Air Fryer Cilantro Lime Chicken Tenders
An easy quick marinade for juicy chicken tenderloins, a little smokey and spiced with chili, cumin, garlic… but fresh and zesty from the lime and cilantro. Can’t go wrong. But if you hate cilantro, use fresh parsley!
Servings: 10 servings
Calories: 130kcal
Ingredients
- 2.5 lbs chicken tenderloins 1104 g
- ¼ cup lime juice 60 g
- 1 Tbsp olive oil 15 g
- 1 Tbsp honey 15 g
- ¼ cup cilantro minced (20 g)
- 5 frozen cubes garlic or fresh cloves, minced
- 2 tsp chili powder
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp kosher salt
- Kosher salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Trim your tenderloins of any obvious tendon or weird stuff, and place them in a large resealable bag.
- Combine the rest of the ingredients to make the marinade. Pour it over the chicken and marinate for 30 minutes to 2 hours. If it’s just 30, I like to leave them on the counter so they’re at room temp for cooking. If they marinate longer, pull them out of the fridge 20-30 minutes before cooking.
- Pre-heat air fryer to 400° for 2-3 minutes. Just before cooking, sprinkle chicken with a good pinch of kosher salt and a few cracks of pepper. Spray the air fryer basket with a mist of olive oil and place tenderloins in a single layer. Cook for 10 minutes or to an internal temp of 165°. You can also grill at medium high heat for just 2-3 minutes per side.
- Use in tacos, salads, wraps, sandwiches, and bowls ALL WEEK!
Notes
- If you want to use breasts, lower temp to 360° and cook for 18 minutes, FLIPPING halfway through. Remove, tent with foil, and let them rest for five minutes before cutting.
- If you end up with 2 or 3 pounds of chicken, use it! Your macros for 104 grams will be essentially the same. The tiny variance in the marinade is negligible.
- MFP: Lillie Eats and Tells Air Fryer Cilantro Lime Chicken Tenders
Nutrition
Serving: 104g | Calories: 130kcal | Carbohydrates: 2.2g | Protein: 25.4g | Fat: 1.9g