Crispy Baked Hot Honey Chicken
Tender, juicy chicken with a crispy cornflake crust, drizzled with sweet and spicy hot honey.
Equipment
- Oven
- shallow bowls
- Rolling Pin
- Ziploc bag
- baking sheet
- wire rack
Ingredients
Chicken
- 1.5 to 1.75 lbs Chicken Tenders or Chicken Breasts
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 0.5 teaspoon Pepper
- 0.5 cup Flour
- 0.5 teaspoon Garlic Powder
- 0.5 teaspoon Onion Powder
- 2 large Eggs
- 5 cups Cornflakes
- 0.25 teaspoon Cayenne Pepper optional
- Olive Oil
- Hot Honey
Instructions
Preparation
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Prepare the chicken tenders by patting them dry with paper towels.
- Set up dredging stations with 3 shallow bowls. Mix flour, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper in the first bowl. Whisk the eggs in the second. Crush the cornflakes in a bag and place in the third bowl, seasoning with cayenne pepper if desired.
- Season the chicken tenders lightly with salt and pepper before dipping in flour, if desired.
- Coat the chicken by dredging in seasoned flour, then dipping in the egg mixture, and finally pressing into the crushed cornflakes.
- Place the coated tenders on a baking sheet, drizzle with olive oil, and bake for 15-20 minutes, flipping halfway through.
- Drizzle the chicken tenders generously with hot honey as soon as they are out of the oven.
- Serve with ranch dressing or honey mustard.
Notes
For frying, use ½ inch of oil in a skillet and cook each side for 3-4 minutes until golden brown. Optional seasonings include paprika in the flour mixture and parmesan cheese in the cornflakes.
Nutrition
Serving: 1pieceCalories: 350kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 25gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 120mgSodium: 800mgPotassium: 500mgFiber: 2gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 10IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 4mgIron: 10mg
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