone’ until they move to the air-fryer’.
Do this with the remaining chicken strips.
Place the tenders in your Air Fryer.
TIP: We lightly spray ours with cooking spray before shutting the lid & cooking them.
Cook for 12-14 minutes.
Check that they are done & if they are… so are you! ENJOY!

That’s all it takes to make these chicken tenders coated in Doritos.

They’ll be a hit in your family!

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Doritos air fryer chicken tenders

Looking for a dinner that everyone will love? This is it!

Equipment

Air Fryer

Ingredients

8-12 boneless skinless chicken tenders
1 large bag of Doritos
1 cup Panko crumbs
1 cup flour
1 tsp cayenne pepper
2 tsp. Cajun spice
4 eggs beaten
Olive oil cooking spray as needed

Instructions

Using a sealed Ziploc bag add your Doritos, crush the Doritos so that they are a texture similar to Panko crumbs.
Pour the Dorito crumbs and Panko into a medium-sized bowl and set to the side
Place flour, cajun spiced, and cayenne pepper in one bowl and eggs in another.
Whisk the eggs.
Preheat your Air fryer ( if needed ) to the chicken pre-set temp. or 380.
Take a chicken tender and put it in the flour and dredge them.
Shake off any excess flour.
Place it in the egg wash and turn them so they are evenly coated in egg.
Now dredge it in the crushed Doritos Panko mix.
Place on a baking sheet.
Do this with the remaining chicken strips.
Place the tenders in your Air Fryer and cook for 12-14 minutes.
ENJOY

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