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Almond Flour Buffalo Chicken Tenders {Low Carb, Paleo, GF, Low Cal}

February 25, 2019

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Almond Flour Buffalo Chicken Tenders! These better for you chicken tenders are made with healthy fat and protein from almond flour instead of traditional breadcrumbs that are higher in carbohydrates. This lighter meal is quick to make in under 30 minutes and healthier. Paleo + Gluten Free + Low Calorie

Almond Flour Buffalo Chicken Tenders! These better for you chicken tenders are made with healthy fat and protein from almond flour instead of traditional breadcrumbs that are higher in carbohydrates. This lighter meal is quick to make in under 30 minutes and healthier. Paleo + Gluten Free + Low Calorie

My version of fast food? I have many versions but we’ll start with these Almond Flour Buffalo Chicken Tenders for today!

To be honest, I can’t remember the last time I ate fast food. It really grosses me out! I’ve finally gotten the guy to stop eating fast food for lunch. When we first started dating, he ate fast food every day. Ugh. My stomach literally swirls in agony thinking about eating that food every day.

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Almond Flour Buffalo Chicken Tenders! These better for you chicken tenders are made with healthy fat and protein from almond flour instead of traditional breadcrumbs that are higher in carbohydrates. This lighter meal is quick to make in under 30 minutes and healthier. Paleo + Gluten Free + Low Calorie

Thankfully, he’s been making better choices lately. Packing his lunches or doing Subway. While he doesn’t make the best choices 100% of the time he’s making an effort and that’s what really matters because it’s those little changes over a long period of time that turn into life long habits.

So often I readers contact me saying “I’m on XYZ diet because I just need to lose this weight.” Well, let me tell you honey. Once you say the word diet to me, my nutritionist eyebrows go up to the sky and I immediately question your dedication to a healthy lifestyle.

Almond Flour Buffalo Chicken Tenders! These better for you chicken tenders are made with healthy fat and protein from almond flour instead of traditional breadcrumbs that are higher in carbohydrates. This lighter meal is quick to make in under 30 minutes and healthier. Paleo + Gluten Free + Low Calorie

Newsflash! Being healthy doesn’t mean being on a diet or doing something short term. It means learning to love healthy foods and choosing to eat them most of the time.

It takes some experimenting to do that, but that’s one of the things I love about this blog is being able to share healthier and lighter versions of traditional {and new} favorites to get you there so follow along with me!

Almond Flour Buffalo Chicken Tenders

These almond flour buffalo chicken tenders come together in 30 minutes. Baked on a single sheet pan so you still get that fast food breaded taste but without all the unhealthy fat and calories.

Pair it with a simple buffalo sauce and a side of veggies and you’ve got a tasty and EASY dinner! Healthy fast food at it’s finest!

What You Need

  • Chicken
  • Almond Flour
  • Egg
  • Buffalo Sauce, Avocado Oil, Apple Cider Vinegar
  • Paprika, Cayenne, Parsley
  • Salt, Pepper

Almond Flour Buffalo Chicken Tenders! These better for you chicken tenders are made with healthy fat and protein from almond flour instead of traditional breadcrumbs that are higher in carbohydrates. This lighter meal is quick to make in under 30 minutes and healthier. Paleo + Gluten Free + Low Calorie

Helpful Tips

Pat the chicken with paper towels after cleaning and slicing. It will absorb the liquid and almond flour better and hold it for baking. Also, make sure you use almond flour not almond meal. Meal will fall apart!

If you can’t use almond flour due to a nut allergy, swap with gluten free all purpose flour or whole wheat flour (if not celiac or gluten intolerant).

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Almond Flour Buffalo Chicken Tenders

Almond Flour Buffalo Chicken Tenders! These better for you chicken tenders are made with healthy fat and protein from almond flour instead of traditional breadcrumbs that are higher in carbohydrates. This lighter meal is quick to make in under 30 minutes and healthier. Paleo + Gluten Free + Low Calorie

Author Skinny Fitalicious
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Calories 372 kcal
Almond Flour Buffalo Chicken Tenders! These better for you chicken tenders are made with healthy fat and protein from almond flour instead of traditional breadcrumbs that are higher in carbohydrates. This lighter meal is quick to make in under 30 minutes and healthier. Paleo + Gluten Free + Low Calorie
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Ingredients

For the chicken:

  • 1 lb chicken boneless, skinless
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 cup almond flour
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1/2 tbsp parsley
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp pepper

For the buffalo sauce:

  • 1/3 cup hot sauce
  • 2 tbsp avocado oil
  • 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
US Customary - Metric

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 F. Prepare a large baking sheet with parchment paper. 

