Oven baked Crispy Hot honey chicken
This easy hot honey chicken brings the perfect mix of sweet and spicy to your dinner table. The crispy cornflakes coating, juicy center, and sticky-sweet glaze make this dish one that gets requested again and again.
Ingredients
Chicken Ingredients
- 4 chicken breast cutlets (2 chicken breasts sliced into cutlets)
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoon pepper
- 4 cups cornflakes (crushed)
- 3 Tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
Hot honey sauce ingredients
- ¾ cup honey
- ¾ cup hot sauce
- ¼ cup salted butter
- 1 Tablespoons chili flakes
Instructions
- Add buttermilk to a mixing bowl, mix in 1/2 teaspoon garlic, 1 tsp each salt, pepper, and paprika. Add the chicken and coat with the buttermilk marinade. Cover and chill for 30 minutes or overnight.
- Preheat the to 425°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment.
- Mix crushed cornflakes, cornstarch, and remaining seasonings. Coat each cutlet in the mixture and place on the sheet.
- Drizzle with olive oil (or spray with oil spray) and bake for 15–20 minutes, or until crispy and cooked through (internal temperature should be 165°F or 74°C)
Make hot honey Sauce
- Melt butter in the microwave, stir in honey, hot sauce, and chili flakes.
- Drizzle hot honey sauce over chicken. Slice if desired.
Notes
- Marinate overnight for best flavor.
- Do not crush cornflakes finely to give the coating some texture.
- Broil for 1–2 minutes if more crisp is needed.
- Adjust hot sauce to taste.
Nutrition
Calories: 411kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 27gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0.5gCholesterol: 104mgSodium: 1592mgPotassium: 546mgFiber: 2gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 1460IUVitamin C: 9mgCalcium: 40mgIron: 7mg
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