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Crispy Oven Fried Chicken

  • Author: Lauren
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 30 minutes
  • Total Time: 45 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x
  • Category: Dinner
  • Method: Baked
  • Cuisine: American

Description

Oven fried chicken that’s crispy on the outside and moist on the inside! Say goodbye to unhealthy fried chicken and say hello to this healthy BAKED fried chicken!


Ingredients

Scale
  • 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 2 breasts), halved horizontally into 4 equal pieces 
  • 1 teaspoon salt, divided 
  • ½ cup sorghum flour or rice flour
  • 1 ½  teaspoons smoked paprika 
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon cayenne 
  • 2 egg whites
  • 1 cup Panko
  • Cooking spray

Instructions

Heat oven to 400°F. Line a baking sheet with a wire rack; coat with nonstick spray. 

Season chicken with ¼ teaspoon salt.

In a shallow dish whisk together flour, paprika, garlic powder, black pepper, cayenne, and remaining ¾ teaspoon salt. In a separate dish add egg whites and lightly beat. Pour panko into a third separate dish. 

Dredge chicken in flour mixture, then dip in egg whites to coat. Dip chicken in panko, flipping and lightly pressing to coat. Place breaded chicken on rack-lined baking sheet. Generously coat all sides of breaded chicken with cooking spray.

Bake chicken until golden brown and crispy and an instant-read thermometer inserted in the center registers 165 degrees, 20–30 minutes. Let chicken rest on rack 5 minutes before serving. 

Serve with honey mustard or preferred dipping sauce.

Notes

My go-to homemade honey mustard: equal parts yellow mustard, Dijon mustard, whole grain mustard and honey; season with salt and pepper.

This recipe can easily be doubled! 

Make this recipe gluten free: be sure to use gluten-free flour (such as sorghum or rice flour) and seek out gluten-free Panko.


Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 piece chicken
  • Calories: 178
  • Sugar: 1g
  • Sodium: 703mg
  • Fat: 2g
  • Saturated Fat: 0.5g
  • Carbohydrates: 11g
  • Fiber: 1g
  • Protein: 29g
  • Cholesterol: 65mg

Keywords: Oven fried chicken, baked fried chicken, crispy chicken, healthy crispy chicken, healthy fried chicken

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