  2. In a small bowl whisk together the egg with 2 tablespoons of water to make a egg wash. In a separate bowl, mix the almond meal, paprika, cayenne pepper, parsley, salt and pepper together.

  3. Cut the chicken into tenders (you can also buy them already pre-cut). Place a chicken tender in the egg wash and shake off the excess. Immediately place the chicken tender in the almond meal bowl and coat liberally. Shake off, then place on the prepared baking sheet. Repeat for remaining chicken tenders.

  4. Bake at 400 F 16 minutes flipping half way through. After 16 minutes, turn the broiler on high. Broil 5 minutes to make the chicken extra crispy. 

  5. While the chicken bakes, stir together the ingredients for the buffalo sauce. Serve immediately with chicken tenders and a veggie side. 

Recipe Notes

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Course Dinner
Cuisine American
Keyword almond flour, baked, buffalo, chicken finger, chicken tenders, easy, gluten free, healthy, low calorie, Paleo
Nutrition facts per serving (1serving)
Calories 372 kcal
Fat 25 g
Saturated Fat 3 g
Cholesterol 119 mg
Sodium 985 mg
Potassium 478 mg
Carbohydrates 6 g
Fiber 3 g
Sugar 1 g
Protein 31 g
Vitamin A 550 %
Vitamin C 17.4 %
Calcium 71 %
Iron 1.9 %

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Almond Flour Buffalo Chicken Tenders! These better for you chicken tenders are made with healthy fat and protein from almond flour instead of traditional breadcrumbs that are higher in carbohydrates. This lighter meal is quick to make in under 30 minutes and healthier. Paleo + Gluten Free + Low Calorie

Almond Flour Buffalo Chicken Tenders! These better for you chicken tenders are made with healthy fat and protein from almond flour instead of traditional breadcrumbs that are higher in carbohydrates. This lighter meal is quick to make in under 30 minutes and healthier. Paleo + Gluten Free + Low Calorie

About Megan

Megan is a certified nutrition practitioner, author, freelance food photographer and fitness instructor living in Phoenix, Arizona. On her blog, Skinny Fitalicious she shares EASY, gluten free recipes for weight loss. Follow Megan on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram for the latest updates.

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  1. Emily @ Pizza & Pull-Ups says

    May 14, 2018 at 2:01 pm

    Buffalo chicken tenders sound so good right now, love the idea of using almond meal instead of flour or breadcrumbs.

    Reply
    • Megan says

      May 15, 2018 at 8:59 am

      Let me know if you try them!

      Reply
  2. Kelli at Hungry Hobby says

    May 14, 2018 at 7:20 pm

    YUM! Chicken tenders are a must. I like the homemade buffalo sauce idea!

    Reply
    • Megan says

      May 15, 2018 at 9:00 am

      I like to jazz things up!

      Reply
  3. Ed @ Smart Fitness Edge says

    March 7, 2019 at 5:58 am

    This looks delicious! Reminds me of my childhood, eating chicken tenders. Simple to make too, I’m going to give it a try, thanks.

    Reply
    • Megan says

      March 7, 2019 at 7:51 am

      Hope you enjoy it!

      Reply
  4. Rachel says

    August 7, 2019 at 7:59 am

    How many servings does this recipe make?

    Reply
    • Megan says

      August 7, 2019 at 8:00 am

      4 – the number of servings is directly above the ingredients in the recipe card.

      Reply
  5. Betty says

    November 18, 2019 at 5:37 pm

    If i can’t do almonds, could I substitute rice or oatmeal flour and get same results in most recipes?

    Reply
    • Megan says

      November 18, 2019 at 5:51 pm

      You can’t swap in all recipes. For this one, I’ve used oat flour. The results are not exactly the same, but it does work. As I recall, I had to use a little more oat flour than almond flour and I combined it with grated parmesan. Hope that helps!

      Reply
  6. Kris says

    January 1, 2020 at 7:49 pm

    In the directions you have Almond Meal instead of Almond Flour. If someone were to skip straight to that part and not read where you stressed that Almond Meal will fall apart, they may have an issue lol.

    Reply
    • Megan says

      January 2, 2020 at 8:30 am

      Thanks for the catch I updated that!

      Reply
  7. Kylee Palensky says

    May 15, 2020 at 6:47 am

    Hi! I was wondering how many chicken tenders are there in a serving?

    Reply
    • Megan says

      May 15, 2020 at 8:51 am

      1/4 of the recipe. There’s no exact number of chicken tenders. All chicken tenders are cut differently at the store. Eyeballing is always close enough!

      Reply
  8. Elise says

    April 7, 2021 at 7:10 pm

    These were so so good! I didn’t have Buffalo hot sauce for the dip so I just used Texas Pete, and it still came out delicious! Broiling them was definitely worth it, got them nice and crispy.

    Reply

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