Crispy Baked Honey Chicken with Hot Honey Sauce
This Crispy Honey Chicken is baked, not fried, for a hands-off dinner packed with flavor. Drizzled with a homemade hot-honey sauce for an irresistibly sweet and spicy bite.
Servings: 6 servings
Ingredients
- 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breast cut into cutlets
- Kosher salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/3 cup all purpose flour or gluten free
- 2 cup panko breadcrumbs
- 2 large eggs
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
Hot honey sauce:
- 1/2 cup honey
- 2-4 tablespoons hot sauce
- 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425° F and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Prepare your breading station: In a shallow plate, season the 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breast (cut into cutlets) with Kosher salt and pepper, 1 tablespoon smoked paprika, 1 teaspoon onion powder, and 1 teaspoon garlic powder on all sides. In a second plate, add the 1/3 cup all purpose flour. A third one for the 2 cup panko breadcrumbs. And in the last one, beat the 2 large eggs together with the 3 tablespoons olive oil and a pinch of salt.
- Dredge the seasoned cutlets into the flour, then dip them into the beaten eggs, and finish off with an even coat of breadcrumbs. Place on the prepared sheet pan.
- Bake for 15 minutes; the chicken may not be cooked through yet, and that's fine.
- In a small bowl, whisk the 1/2 cup honey, 2-4 tablespoons hot sauce, and 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes.
- Remove from the oven and drizzle with the hot honey sauce. Return to the preheated oven and continue to bake for around 10 minutes, until the chicken is fully cooked through and the cutlets are golden.
Notes
- Cut your chicken into even sized cutlets so everything cooks at the same rate.
- Don't skip the olive oil in the egg wash. It is what helps the panko get crispy in the oven.
- Make sure your oven is fully preheated to 425°F before the chicken goes in.
- Add the honey sauce halfway through baking so it caramelizes without burning.
- Start with 2 tablespoons of hot sauce and adjust from there depending on your heat preference.
- You can use gluten free flour and gluten free panko and it works just as well.
- Leftovers reheat best in the oven or air fryer at 375°F for 5 to 7 minutes to keep the crust crispy.
Nutrition
Calories: 456kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 38g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 159mg | Sodium: 468mg | Potassium: 692mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 816IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 62mg | Iron: 3mg