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    Low Carb Parmesan Chicken Tenders

    By: Jessica · Posted: Jan 15, 2018 · Updated: Oct 16, 2024 · This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy.

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    4.16 from 13 votes

    Low carb chicken recipes are great for the keto diet or any low carb diet! These Parmesan Chicken Tenders are made with almond flour, heavy cream, parmesan cheese and eggs, and they’re packed with flavor!

    This almond meal chicken tenders recipe is so easy and so good! It's perfect for Keto chicken recipes and low carb chicken recipes! This is also an easy chicken breast recipe idea

     

    Low Carb Chicken Recipes

    Ever since my son was diagnosed with epilepsy, we’ve been trying to incorporate low carb and keto recipes in to our home, as much as we can. With a picky eater, keto and low carb chicken recipes seems to be a popular “go-to” in our house.

    Almond Flour vs. Almond Meal

    While at Trader Joes the other day, I was on the hunt for almond flour, so I could make keto pancakes, and other low carb bread-like recipes. I couldn’t find it for some reason, and the nice lady working there told me they only had almond meal in stock at the moment. Then she said,

    You know though, I LOVE making chicken using almond meal. Just bread it and fry it in a pan in butter or oil.

    Well that sounded easy enough. So in to my cart the almond meal went.

    Almond meal tends to be a thicker consistency than almond flour, and it’s great for breading meats. (Although I have used it in pancakes and bread like recipes too, when in a pinch. But I prefer it for breading meats.) I found this resource on almond flour recipes too, that has been SO helpful!

    Low Carb Parmesan Chicken Tenders

    I’ve baked chicken more times than I’d like to admit. I can switch up the seasonings, add cheese, so on and so on. But sometimes I just want a different way to cook chicken, for a different spin on things.

    So while brainstorming over what to make for lunch, I remembered the nice gal at Trader Joes said how much she liked to cook chicken on the stovetop, and I thought it would be a great way to use the chicken tenderloins in the fridge. She was SOOO right. With a few spices and adding Parmesan cheese, this is will be a new go-to low carb chicken recipe in our house. Even my youngest said,

    Mommy, dat chicken is willy good!

    BONUS!

    Almond meal chicken tenders recipe is so easy and so good! It's perfect for the Keto diet and low carb chicken recipes!

    So if you’re on a low carb or keto diet, I’d love for you to give this a try and see if you like it! It’s super easy, and a kid friendly meal too! (Yay for only having to make one recipe for the whole family, right!?)

    Recipe

    Almond meal chicken tenders recipe.

    Almond Meal Parmesan Chicken Tenders

    Jessica Burgess
    Substituting traditional bread crumbs with almond meal make these chicken tenders low-carb and delicious! Make this easy chicken recipe for your next weeknight meal.
    4.16 from 13 votes
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 6 minutes mins
    Total Time 16 minutes mins
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine American
    Servings 4 servings
    Calories 621 kcal

    Ingredients

    • 8 chicken tenderloins
    • 4 Tablespoons butter
    • 1 egg
    • 2 Tablespoons heavy cream
    • 2 cups almond meal
    • ½ cup shredded Parmesan cheese
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • pepper to taste

    Instructions
     

    • Mix together heavy cream and egg in a small dish
    • In a separate bowl, mix together almond meal, Parmesan cheese, salt, and pepper
    • Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat
    • Dip chicken tenderloins in egg/cream mixture, then into the almond meal
    • Place tenderloins in butter in skillet, and cook over medium heat 2-3 minutes on each side, until juices run clear and internal temperature reaches 165 degrees
    • ** I covered my cast iron with a lid to speed up the cooking process and to trap moisture.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1serving (2 chicken tenders) | Calories: 621kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 39g | Fat: 48g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Cholesterol: 153mg | Sodium: 1016mg | Potassium: 396mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 645IU | Vitamin C: 1.2mg | Calcium: 285mg | Iron: 2.8mg

    Nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates. Actual nutritional content will vary with brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes and more.

    Keywords healthy chicken recipes, low carb dinner recipes
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    Easy Chicken Breast Recipes

    If you’re out of, or couldn’t find chicken tenderloins… feel free to use this as an easy chicken breast recipe too! I’m always on the hunt for a good way to use chicken breasts. I always make sure to have a bag/box of those in my freezer for a quick go-to dinner idea.

    I’d LOVE to hear if you gave this a try. Can you let me know below in the comments? I’d also like to know what your favorite low carb/keto dinner meal is. We can always use help with new recipes for my little guy!

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    Although I had no intentions of creating a low carb steak recipe, my all-time favorite oven baked steak recipe totally fits the “low carb” bill. It’s flavored with salt and pepper, seared in brown butter, and baked for only a few minutes… creating the BEST oven-baked steak recipe there is!

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    1. Lori says

      September 18, 2018 at 7:48 pm

      5 stars
      Made these tonight! Soooo yummmy!!! It ended up being more flour than I used so I added an extra egg and HWC and made a cornbread of sorts to go with it!! Steamed broccoli on the side. I have a super picky eater too that it’s hard to cook healthy things she will eat. This was a hit! Thanks!!

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      • Jessica says

        September 19, 2018 at 7:56 am

        Yay! I’m so glad that you liked it! Woah, how cool that you made a cornbread out of it! Thank you so much for sharing!

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    2. Stephanie says

      January 31, 2018 at 8:54 pm

      Yum! Are you doing the keto diet? If so, we would love to hear how it is going!!! I’ve heard so many great things.

      Reply
      • Jessica says

        February 04, 2018 at 9:47 am

        Hey!! You know, we try to do that for my son since he has epilepsy! (We aren’t the best at it, so it turns in to more of a low carb, modified Atkins diet.)
        There are SO many good things about doing keto. Weight loss, brain clarity, etc.! I’m getting ready to share a video about the foods that we eat/use when trying to do keto in case you’d like to see it! I’ll be sure to share it on FB when I post it!

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        • Stephanie says

          February 10, 2018 at 8:21 pm

          Oh I would LOVE to see a video on that! You look great and would love to know your diet and fitness routine. Thanks so much!!

          Reply
    3. keri @ shaken together says

      January 15, 2018 at 4:15 pm

      I can’t wait to make these – I already have everything on hand! Even though we’re not doing a strict low carb diet, I love incorporating lower carb foods in our meal plans. Thanks for the recipe!!

      Reply
      • Jessica says

        January 16, 2018 at 9:38 am

        Aw, thank you Keri! I hope you love them as much as we did/do! Right?? It never hurts to incorporate lower carbs! Thank you for coming by and dropping a note!

        Reply

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