Description
Easy healthy baked chicken tenderloins without breading and with a dry rub that cook in just 10 mins! Dip in your favorite sauce or use in recipes.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 lb chicken tenders
- 1/4–1/2 cup melted butter or olive oil
- 1 Tbsp sweet paprika
- 1 Tbsp garlic powder
- 2 tsp onion powder
- 2 tsp Italian seasoning
- 2 tsp brown sugar or sugar-free golden monk fruit
- 1/2 tsp fine sea salt
- 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
- Chopped fresh parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Step 1: Preheat the oven to 400F and put the oven rack in the center position.
- Step 2: In a small bowl combine the paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, Italian seasoning, brown sugar, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper.
- Step 3: Melt the butter in a shallow dish in the microwave or use olive oil.
- Step 4: Dredge the tenders in the melted butter or olive oil and lay them on a baking sheet.
- Step 5: Sprinkle the seasoning on both sides of the tenderloins.
- Step 6: Bake for 10-12 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 160-162F.
- Step 7: Let the chicken rest for 5 minutes to reach an internal temperature of 165F.
- Step 8: Garnish with chopped fresh parsley.
Notes
Use as a main dish or slice on top of pasta and salads. Brown sugar can be omitted or substituted for monk fruit or coconut sugar.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Chicken
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tenderloin
- Calories: 140 kcal
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 280 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 2 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 17 g
- Cholesterol: 65 mg
Keywords: baked chicken tenders, no breading, healthy chicken, chicken rub, oven baked chicken, gluten-free chicken