Gluten Free Ranch Breaded Chicken Tenders

Ingredients

Ranch mixture

  • 1 tbs Ranch powder
  • 0.5 cup Milk
  • 1 Egg

Chicken

  • 1.5 lbs Chicken breasts

Breading mixture

  • 8 oz Gluten free bread crumbs
  • 1 tsp Ranch powder
  • 2 oz Olive oil
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Pepper

Directions

Prepare chicken and marinade 10 minutes

  1. Cut the chicken breasts into tenders. I aim to get about 4-5 tenders per breast.

  2. Combine 0.5 cup milk, 1 tbs ranch powder, and 1 egg, and pour into a shallow pyrex dish.

  3. Place the chicken tenders into the dish, ensuring to coat all of the tenders in the marinade.

  4. Let the chicken sit for 20 minutes.

    Chicken tenders marinating in ranch, milk, and egg mixture.

Coat the chicken in breading 5 minutes

  1. In a medium bowl (preferably one with a lid), mix olive oil, bread crumbs, ranch powder, salt, and pepper.

  2. Remove the chicken tenders from the marinade and add them to the bowl. Place a lid on the bowl and toss to cover the chicken tenders with the bread crumbs.

    Chicken tenders in bowl after being coated in bread crumbs and before being baked.

Bake the chicken 25 minutes

  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees fahrenheit.

  2. Remove the chicken from the bowl and place onto a baking sheet.

  3. Bake the chicken for 25 minutes or until thoroughly cooked.

    Chicken tenders after coming out of the oven.