Oven Baked Chicken Tenderloins (No Breading)

Easy healthy baked chicken tenderloins without breading and with a dry rub that cook in just 10 mins! Dip in your favorite sauce or use in recipes.

4.59 from 212 votes

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 10

Total Time 20

Course Chicken

Cuisine American

Servings

2 lb chicken tenders
¼-1/2 cup Butter melted or olive oil (or use much less and brush on oil/melted butter to taste)
3-4 + tablespoon Chicken rub our homemade version or store-bought

1 tablespoon sweet paprika
1 tablespoon garlic powder
2 teaspoon onion powder
2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
2 teaspoon sweetener brown sugar or sugar-free golden monk fruit
½ teaspoon fine sea salt
½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
Garnishes- chopped fresh parsley for color serve with your favorite dipping sauces such as BBQ, ranch, ketchup, honey mustard, etc.

Preheat the oven to 400F and put the oven rack in the center position.
In a small bowl combine the paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, Italian seasoning, brown sugar, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper.
Cube the butter and add it to a shallow dish. Microwave it in 20-second increments until it's melted, stirring as needed. Alternatively, you can use olive oil instead of butter or do 50/50.
Dredge the tenders in the melted butter, or you can brush it on the chicken to use less of it. Lay the raw chicken on a baking sheet.
Sprinkle the seasoning on both sides of the tenderloins. The homemade rub recipe makes a little more than you'll need for this chicken recipe.
Bake the chicken until golden brown for a total of 10-12 minutes or until the internal temperature of the chicken reaches 160-162F. Let the chicken rest for 5 minutes, it will continue cooking and should reach 165 F. Enjoy!
Garnish with chopped fresh parsley and your favorite dipping sauces such as ketchup, BBQ sauce, honey mustard, etc.

Use them in your favorite recipes like a main dish of chicken salad or sliced on top of pasta, or eat them as a main dish alongside your favorite dipping sauce.
Other seasonings to use instead of chicken rub- taco, lemon pepper, store-bought brands such as McCormick spice blends
The rub mix makes a little more than you'll need in the recipe, just coat the chicken with rub to your personal taste.
Make these panko crusted tenders or use other types of bread crumbs by dipping them in an egg wash and panko breadcrumbs.
The brown sugar can be omitted or substituted for monk fruit or coconut sugar if preferred.

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