Coconut Chicken Tenders & Sweet Potato Fries

Serves

1-2

Total Time

45 min

Difficulty

Medium

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Coconut chicken tenders with sweet potatoe fries and ketchup.

Recipe-

Summary

if there’s one dish i’m known for, it’s these chicken tenders! not only are they crispy, sweet, and delicious, but they’re also super easy to assemble and throw in the air fryer. homemade sweet potato fries make the perfect side for this healthy spin on a not-so-healthy favorite.

Ingredients

FOR THE TENDERS

  • 6 chicken breast tenders
  • ½ cup unsweetened coconut flakes
  • 1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • spritz of avocado oil

FOR THE FRIES

  • 2 sweet potatoes
  • 1 tsp. avocado oil
  • ½ tsp paprika
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • ½ tsp seasoning salt
  • ½ tsp italian seasoning
  • ½ tsp dried basil

Instructions

  1. using paper towels, pat chicken tenders dry. set aside.
  2. prepare the breading station with two large, shallow bowls. in the first bowl, whisk eggs with salt, pepper, garlic and onion powder. in the other bowl, mix unsweetened shredded coconut and coconut flakes.
  3. with one hand, bathe the tenders in the egg mixture then transfer to the coconut bowl. with the other hand, toss the chicken in the coconut and press to adhere until coated.
  4. grease the air fryer basket with avocado oil and add the tenders, without overlapping. spray more avocado oil over the tenders and sprinkle with some remaining coconut mixture for extra crispness.
  5. bake at 370°F for 12-15 minutes, flipping halfway through.
  6. while the tenders are cooking, peel and slice the sweet potato into wedges (or whatever shape you like!).
  7. coat sweet potato with a spray of avocado oil and season with salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, seasoning salt, paprika, italian seasoning, and dried basil.
  8. once complete, remove chicken tenders from the air fryer and set aside. add fries to the air fryer basket and bake at 370° for 10-12 minutes. pull the basket out and shake fries intermittently while baking to make sure each fry gets nice and crispy.
  9. plate fries alongside chicken tenders, garnish with parsley, and serve with your favorite dipping sauce.

Coconut Chicken Tenders & Sweet Potato Fries