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Oven-Fried Panko Chicken

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  • Active Time

    20 min

  • Total Time

    1 hr

For those with a fear of frying, this oven method produces moist, flavorful meat and all of the requisite crunch—thanks to the crisp panko bread crumbs—with none of the usual mess. It's a terrific choice for an easy family dinner or casual entertaining.

Ingredients

Makes 4 to 6 servings

2 cups panko (Japanese bread crumbs)
1/2 teaspoon cayenne
1 stick unsalted butter, softened
1 chicken (about 3 1/2 pounds), rinsed, patted dry, and cut into 10 serving pieces (breasts cut crosswise in half)
  1. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 450°F with rack in middle.

    Step 2

    panko搅拌在一起,辣椒,盐1/2茶匙nd 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a pie plate.

    Step 3

    Stir together butter, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a small bowl, then brush all over chicken. Add chicken, 2 pieces at a time, to crumb mixture and coat evenly on both sides, pressing chicken into crumbs to help them adhere, then transfer, skin side up, to a shallow baking pan.

    Step 4

    Bake chicken until well browned and cooked through, 30 to 40 minutes. Let stand, uncovered, 5 to 10 minutes to crisp.

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  • Useless recipe. Followed to the letter and everything stuck and it was ruined. I read every other recipe and it says to flip the chicken halfway through. This one did not. The kids cried. Don't forget to flip the chicken. Thanks for the soggy mess.

    • Grumpy

    • Los Angeles

    • 11/2/2022

  • Tried but the bottoms were burn! I even lowered oven temp ! Followed it to the letter !

    • Sdemayo

    • Florida

    • 7/27/2020

  • I've always enjoyed this recipe; I've made it a lot. It's far easier than the oven-fried chicken recipes that call for eggs, etc. I've followed the advice of other cooks and rubbed the chicken with paprika and other seasonings before dipping in the panko crumbs, which I've also flavored with herbs and so on. But the chicken turns out juicy on the inside, crisp on the outside, and altogether yummy.

    • Anonymous

    • Iowa City, IA

    • 4/18/2020

  • Simple and just fabulous. A family staple

    • megamarbles

    • 8/15/2019

  • I use mayonnaise (often homemade) instead of butter. Crumbs adhere very nicely.

    • Anonymous

    • Denver

    • 6/15/2019

  • This is always a great way to oven cook chicken. Have made it several times. Make it as "hot" as your diners like.

    • Anonymous

    • Colorado

    • 5/1/2019

  • Fabulous, simple and easy. This is our go-to recipe for 'fried' chicken. We must have made it over 30 times in the past couple of years. Kids love it too!

    • megamarbles

    • Montreal, Canada

    • 4/13/2018

  • Great for a quick meal, easy to adapt to different dinner types and to taste. Will add to our dinner rotation.

    • Anonymous

    • Washington, DC

    • 12/16/2015

  • Ok. So, it's April 2015 and I have been making this recipe for over 3 years and it's still a hit! My family drools knowing that what they smell in the oven is about to arrive on their plates. Served along with Yukon mashed potatoes and french style green beans, it's always a winner. See for yourself.

    • Gardengirlee

    • San Diego, Ca.

    • 4/14/2015

  • My husband and I really liked this one. I think we'll add it to the regular meal rotation. =] Theres a great coupon for panko here: http://printablecouponsanddeals.com/2013/12/75-off-any-one-kikkoman-panko-bread-crumbs-nice-doubler.html

    • Miraoli

    • Illinois

    • 12/11/2013

  • Great basic recipe with endless possible variations. I used whole wheat Panko which stuck to the chicken very well, crisped up nicely. Me and the kids loved it with some cilantro lime mayo. Would be super cold as well. Be sure to spice according to your tastes! This was juicy on the inside, crisp on the out. This will go in our regular menu rotation!

    • buffamazon

    • Sandy, UT

    • 10/22/2013

  • Make a compound butter mixture and press onto the bone-in chicken breast then pour on the planko and press into the butter. I use a frying pan that can go into the oven. Anything from curry powder to sauted shallots work great! Keep the skin on, the butter seems to cling better to it.

    • wflaan

    • sf, ca

    • 11/13/2012

  • This chicken was good, but the more one doctors it to individual taste, the better I think. I used a mixture of butter, egg, sesame oil and chili powder for the dip and in the panko I put flax seed just for the heck of it. I wish I had had sesame seeds, that would have been really good. I used strips of boneless, skinless chicken breast. This recipe is so basic and versatile, you can really do anything with it!

    • MarcyW1a

    • 7/25/2011

  • Easy and delicious. Feel free to be more adventurous about the spices.

    • min_o

    • Toronto, Canada

    • 6/29/2011

  • It's good and pretty easy. Doesn't taste fried but it is a nice change to the chicken breast dinner we seem to have so often. I melted the butter and mixed in the s/p, and just dredged the chicken breasts in the butter, instead of brushing it on.

    • emily81078

    • Fort Worth, TX

    • 6/18/2011

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