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These crispy Buffalo Chicken Tenders are my new favorite healthy buffalo chicken tender recipe ever. Golden brown, perfect touch of spice, crispy, and totally gluten-free, low carb, and paleo-friendly!
Low Carb Buffalo Chicken Tenders
I serve these with the Ranch Dressing from my cookbook and they are a total hit every single time! Crispy on the outside, tender juicy chicken in the inside. Just how I like ’em! Make them for game day, a weeknight dinner, or just for a fabulous appetizer or snack!
It’s no secret I love all things buffalo sauce. Looking back, I have SO many recipes with buffalo sauce! Are you ready…
- Buffalo Chicken Dip
- Sheet Pan Buffalo Chicken and Veggies
- Buffalo Chicken Baked Hummus Dip
- Buffalo Wings
- Buffalo Chicken Bites
- Buffalo Chicken Chili
- Buffalo Chicken Burgers
- Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Sweet Potato Skins
OMG. Wait… Is this overkill? I’m going to go with no. Humor me here!
Want other easy chicken recipes? Try these favorites:
Watch the video to see how I make them:
Buffalo Chicken Tenders (Keto)
Ingredients
- 1 lb. organic boneless skinless chicken breast or tenders
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup + 1 tablespoon hot sauce divided
- 1-1/4 cup almond flour
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne
- 1/4 cup avocado oil
- 2 tablespoon grass-fed butter or ghee
Instructions
- Cut chicken into strips if using a whole breast. Pat chicken dry and season with salt and pepper.
- Whisk egg with 1 tablespoon hot sauce.
- In a medium bowl, whisk almond flour, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika and cayenne until combined.
- In a large skillet, heat avocado oil for 2-3 minutes until hot.
- Place chicken in the skillet, in batches, and let fry for 3-4 minutes on each side depending on how thick your chicken is. Cook until chicken is crispy and golden-brown, but juicy in the center. Place on towel to drain excess oil.
- In a saucepan, heat butter until melted. Whisk in 1/2 cup hot sauce and bring to a simmer.
- Add in chicken and toss until coated.
- Remove to plate and serve immediately.
Could you swap coconut flour for almond flor in this recipe?
No coconut flour is never a 1:1 sub!
My husband and I made these before going to the pool. We wanted something that was easy to transport and didn’t need cooking. Our kids ate items on buns with potato chips, and we ate these with broccoli slaw! The buffalo sauce was SO delicious and we loved the almond flour coating. It’s so much tastier than regular flour coated items. It just opens the keto door even further!! Thank you?
Thank you for this delicious recipe! I started low carb a month ago and these go with nearly everything. And they taste SO GOOD! I make a huge batch and even reheated in the microwave they are delish. I like them with and without the buffalo sauce, may even prefer them without. Cooking up a huge batch again today for meal prep. Thank you!
What kind of hot sauce I do you use? And is it mildish?
You say these are low carb which attracts people’s attention yet you fail to list any nutrition facts. What is the carb content of this recipe? Also you post says Yields: 2. Is that two servings?
Feel free to enter it into any free online calorie calculator like myfitnesspal. But yes, if you look at the ingredients, you will see they are low carb 🙂 And should say serves 2, correct.
These look great! Can I ask what the white dipping sauce is please?!
The Homemade Ranch Dressing from my cookbook!
I may have missed it, but has anyone calculated the macros?
I made these for dinner this week, and they were SO good! This is a quick and easy recipe for a weeknight meal. The spices in the breading (even before the buffalo sauce) was SO good. I highly recommend giving this one a try!
Just made these and they were delicious! My daughter is allergic to chicken, and doesn’t care for buffalo so I followed the same recipe for her with bbq sauce and turkey cutlets, and she said they were really good! Thank you Lexi!
Rough metric calculations :
450g organic boneless, skinless chicken breast or tenders
2g salt
1g ground black pepper
1 egg
155g + 20g hot sauce, divided
125g almond flour
2g garlic powder
4g paprika
1g onion powder
1g cayenne
55g avocado oil
28.5g grass-fed butter or ghee
Another winner for my family! These were so easy to make and with a little more practice they’ll look prettier ?. I did leave off the buffalo sauce for my girls but they still loved them!
Can I omit or substitute the hot sauce for the little ones?
How many smart points? What size is a serving? They look delicious!
These look yummy… If gluten is not a concern. do you think I could sub Panko Breadcrumbs for the Almond Flour?
Sure!
Love this recipe. Keep posting such delicious dishes. I and my family love this tender chicken recipe. Please keep posting them. We all have become big fans .
Do you have a good substitute for almond flour? I’m allergic to nuts!
Yummy chicken tenders! Love this recipe! Thanks!
Debs
Very nice recipe, thanks for sharing, i will have it in my try kitchen list.
Perfect for a summertime party platter!
I want all of these!!!