Recipe For Oven Fried Chicken With Buttermilk And Corn Flakes

You won’t be disappointed by this recipe! Made using a simple technique, this chicken gets so crispy in the oven – it’s hard to believe it isn’t deep fried!

My family has a complete and utter love affair with oven fried everything. The kids will eat homemade chicken nuggets any day of the week, and the husband considers himself the luckiest guy in the world whenever I make my oven fried fish.

I won’t lie – breading is probably my least favorite cooking technique, right next to rolling an endless pile of homemade meatballs… Either way, this chicken comes out supremely delicious. Is it a little tedious to make? You bet. Worth every second spent in the kitchen? Oh, but yes.

Buttermilk Fried Chicken

Here is a visual overview of the ingredients in the recipe. Scroll down to the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post for quantities!

Ingredients in Buttermilk Oven Fried Chicken: Chicken, flour, breadcrumbs, ground paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, pepper, baking powder, buttermilk, lemon, eggs and butter.

The first step is to marinate the chicken. To do this, you need to combine all of the marinade ingredients (1) in a bowl (2). Then add the chicken, stir well (3) and chill for at least one hour and up to overnight (4).

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Once the chicken is ready, you need to prepare the breading ingredients. All of the dry breading ingredients are mixed in a large dish (5), and the egg wash in a medium bowl (6).

Shake any excess marinade off the chicken, then thinly coat it with the dry breading mix (7). Toss the coated chicken in the egg wash (8). Finally, dredge each chicken piece through the dry mix again, thickly coating the chicken this time (9).

Once all of the chicken is breaded (10), melt butter on a preheated dark roasting pan. Spread out the chicken pieces on the pan (11) and bake for 10-12 minutes. Then gently release from the pan with a spatula, flip and finish baking (12).

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You can finish the chicken under the broiler for 2-3 minutes to crisp it up even more, if you like! I don’t always bother, but it adds a little extra delicious finishing touch.

Preheating the pan is a VERY important step – I do it with everything I want to get crispy in the oven, from oven fried chicken to homemade chicken nuggets to oven fried shrimp and even baked potato wedges.

Wondering what to serve with your oven fried chicken? We enjoy it with mashed potatoes or slow cooker mac and cheese – or baked mac and cheese if I forgot to set the crockpot version!

Buttermilk Fried Chicken Recipe

We love them dipped in honey mustard or a homemade ranch dip. And plenty of coleslaw! Other side dishes we enjoy are baked beans, sautéed green beans or simple frozen peas.

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If you love crispy fried chicken,  crunchy on the outside and juicy on the inside – this is the real deal right here. With a coating that actually sticks to the chicken. One that gets truly crispy in the oven. And the best part? None of the greasy stovetop cleaning.

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Serving: 1 serving Calories: 456 kcal Carbohydrates: 30 g Protein: 40 g Fat: 18 g Saturated Fat: 9 g Cholesterol: 185 mg Sodium: 1764 mg Potassium: 809 mg Fiber: 1 g Sugar: 4 g Vitamin A: 795 IU Vitamin C: 6.6 mg Calcium: 143 mg Iron: 2.6 mg

When I got married to my professional chef husband, I realized I had to step up my game in the kitchen. Now I share my favorite foolproof family recipes here on Savory Nothings: Chef-approved, kid-vetted and easy enough for everyday home cooks like you and me!   Learn more.Buttermilk Oven “Fried” Chicken – this baked fried chicken is a lighter version of fried chicken that tastes just like the real deal! Oven fried chicken gets the same crispy texture from “frying” in the oven!

Buttermilk Oven Fried Chicken (lower Fat)

Today we are celebrating our good friend Gina’s new cookbook, TheSkinnytasteCookbook! We love Gina and are so excited about her first cookbook! I have been a big fan of her blog for years and I am so glad her recipes are now in a book!

Features recipes that are light on calories, but big on flavor. Gina knows how to make healthy taste amazing! I couldn’t decide what recipe to make for our post because I wanted to make them all so I let Josh pick. He was flipping through the book and when he saw the Buttermilk “Oven” Fried Chicken recipe he exclaimed, “Winner, winner, chicken dinner!” He said we HAD to make this oven fried chicken. Caleb ran over to see what we were talking aboutsaid he wanted chicken for dinner too! The decision was made:)

One of Josh’s favorite meals is fried chicken, but I rarely let him make it because I don’t like the fried smell and it is so messy. Yeah, I am the boss in our kitchen:) But oven baked fried chicken, now that intrigued me.

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Well, Gina just made Josh’s life because there is no greasy frying involved with her healthy “fried” chicken recipe! You bake the chicken in the oven so there is no big mess to clean up and no fried smells that linger for days. Now, Josh can make this healthy “fried” chicken whenever he wants!

Gina’s lighter version of fried chicken is perfect! The chicken has the same crispy, golden texture as the real deal, but without all of the fat and calories. The recipe is easy to make too!

That’s it. No messto clean up and you can feel good about having healthy fried chicken on the menu. You won’t miss the fryer, that is for sure!

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Josh was impressed with the “fried” chicken.He loved it! He warned me that Buttermilk Oven Fried Chicken is going to be a regular recipe at our house. Fine by me! I didn’t have to clean up a mess and my boys were very happy! Caleb loved eating the drumsticks. He had fun playing the drums while he ate his dinner:)

If you are a fried chicken fan, you have to make Buttermilk Oven “Fried” Chicken. You won’t miss the deep fryer and it is a great recipe for easy weeknight dinners or entertaining!

Calories: 440 kcal , Carbohydrates: 36 g , Protein: 33 g , Fat: 17 g , Saturated Fat: 5 g , Cholesterol: 148 mg , Sodium: 1713 mg , Potassium: 505 mg , Fiber: 1 g , Sugar: 6 g , Vitamin A: 1250 IU , Vitamin C: 6.2 mg , Calcium: 130 mg , Iron: 10.3 mg

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I'm Maria and my husband is Josh. We share a love of cooking, baking, and entertaining. We enjoy creating recipes that are simple, fresh, and family friendly. We love sitting around the table with good food, good conversation, and good friends and family! Our kitchen is always open!