Description
Crispy buttermilk oven-fried chicken delivers southern comfort right to your dinner table. Seasoned breading and tender meat make this classic dish a crowd-pleasing favorite your family will absolutely devour.
Ingredients
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Main Protein:
- 4 chicken breasts
Coating Base:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk
Seasonings and Spices:
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
Instructions
- Submerge 4 chicken breasts in 1 cup buttermilk inside a large bowl. Refrigerate for 30 minutes to allow flavors to penetrate the meat.
- Heat your oven to precisely 400°F and prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Combine 2 cups flour with all dry seasonings (1 tsp salt, 1 tsp black pepper, 1 tsp paprika, ½ tsp garlic powder, ½ tsp onion powder, ¼ tsp cayenne) in a wide, shallow container.
- Crack 2 eggs into a separate shallow dish and whisk thoroughly.
- Drain chicken from buttermilk, allowing excess liquid to drip away completely.
- Dredge each chicken breast first through whisked eggs, then coat entirely in seasoned flour mixture.
- Spread ¼ cup vegetable oil evenly across prepared baking sheet.
- Arrange chicken pieces on oiled sheet, ensuring they are not touching each other.
- Slide baking sheet into 400°F oven and bake for 25-30 minutes, rotating chicken midway through cooking.
- Verify internal temperature reaches 165°F using a meat thermometer inserted into thickest part.
- Transfer chicken from oven and allow 5 minutes resting time before serving to retain juiciness.
Notes
- Marinating chicken in buttermilk helps tenderize the meat and infuse flavor deep into every bite.
- Pat chicken dry before coating to ensure the flour mixture sticks perfectly and creates a crisp exterior.
- For extra crunch, crush some breadcrumbs or cornflakes into the flour mixture before coating.
- Avoid overcrowding the baking sheet so each piece gets golden brown and crispy on all sides.
- Prep Time: 35 minutes
- Cook Time: 25-30 minutes
- Category: Oven-Fried
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 555 kcal
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 670 mg
- Fat: 26 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 19 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 40 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 44 g
- Cholesterol: 145 mg