These crispy air fryer chicken strips are low-carb and gluten-free with a big Cajun flavor. Best keto lunch for meal prep.
Air Fryer Chicken Strips
These amazing gluten-free chicken strips are coated with crunchy pork rind crumbs, parmesan cheese, and spiced with Cajun seasoning. The result is a bunch of hot and crispy air fryer chicken strips.
If you want them to cook faster, I suggest cutting the chicken tenderloins really thin. The thinner they are, the faster they will cook!
Keto Chicken Strips
These keto chicken strips are packing some serious heat! I love the amount of Cajun seasoning I used.
If you prefer mild spice levels in your food, I suggest using a little less Cajun seasoning and leaving the hot sauce out of the dip.
Cajun Chicken Strips
Cajun and Creole spices are found in foods from Louisiana. It is an amazing combination of French and Spanish cuisine and creates some seriously iconic recipes, like gumbo and jambalaya.
Cajun seasoning includes a huge list of spices. My favorites are hot peppers and paprika. While you can definitely make your own Cajun seasoning with cinnamon, allspice, and other spices, I just used pre-made Cajun seasoning.
It saves me a lot of time and still makes these chicken strips taste incredible.
Keto Crispy Chicken Tenders
These crispy chicken tenders are the perfect thing to make for a quick lunch. I love using my air fryer – it’s so fast and clean-up is a breeze. A plate of chicken tenders with a cold broccoli salad is the perfect lunch.
You can also just make a super-quick strawberry pretzel salad and serve that with these chicken tenders. The sweetness balances out the heat from the chicken strips.
If you want to use them in your meal prep, then store them in an airtight food storage container and keep them in the refrigerator for up to three days. After about three days the texture will begin to deteriorate.
Best Keto Dipping Sauces
The dry rub isn’t the only Cajun thing about these chicken strips. I also made a scrumptious Cajun dipping sauce to go along with it! The base is Greek yogurt and it’s all spiced up with Cajun seasoning, paprika, hot sauce, and garlic powder.
You could also dip these chicken strips into your favorite sugar-free ranch or bleu cheese dressing. I’m a huge fan of this keto queso dip, it has lots of spice!
Guacamole is always a fantastic choice on the keto diet. Or keep the dipping sauce basic and use your favorite herbs and spices in Greek yogurt.
Crispy Keto Cajun Air Fryer Chicken Strips Recipe
Here’s the list of ingredients that you’ll need to make these keto Cajun chicken strips. Exact measurements and instructions are located in the printable recipe card, just a little bit further below.
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 15-17 minutes
Servings: 4
Net Carbs: 3 net carbs per serving
Ingredients:
Boneless skinless chicken tenderloins
Large egg
Crushed pork rind crumbs
Parmesan cheese grated
Cajun seasoning
Salt and pepper
For the dipping sauce:
Greek yogurt
Paprika
Parsley
Dijon mustard
Hot sauce
Garlic powder
Cajun seasoning
Salt and pepper
Instructions:
Preheat the air fryer to 350 degrees.
Beat the egg in a shallow bowl.
Mix together the pork rind crumbs, parmesan cheese, 1 ½ tsp. Cajun seasoning and salt and pepper to taste in a separate shallow bowl.
Dip the chicken tenderloins into the egg, and then coat in the pork rind crumb mixture.
Place on a rack in the air fryer for 10-12 minutes.
Raise the temperature to 400 degrees and cook for another 4-5 minutes until crispy and browned.
Mix together all of the ingredients for the dipping sauce in a bowl, and serve.
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Crispy Keto Cajun Air Fryer Chicken Strips
Equipment
- air fryer
- Knife
- Small bowl
- Plate
Ingredients
Cajun Chicken Strips
- 1 pound Boneless Skinless Chicken Tenderloins
- 1 large Egg
- 1 1/2 cups Crushed Pork Rind Crumbs
- 1/4 cup Parmesan Cheese grated
- 1 1/2 tsp Cajun Seasoning
Cajun Dipping Sauce
- 1 cup Greek Yogurt
- 1 tsp Paprika
- 1 tbsp Parsley Finely chopped
- 1 1/2 tbsp Dijon Mustard
- 1 tsp Hot Sauce
- 1/4 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1/4 tsp Cajun Seasoning
Instructions
- Preheat the air fryer to 350 degrees.
- Beat the egg in a shallow bowl.
- Mix together the pork rind crumbs, parmesan cheese, 1 ½ tsp. Cajun seasoning and salt and pepper to taste in a separate shallow bowl.
- Dip the chicken tenderloins into the egg, and then coat in the pork rind crumb mixture.
- Place on a rack in the air fryer for 10-12 minutes.
- Raise the temperature to 400 degrees and cook for another 4-5 minutes until crispy and browned.
- Mix together all of the ingredients for the dipping sauce in a bowl, and serve.
Notes
Net Carbs: 3 Net Carbs Per Serving
The nutritional information for this recipe is calculated as a courtesy and is an approximate only. I cannot guarantee the accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipes on this site.
Keto Cajun Recipes
If you enjoyed the amazing Cajun flavors in these keto chicken strips, here are some more Cajun recipes you should make next. They are some of my favorites.