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overhead with baked lemon chicken tenders with lemon slices on top
Servings 5 servings

Baked Lemon Pepper Chicken Tenders (Without Breading)

Sarah Schlichter, MPH, RDN
My baked lemon pepper chicken tenders are a family favorite, and great alongside your favorite dip and grains. These homemade chicken tenders aremade without breading using skinless, boneless chicken tenders, and servedalongside a flavorful honey yogurt dipping sauce. Ready in about 20 minutesafter marinating, these are a weeknight dinner staple made with only a handfulof ingredients!
4.67 from 6 ratings
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Marinate Time (Optional) 30 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes

Ingredients  

  • 1.5 lbs skinless, boneless chicken tenders, cut into ½ inch strips lengthwise
  • Lemon slices

Lemon Marinade

  • ¼ cup lemon juice
  • ¼ cup avocado oil or olive oil
  • ¼ tsp grated lemon peel
  • 1 tsp minced garlic
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • ¼ tsp cumin
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp ground black pepper
  • ½ tsp lemon pepper optional

Honey Yogurt Dipping Sauce

  • ½ cup plain Greek yogurt
  • 2 Tbsp honey
  • 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard

Instructions 

  1. Cut chicken into tenderloin shape and pat dry.
  2. Mix marinade ingredients in a bowl or large ziplock bag, and add chicken, massaging it around the marinade.
  3. Cover and place in refrigerator for 30-60 minutes (or overnight) to let marinate. While chicken is marinating, preheat oven to 400°F
  4. After marinating, transfer chicken to baking pan and 4-6 add lemon slices over it to bake
  5. Roast for 10 minutes. Flip and cook for another 8-12 minutes, or until the interior of the chicken reaches 165deg F*, using a
    food thermometer.
  6. Serve with honey yogurt sauce, alongside rice and your favorite vegetable!

Notes

*I love this food thermometer for testing the doneness.
Make sure to allow adequate space on the baking sheet so the chicken isn't too crowded.
You can top with more lemon pepper seasoning if you'd like.
For best results and more flavor, marinate overnight.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Calories: 296kcalCarbohydrates: 9gProtein: 31gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0.02gCholesterol: 88mgSodium: 316mgPotassium: 572mgFiber: 0.4gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 245IUVitamin C: 7mgCalcium: 37mgIron: 1mg
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