Spicy Oven-Fried Chicken

By remystarr

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups light buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon hot sauce (such as tobasco)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• one 3-4 pound chicken, cut into 8 pieces
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 1/2 cups panko breadcrumbs
• cooking spray
• 1/2 cup finely ground cornmeal

Preparation

Step 1

1

In a large bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, Dijon mustard and hot sauce. Add the chicken pieces, making sure they’re completely submerged in the liquid. Cover the bowl and refrigerate 1 hour, or up to overnight.

2

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. In a large shallow dish, combine the panko, cornmeal, paprika, garlic powder, salt and cayenne. Remove the chicken from the buttermilk mixture one piece at a time, allowing excess marinade to drip off. Roll the chicken pieces in the panko mixture to coat, then place them on a rack on top of a baking sheet.

3

Mist the chicken with the cooking spray and bake 40-50 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through and the coating is crispy and golden brown.