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Nashville Hot Chicken Tenders

Crispy, fiery chicken tenders drenched in spicy Nashville-style oil — crunchy outside, juicy inside, with a cayenne kick that builds with every bite.

Medium Lower Air Fry DUAL ZONEStandard
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📋 Prep: 15 min 🔥 Cook: 14 min ⏱️ Total: 29 min 🍽️ Serves: 4 📊 Medium
Cooking Parameters
TOP OVEN • Zone 1
15 MIN14 MIN400°F2 MINLOWER AIR FRYTOP OVENPREPCOOKTEMPREST
LOWER OVEN • Zone 2
15 MIN0 MIN0°F0 MINLOWER AIR FRYLOWER OVENPREPCOOKTEMPREST
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What You'll Need
Dish & pan requirements for your Ninja Double Stack XL
Zone 2 • Lower Rack
Air fry basket (included)
Size: Standard
⭐ Ninja
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Zone 2 • Lower Rack
8x8 ceramic dish
✅ Fits perfectly
✅ Guaranteed Fit — Max dish size per rack: 12"W × 11.5"D × 4"H. All our recipes use dishes that actually fit your Ninja Double Stack XL DCT401.
💡 Air fry basket. Parchment liner recommended — the spicy oil can get messy. Use a solid pan (not the basket) — this recipe contains liquids.
🥘 Ingredients
Chicken
  • 1 lb chicken tenders
Marinade
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 tbsp hot sauce
Breading
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
Nashville Oil
  • 3 tbsp butter (melted)
  • 2 tbsp cayenne pepper
  • 1 tbsp brown sugar (packed)
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
Serving
  • 4 slices white bread (for serving)
  • 8 dill pickle chips (for serving)
📝 Instructions
  1. Soak chicken in buttermilk and hot sauce for 30 min (up to 4 hours). Shared 💡 Buttermilk tenderizes and adds tang.
  2. Mix flour, salt, pepper. Dredge tenders in seasoned flour. Shared 💡 Do not shake off excess buttermilk — helps flour adhere.
  3. Preheat Ninja on Air Fry at 400°F. Spray tenders with oil. Shared 💡 Oil spray ensures flour coating fries crispy.
  4. Place tenders in pan single layer. Air Fry 7 min, flip, 7 more. Top Oven 💡 Flip gently — the coating is delicate.
  5. Meanwhile whisk melted butter with cayenne, brown sugar, paprika, garlic powder. Shared 💡 The Nashville oil mixture is what makes this legendary.
  6. Brush Nashville oil generously over hot tenders immediately. Shared 💡 Apply while hot — oil soaks into crispy coating.
  7. Rest 2 min. Serve on white bread with pickles — the traditional way. Shared 💡 Bread catches spicy oil drips for bonus flavor.
💡 Ninja Tips

Buttermilk soak is key. Spray flour coating with oil. Flip carefully. Apply Nashville oil while hot. White bread and pickles are non-negotiable.

Scaling: Double: Two batches. Half: 1/2 lb tenders; halve oil recipe.

Servings: 1
Scale:
📊 Nutrition (per serving)
Calories380 cal
Protein28g g
Carbohydrates22g g
Total Fat20g g
Dietary Fiber1g g
Sugars4g g
Sodium620mg mg
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