Air Fried Vegetarian "Chicken Tenders"

Servings:

Great-grandma's timeless recipe for crispy fried 'chicken.' The best part: because it is adapted for an air fryer, it's a healthier version compared to its fried cousin! Serve with honey-mustard sauce for dipping.

Prep
21 min
Cook
40 min
Servings
Difficulty
Medium

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Pour flour onto a large plate. Place eggs in a shallow bowl. Combine bread crumbs, garlic powder, paprika, cayenne pepper, black pepper, chili powder, and salt in another shallow bowl.
  2. 2 Coat imitation chicken strips in flour, dip into eggs, then dredge in bread crumb mixture, and place on a plate.
  3. 3 Heat an air fryer to 500 degrees F (260 degrees C).
  4. 4 Place a row of coated strips in the air fryer basket. Spray with a light coat of cooking spray.
  5. 5 Cook strips in the air fryer for 6 minutes. Open fryer to flip strips with tongs. Continue cooking until golden brown, 4 to 6 minutes more.

Nutrition per serving

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