Description
This baked fried chicken recipe offers all the crispy, flavorful goodness of traditional fried chicken without the excess oil. Buttermilk-soaked chicken pieces are coated in a seasoned flour mixture, then baked to golden perfection in a buttered pan.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 boneless skinless chicken breasts (cut into thirds)
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon seasoned salt
- 3/4 teaspoon pepper
- 2 teaspoons paprika
- 1/2 stick butter (or 1/4 cup)
- Buttermilk
Instructions
- Step: Soak the chicken pieces in buttermilk for 20-30 minutes in the refrigerator.
- Step: Preheat your oven to 400°F.
- Step: Mix the flour and seasonings in a large Ziploc bag or bowl.
- Step: Melt the butter in a 9×13-inch baking pan in the preheated oven.
- Step: Remove chicken from buttermilk, shake off excess, and coat thoroughly in the seasoned flour mixture.
- Step: Arrange the coated chicken in the buttered pan.
- Step: Bake for 20 minutes, then flip and bake for another 20 minutes until golden brown and cooked through.
Notes
If buttermilk is unavailable, substitute with regular milk mixed with a tablespoon of lemon juice or vinegar. For extra heat, add cayenne pepper to the flour mixture.
- Prep Time: 60 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 3 pieces
- Calories: 610 kcal
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 1050 mg
- Fat: 16 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 46 g
- Cholesterol: 125 mg
Keywords: baked fried chicken, crispy oven chicken, healthy fried chicken, buttermilk chicken