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Hot Honey Chicken
Hot Honey Chicken is the recipe you have been craving, you just didn't know it! Crispy, oven-fried chicken is topped with a spicy-sweet honey sauce with red pepper flakes for flavor bursting at the seams.
Servings: 6 servings
Ingredients
Chicken:
- 1 ¼ to 1 ¼ pounds chicken breasts or thighs*
- 2 large eggs large
- 2 tablespoons milk regular or dairy-free
- ¼ cup flour all purpose or gluten-free
- 1 teaspoon Sriracha sauce or other hot sauce
- 2 teaspoons salt divided
- ¾ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 ½ cups Panko breadcrumbs regular or gluten-free
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- Parsley optional
Hot Honey:
- ½ cup honey
- ½ - 1 tablespoon red pepper flakes depending on desired spice level
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar or lemon juice
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder optional
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
For the Chicken:
- Preheat the oven to 425.
- Pound chicken using a meat mallet until it’s ½-¾ inch thick. Cut into equal-sized 5-ounce portions if they aren’t already.1 ¼ to 1 ¼ pounds chicken breasts
- Whisk together the eggs, milk, flour, hot sauce, ½ teaspoon salt, and ¼ teaspoon pepper in a large bowl. Add the chicken and toss until it’s well coated.2 large eggs, 2 tablespoons milk, ¼ cup flour, 1 teaspoon Sriracha sauce
- Add the panko crumbs, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, 1 ½ teaspoons of salt, and ½ teaspoon of black pepper to a large shallow bowl. Toss until it’s well mixed.1 ½ cups Panko breadcrumbs, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, 1 teaspoon onion powder, 1 teaspoon paprika
- Remove one chicken portion at a time from the egg mixture and let any excess drip off. Add it to the Panko crumbs and completely coat it, pressing in the crumbs on both sides. Repeat this with the remaining chicken breasts.
- Place the coated chicken on a large baking sheet that has been lined with parchment paper. Bake for 20-22 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through and no longer pink.
For the Hot Honey:
- Add the honey to a medium-sized saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring the honey to a boil. Once boiling, remove the pot from the heat and mix in the red pepper flakes, vinegar, garlic powder, and salt. Whisk until everything is combined.½ cup honey, ½ - 1 tablespoon red pepper flakes, 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar, ¼ teaspoon garlic powder, Pinch of salt
- Let the pepper flakes marinade in the honey for at least 5 minutes or up to 10 before straining. You can also serve as is with the flakes still in the honey for an even spicier kick.
- If straining, place a fine mesh strainer over a glass jar and pour the hot honey into it. You want to make sure the honey is still nice and warm so it goes through the strainer easily.
- Drizzle the baked chicken with hot honey just before serving and add a sprinkle of chopped parsley. Enjoy!
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Notes
- Chicken: You can also buy the thin-sliced chicken at your grocery store if they have it. You should get 5-6 pieces for 1 ¼ - 1 ½ lbs. of chicken.
- Hot honey: The hot honey can be made weeks in advance. Make a big batch to keep on hand.
- Prep: Be sure to pound the chicken to about ½-thick so it cooks evenly.
- Spice: You can easily increase or decrease the spice level by changing the amount of red pepper flakes or leaving out the hot sauce.
Nutrition
Calories: 305kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 115mg | Sodium: 925mg | Potassium: 487mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 882IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 59mg | Iron: 2mg
