Simple Oven-Fried Chicken is one of my go-to recipes when I want that delicious crispy coating without all the messy frying oil. My dear ones come running to the kitchen the moment this golden beauty comes out of the oven!
What makes this recipe so special is the combination of bread crumbs and cornstarch that gives you that wonderfully crunchy exterior, while the butter keeps everything tender and flavorful inside. It’s all about that perfect balance, sweetie—simple ingredients working together like a well-choreographed dance.
I’ve served this at countless family dinners, and it never fails to bring everyone to the table with smiles on their faces. There’s something so comforting about passing around a platter of golden oven-fried chicken—it’s the kind of meal that makes memories and fills hearts just as much as bellies.
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Simple Oven-Fried Chicken
Ingredients
- 3 pound Chicken
- 0.5 pound Butter
- 0.5 teaspoon Salt
- 0.25 teaspoon Black Pepper
- 2 cup Bread Crumbs
- 2 tablespoon Cornstarch
Instructions
- Rinse and pat-dry chicken pieces.
- Melt the butter in a saucepan.
- Mix the salt, pepper, bread crumbs and cornstarch thoroughly.
- Dip each piece of chicken into the melted butter and then into the bread crumb mixture.
- Place the chicken pieces skin-side down, in a shallow baking pan.
- Bake in a 350 degree oven for 45 minutes, then turn each piece of chicken over, skin-side up, and continue cooking for another 25 minutes, or until each piece is richly browned and can be easily pierced with a fork.
- Serve at once.
