Crisp and tender, these panko coated baked buffalo chicken breasts take just 10 minutes to cook in the oven for a quick and easy dinner.
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword buffalo chicken breasts
Prep Time 45 minutesminutes
Cook Time 10 minutesminutes
Total Time 55 minutesminutes
Servings 6
Calories 311kcal
Ingredients
3skinlessboneless chicken breasts
1cupFrank's RedHot® Original Hot Sauceor similar buffalo sauce
½cupbuttermelted and slightly cooled
1cuppanko bread crumbs
2teaspoongarlic powder
2teaspoonkosher salt
2teaspoonsfreshly ground black pepper
4ouncescrumbled blue cheese
Ranch or blue cheese dressing for dipping
carrot and celery sticks
Instructions
Place the oven rack in the top third of the oven and preheat to 450°F. Lightly brush a large baking sheet with vegetable or canola oil and set aside.
Use a long, thin boning knife to slice each chicken breast in half lengthwise to create two thin fillets. Place the chicken breasts between two pieces of plastic wrap on a cutting board, and gently pound to about ⅜-inch with a meat tenderizer. Place the chicken breasts in a 9 X 13 baking dish. Pour the hot sauce over the chicken and toss to coat. Marinate the chicken in the hot sauce for 30 minutes.
Pour the cooled melted butter into a shallow bowl and scatter the panko bread crumbs onto a small plate. Remove a chicken breast from the hot sauce and dip both sides allowing the excess to drip off, then into the bread crumbs. Pat the bread crumbs into each side of the chicken breast until its evenly coated, then place on the baking sheet. Repeat with the rest of the chicken.
Bake the chicken breasts for 10-12 minutes or until the bread crumbs are lightly browned and toasted and the chicken is cooked through. Remove from the oven and garnish with crumbled blue cheese. Serve with Ranch or blue cheese dressing and more hot sauce on the side, plus carrot and celery sticks.