These frozen chicken tenders are a quick and easy main dish. These air fryer frozen chicken strips are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.
The air fryer gets them UBER crispy on the outside and deliciously tender on the inside!
That’s a perfect combo you are going to want to get your hands on!
If you use frozen foods, you should check out our Air Fryer Corn Dogs, Air Fryer Pizza Rolls, Air Fryer Frozen Chicken Wings and our Air Fryer Frozen Chicken Nuggets.
If you love fast food and often find yourself heading through the “drive-thru” on your way home, fear not.
These air-fried chicken tenders are delicious.
How to Make Them
- Remove the amount of frozen tenders you want to cook from the freezer bag.
- Place the tenders into the air fryer basket (no need to oil unless you want to).
- Air Fry the frozen chicken strips at 380F/193C for 12-14 minutes. I typically let my chicken tenders rest for 1-2 minutes.
- Remove tenders from the air fryer and serve with your favorite dipping sauce.
How to Tell When They’re Fully Cooked?
Chicken is fully cooked at 165F/73C. You can use a meat thermometer to determine the temperature.
You can also tear a tender open to inspect it.
Tyson Frozen Chicken Strips Vs. Tyson Air Fried Chicken?
You can use both. Tyson is a great brand to select when you are going to make chicken tenders.
We’ve used the Tyson Frozen Chicken Strips and have had great luck.
We have also recently gotten the Tyson Air Fried Chicken.
What’s neat about the Tyson Air Fryer Chicken is that it actually gives you air fryer directions right on the package.
Can I Stack Them?
I would advise against stacking your frozen chicken strips in the air fryer.
You can stack the chicken pieces side by side but do not layer on top of each other.
You want the circulating air in the air fryer to be able to touch all sides of the chicken.
Choosing Your Sauce
The dipping sauce is key when you are having chicken strips!
We have a few dipping sauce recipes for your to check out: Dr. Pepper BBQ Sauce and Easy Homemade BBQ Sauce
Frozen Chicken Strips in the Air Fryer
Ingredients
- 1 package Frozen Chicken Tenders
Instructions
- Remove the amount of frozen tenders you want to cook from the freezer bag.
- Place the tenders into the air fryer basket (no need to oil unless you want to).
- Air Fry the frozen chicken strips at 380F/193C for 12-14 minutes. I typically let my chicken tenders rest for 1-2 minutes.
- Remove tenders from the air fryer and serve with your favorite dipping sauce.
Notes
- CAN I USE TYSON FROZEN CHICKEN STRIPS OR TYSON AIR FRIED CHICKEN? Yes, you can use both. Tyson is a great brand to select when you are going to make chicken tenders. We’ve used the Tyson Frozen Chicken Strips and have had great luck. We have also recently gotten the Tyson Air Fried Chicken. What’s neat about the Tyson Air Fryer Chicken is that it actually gives you air fryer directions right on the package.
- CAN I STACK THE FROZEN CHICKEN STRIPS IN AIR FRYER? I would advise against stacking your frozen chicken strips in the air fryer. You can stack the chicken pieces side by side, but do not layer on top of each other. You want the circulating air in the air fryer to be able to touch all sides of the chicken.
- HOW DO I KNOW WHEN MY AIR FRYER CHICKEN STRIP IS FULLY COOKED Chicken is fully cooked at 165F/73C. You can use a meat thermometer to determine the temperature. You can also tear a tender open to inspect it.
- HOW LONG DO YOU FRY TYSON CHICKEN TENDERS? If you are using Tyson Air Fried Chicken I would air fryer the tenders at  380F/193C for 12-14 minutes.
Nutrition
Air Fryers can vary greatly. Please take the time to learn your specific air fryer. You may need to adjust times and temperatures based upon your air fryer. All though this website attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, the information should only be considered an estimate. Varying factors such as different product types, different brands, etc. can change nutritional information. It is your responsibility as a consumer to read all labels to make sure the ingredients fit your dietary needs as well as calculate your own nutritional information as a double check.
Yum! These are so yummy! I can’t wait to make this again!
Yay, so glad you liked it and can’t wait to make it again! We sure do love these frozen chicken tenders in the air fryer!
I’m trying to use my air fryer more and I love all your tips! I can’t wait to treat the kids to tenders tonight!
Enjoy!
Looks great! Can’t wait to try this out with family and friends.
Be sure to come back and let us know how they like them!
This is absolutely delicious! I love that it’s such a crowd pleaser for the whole family
Thank you so much! So quick and easy!
Thanks for sharing these useful tips! It sounds pretty easy and quick! Yum!
You are so welcome!
My kids are always wanting chicken tenders. I think they think its a major food group! ha! I loved how the frozen chicken tenders cooked up in the air fryer. Thanks for explaining how!
This does make life a little easier!
Oh my goodness, I made these and also made the dr pepper sauce you linked. WOW, such a good combo!
Hi Stacy, isn’t that Dr. Pepper sauce delish! I totally agree. Glad you liked the sauce and the frozen chicken tenders in the air fryer!
I made these for lunch. The temp was perfect. Thank you!
A delicious lunch for sure! Thanks for letting us know you enjoyed them Chloe!
This was so easy and they tasted so good!
Hello Rachel, so glad you liked them!