Oven Baked Pretzel Chicken Tenders With Dipping Sauce
Oven Baked Pretzel Chicken Tenders is an easy recipe with a crunchy pretzel coating and spicy dipping sauce making them a perfect appetizer for movie night or watching the big game. Chicken tenders are dipped in ranch dressing then coated in a crunchy crushed pretzel coating and baked to perfection! Serve them with a Buffalo Ranch Dipping Sauce and this baked pretzel-crusted chicken tenders recipe will be a favorite in no time!
Servings: 8
Calories: 376kcal
Ingredients
Chicken Tenders:
- 1 lb. boneless chicken tenderloins
- 3/4 cup Ranch dressing
- 1 1/2 cups crushed pretzels
Buffalo Ranch Dipping Sauce:
- 1 cup Ranch dressing
- 2 Tbs. hot sauce ,such as Frank's Red Hot
- 1 Tbs. chopped parsley
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
Makes 8 appetizer servings or 4 main dish servings.
Swirls of Flavor Recipe Tips
- 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
Nutrition
Calories: 376kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 54mg | Sodium: 928mg | Potassium: 268mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 79IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 1mg