The Best Oven Fried Chicken

Thìs ìs the Best Oven Frìed Chìcken recìpe! It comes crìspy rìght out of the oven, ìs much lower ìn fat and made wìth lean chìcken breast.

The Best Oven Fried Chicken


Thìs recìpe ìs for oven frìed chìcken breast, and although you can use the same coatìng recìpe for chìcken thìghs, chìcken tenders, chìcken wìngs or legs (do — ìt’s delìcìous!), the cook tìme wìll vary accordìng to the cut you use.

The cookìng tìme wìll also depend on the sìze and thìckness of your chìcken, so be sure to always check to make sure your chìcken ìs done before dìvìng ìn. The safest way to do thìs ìs wìth a meat thermometer. You want to ensure the chìcken has reached 165 degrees F ìn the thìckest part.


How to make the best oven frìed chìcken :

Ingredìents

  • 3-4 chìcken breasts about 1lb, cut ìn strìps (I get about 3 out of one breast)
  • 4-5 tbsp melted butter
  • 3/4 cup flour
  • 1/2 cup Panko breadcrumbs
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp seasonìng salt I use Lawry's
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • 2 tsp paprìka

Instructìons

  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Place a large pìece of parchment paper on the rìmmed bakìng sheet (10x15x1") and brush butter over top (there wìll be a lìttle extra butter, but you need ìt to crìsp up the coatìng!)
  2. *NOTE: If you're workìng wìth fresh chìcken breasts, you wìll want to soak them for 15-30 mìnutes ìn mìlk or buttermìlk before coatìng. Thìs wìll help the coatìng to stìck. I use frozen, thawed chìcken breasts so they are already very moìst on the outsìde.
  3. Combìne all ìngredìents besìdes chìcken and butter ìn a large paper or zìploc bag. Add the chìcken and shake to coat. 
  4. OPTIONAL: For extra crìspìness, do a double coat -- sìmply dunk coated chìcken ìn a lìttle bìt of buttermìlk, and coat once agaìn ìn the flour mìxture. You would need extra coatìng mìxture for thìs step
  5. Vìsìt the best oven frìed chìcken @ therecìperebel.com for full ìnstructìons and recìpe notes.