Art Smith's unfried chicken
5
Points®
Total time: 40 min • Prep: 10 min • Cook: 30 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
This chicken recipe comes together in steps, but it couldn't be easier to make, and tastes like fried chicken without the frying. First, submerge the chicken in a buttermilk-hot sauce mixture and let it hang in the fridge for at least an hour. The chicken is breaded with a mixture of whole wheat panko, grated Parmesan, black pepper, cayenne, onion powder, garlic powder, smoked paprika, and salt, which is super-easy thanks to a zip-top plastic bag. After coating the chicken, it bakes in the oven until cooked through. It's far easier than heating up a pot full of oil, and a lot healthier too.
Ingredients
1% low fat buttermilk
1 cup(s)
Hot sauce
1 Tbsp
Uncooked boneless skinless chicken breast
2 piece(s), (about 9 oz each)
Uncooked bone in skinless chicken thigh
2 thigh(s), (about 5 oz each)
Uncooked skinless chicken drumstick, bone-in
2 item(s), (about 4.25 oz each)
Whole wheat panko breadcrumbs
1½ cup(s)
Grated Parmesan cheese
3 Tbsp
Black pepper
2 tsp, freshly grated
Cayenne pepper
1 tsp
Onion powder
1½ tsp
Garlic powder
1½ tsp
Paprika
1 tsp, smoked variety
Table salt
1 tsp
Instructions
1
In a large bowl, whisk together the buttermilk and hot sauce. Submerge the chicken pieces in the buttermilk mixture, cover, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour but no more than 24 hours.
2
Preheat the oven to 400°F. In a large zip-top bag, combine the bread crumbs, Parmesan, black pepper, cayenne, onion powder, garlic powder, smoked paprika, and salt. Seal bag and shake.
3
Remove the chicken from the buttermilk, let excess drip off, and transfer directly to the bag with the bread crumb mixture. Shake the bag to evenly coat the chicken in the bread crumbs. Remove the chicken from the bag and lay flat on a nonstick baking sheet. Place in the oven and bake for 20-30 minutes, or until cooked through. Arrange the chicken onto plates and serve (with lemon wedges, if desired).
4
Serving size: 1 breast half and 1 leg or 1 breast half and 1 thigh
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