Best 4 Amazing And Healthy Oven Fried Chicken Recipes

AMAZING AND HEALTHY OVEN FRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Lightly coat a dark colored nonstick cooking sheet with cooking spray. Place sour cream in a medium bowl. Set aside. Combine cornflakes, cornmeal, old bay seasoning, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, peppercorn mix, and ground cayenne in a medium bowl. Set aside. To prepare chicken, place chicken to the left of your work space. Place sour cream to the right of the chicken. Place cornmeal mixture to the right of the sour cream. Place cooking sheet to the right of the cornmeal. Using your left hand, pick up a piece of chicken and place in sour cream. Still using only your left hand carefully dredge chicken piece, ensuring that it is well covered in sour cream. Then place chicken piece in cornmeal mixture. Using your right hand, carefully press chicken into cornmeal mixture. Once chicken piece is covered in cornmeal mixture, use your right hand to place it on the cooking sheet. Repeat until all chicken pieces are breaded. Lightly spray chicken pieces with spray butter or an oil mister. Bake 30-40 minutes, depending on size of chicken pieces.

EASY OVEN-FINISHED FRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Slice each chicken breast horizontally into 2 thin fillets. Place chicken in a resealable zip-top bag with buttermilk, Buffalo sauce, and garlic powder. Seal the bag and shake to blend ingredients and evenly coat the chicken. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine flour, poultry seasoning, and pepper in a shallow dish or pie plate. Blend with a fork or whisk.
• Remove chicken from the marinade and shake off excess. Dip chicken in the breading mixture until well and evenly coated on both sides. Discard the remaining marinade.
• Add enough oil to a large skillet so that it thickly coats the bottom; heat over medium-high heat until sizzling but not smoking. Place 2 chicken fillets in the skillet so they fit comfortably; do not overcrowd. Fry until crispy and golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Drain chicken on paper towels and repeat, adding more oil as necessary, to fry remaining chicken. Transfer chicken to a baking sheet.
• Finish chicken breasts in the preheated oven until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 8 to 10 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

HEART HEALTHY CRISPY OVEN FRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Add 1/2 tsp of the poultry seasoning to the milk.
• Combine all the other spices with the cornflake crumbs and place in a plastic bag.
• Wash chicken and pat dry.
• Dip chicken in the milk and shake to remove excess, then quickly shake in the bag with the seasonings and crumbs.
• Refrigerate up to 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Remove chicken from the fridge and sprinkle with paprika for colour.
• Evenly space chicken on greased baking pan.
• Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 40 minutes.
• Remove foil and continue baking for an additional 30-40 minutes or until the meat can be easily pulled from the bone with a fork.
• Drumsticks may require less baking time than breasts.
• (DO NOT TURN CHICKEN DURING BAKING).
• Crumbs will form crispy skin.

SAVORY OVEN-FRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the buttermilk, mustard, garlic and pepper sauce. Add the chicken; seal bag and turn to coat. Refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight. Drain and discard marinade., In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the flour, paprika, baking powder, thyme, salt and pepper. Add chicken, one at a time, and shake to coat., Place chicken bone side down on a rack in a shallow baking pan. Spritz chicken with cooking spray. Bake, uncovered, at 425° for 50-60 minutes or until a thermometer reads 170°.