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Oven Fried Chicken Breast

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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Yield 4 servings
Category Dinner
Cuisine American

Description

Oven fried chicken that’s crispy on the outside and moist on the inside!

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Ingredients

  • 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: 1piece chickenCalories: 178kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 29gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 0.5gCholesterol: 65mgSodium: 703mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1g
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