Oven Baked Pretzel Ranch Chicken Tenders is an easy recipe with a crunchy pretzel coating and spicy dipping sauce making them a perfect appetizer for movie night, watching the big game or a fun dinner for the kids.
Time to start getting ready for the big game! Super Bowl is right around the corner and that means planning a winning kick-off menu!
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Oven Baked Chicken Tenders
Did you know that the Super Bowl is the most popular food day in America, second only to Thanksgiving?
The fans will love oven baked ranch chicken tenders with buffalo ranch dipping sauce!
Chicken tenders are dipped in ranch dressing then coated in a crunchy crushed pretzel coating and baked to perfection!
You will love these crispy baked chicken tenders and, as if it doesn’t get any better than that, serve these game-winning tenders with our spicy dipping sauce for chicken!
Did I mention it only takes 5 ingredients to make this delicious appetizer? You can't go wrong with this recipe folks! It's both delicious and super easy to make!
You'll want to check out these easy Super Bowl appetizer recipes too!
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Like it hotter? Add hot sauce to the ranch coating too before coating the tenders!
Need to transport these to a party? Plan to cook them ahead of time and just reheat in the oven when you arrive at the party.
And here's a bonus! This crunchy ranch chicken tenders recipe can be doubled to feed a crowd! Just be sure not to crowd the chicken on the baking sheet.
I recommend cooking in two batches so that the chicken gets a crispy coating. If chicken is crowded on the baking sheet it will get steamed and become soggy....and no one likes a soggy chicken tender!
You can also make chicken nuggets with this recipe. Simply cut boneless chicken breasts into chunks and you'll have nuggets!
This easy chicken recipe also makes a perfect weeknight meal too!
Buffalo Ranch Dipping Sauce and our baked pretzel-crusted chicken tenders recipe will be a favorite in no time!
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How to make oven baked chicken tenders
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- Preheat your oven to 425F and coat a large baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray or parchment paper.
- Dip chicken tenders in Ranch dressing and then in crushed pretzels to evenly coat.
- Arrange the coated tenders in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet.
- Spray the tops of the chicken pieces with cooking spray….this helps the tenders to get crispy!
- Cook 25 minutes or until golden.
Swirls of Flavor Recipe Tips
- Add crushed potato chips!
- Serve with our honey mustard dipping sauce or your favorite dipping sauce
- Reheat any leftover tenders in the oven so that they crispy up again
- You can serve these delicious chicken tenders hot or at room temperature
Swirls of Flavor Recipe Tips
- Add crushed potato chips!
- Serve with our honey mustard sauce
Substitutions
- You can make baked buttermilk chicken tenders by substituting buttermilk for the ranch dressing
- If you don't have chicken tenders you can substitute thin sliced chicken cut into strips
- To make chicken nuggets substitute boneless chicken breasts, cut into chunks, for the chicken tenders
Storage
- Store any leftover chicken tenders in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
- These flavorful chicken tenders will keep in the refrigerator for about 3 days.
- As always, I find it helpful to visit the FDA website for food storage guidelines
Ingredients
Ingredients for baked chicken tenders:
- boneless chicken tenderloins
- Ranch salad dressing
- Pretzels
- hot sauce
- parsley
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Oven Baked Pretzel Chicken Tenders With Dipping Sauce
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Ingredients
Chicken Tenders:
- 1 pound boneless chicken tenderloins
- 3/4 cup Ranch dressing
- 1 1/2 cups crushed pretzels
Buffalo Ranch Dipping Sauce:
- 1 cup Ranch dressing
- 2 Tablespoons hot sauce ,such as Frank's Red Hot
- 1 Tablespoon chopped parsley
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Instructions
Chicken Tenders:
- Preheat oven to 425F. Coat a large baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray.
- Dip chicken tenders in Ranch dressing and then in crushed pretzels to evenly coat.
- Arrange in single layer on prepared baking sheet. Spray tops of tenders with nonstick cooking spray....this helps the tenders to get crispy!
- Cook 25 minutes or until golden and cooked through.
Buffalo Ranch Dipping Sauce:
- Meanwhile, combine 1 cup Ranch dressing and hot sauce. Sprinkle with chopped parsley.
Notes
- Add crushed potato chips!
- Serve with our honey mustard dipping sauce
- You can make baked buttermilk chicken tenders by substituting buttermilk for the ranch dressing
- If you don't have chicken tenders you can substitute thin sliced chicken cut into strips
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