Oven Fried Chicken - This is the Real Deal!

I have tried a couple of oven fried chicken recipes and they were not very good then I found this recipe from Down Home with the Neely's on the Food Network. This chicken turned out moist on the inside, perfectly cripsy on the outside and the flavor was incredible.  Another plus is you get the flavor of fried chicken sans the calories.  C'mon I'll show you!

You will need:

Nonstick cooking spray
2 large eggs, beaten
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon honey
1 tablespoon hot sauce
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 1/2 cups panko bread crumbs
2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1 (3-pound) chicken cut into 8 pieces, skin removed


Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. If you have a wire rack, fit it inside of your backing sheet and spray with nonstick cooking spray, if not, line your baking sheet with aluminum foil and spray with non-stick cooking spray.

In a pie plate or shallow bowl, whisk the eggs, mustard, honey, hot sauce, and salt and pepper, to taste, together until thoroughly combined.

Add the panko, salt and pepper, to taste, the paprika, cayenne, and garlic powder to another pie plate and whisk to combine.

Dredge the chicken through the wet mixture, then the dry mixture, patting the breading on so it adheres. Arrange on a wire rack or lined baking sheet.

Give the chicken a spritz of the olive cooking spray. This will help brown and crisp up the coating.

This is VERY important, place the baking sheet on the upper rack of the oven and bake until the chicken is golden and crisp, about 45 minutes. Transfer to a serving platter and serve.

Is that gorgeous or what?