Hot Honey Chicken Recipe!
Sweet and spicy Hot Honey Chicken – Chicken strips are breaded in crushed cornflakes then oven-baked until tender, then they’re finished with a prominently flavored fiery hot honey sauce that will leave your taste buds craving more!
Equipment
- oven
- pot
Ingredients
- 6 cup cornflakes
- 1/4 cup parmesan cheese
- 1 tbsp smoked paprika
- 1/2 tbsp onion powder
- 1/2 tbsp garlic powder
- 2 eggs
- 2 tbsp hot sauce
- 2 lb chicken breasts
- 1 tbsp Olivia oil
- 1/2 cup honey
- 2 tbsp hot sauce
- 2 tbsp cayenne pepper
- 1/2 tbsp salt
- parsley optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Spray a large oven safe cooling rack with non-stick cooking spray then set over a rimmed 18 by 13-inch baking sheet. Set aside.
- In a shallow dish whisk together flour, smoked paprika, garlic powder, ancho chili powder, and onion powder
- Then in a third shallow dish toss together cornflakes with olive oil using your fingertips until cornflakes are evenly coated with oil.
- Season both sides of chicken pieces with a fair amount of salt and pepper then work with one pieces at a time dredge all sides in flour mixture, and shake off excess flour.Transfer to egg and coat all sides in egg, then transfer to crushed cornflakes and coat both sides (while scooping some cornflakes over top and pressing so they stick well and there's a generous, even coating on both sides).
- Bake in preheated oven until chicken is baked through (165°F in center of thickest portion), about 15 to 20 minutes (if you find chicken is over-browning near the end just lay a sheet of foil over top, don't seal).
- In a microwave safe bowl heat together honey with butter (about 30+ seconds) until butter is nearly melted, remove and add sriracha, season with salt to taste and stir.
- Spoon hot honey mixture over chicken and serve right away. For the crispiest option you can serve the hot honey sauce as a dip, though you may want to double the amount.
Notes
- *To crush cornflakes place in a gallon size resealable bag. Seal bag while pressing out excess air then crush cornflakes with a rolling pin until they are tiny bits nearly the size of panko bread crumbs.
- If desired you can serve garnished with thinly sliced green onions.