Crispy Buffalo Chicken Tenders are just what you need this week. Spicy, juicy, crispy perfection for game day or dinner time.

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I loooove anything buffalo and I hope you all feel the same way. I’m pretty sure you wouldn’t have stuck around for this long if you didn’t agree because I can pretty much find a way to make anything buffalo. And I pretty much have. Meatballs, popcorn, tacos, sheet pan dinners, fries. If it can buffalo, I’m probably going to try it.

But most of all, I want these crispy buffalo chicken tenders. RIGHT NOW.

I know I’m not reinventing the wheel here but sometimes you’ve got to cave to a craving and perfect a classic. Am I right?! And there’s not much better than a super crispy chicken tender doused in spicy, buttery, garlicky buffalo sauce. 

Ingredients for Crispy Buffalo Chicken Tenders

Create Your Dredging Station

Grab three pie plates, cake pans or shallow bowls. Add flour and seasoning to the first bowl, eggs and hot sauce to the second bowl and more flour and seasoning to the last bowl.

To make sure the crunch factor on these bad boys is off the charts, I use an altered dredging method. It adds some major cruncy bits throughout these chicken tenders in a super simple way.

All you do is drizzle a little hot sauce into the second dredge of flour. Because just a small amount is mixed in, you end up with clumpy, lumpy bits of flour throughout the mixture. When those babies are fried the little bits add a crazy amount of crunch. 

To prepare the tenders, coat them in the first bowl of flour then dip in the egg mixture then dredge through the second bowl of clumpy flour. Set to the side and continue with the remaining tenders.

Fry, Toss and Enjoy

Heat a few inches of vegetable, canola or peanut oil in a cast iron skillet. Once hot, add chicken tenders in a single layer and fry until browned and crispy.

While the tenders are frying, whip together the easy buffalo sauce.

Remove the tenders from the oil to a cooling rack over a large plate or baking sheet. Let the excess oil drip off the tenders then toss in the buffalo sauce and enjoy right away.

So Many Reasons to Make These Crispy Buffalo Chicken Tenders

For me, there doesn’t need to be a “good” reason to make these buffalo chicken tenders. I mean, it’s crispy, spicy chicken. It’s always time for that.

If you need some good game day food in your life, these totally fit the bill. They can also keep you company while binge watching your new favorite show.

But really, you don’t need an excuse to make them. Buffalo anytime is really the answer.

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