Baked Nashville Hot Chicken
2 chicken breasts, butterflied in half
2 cups corn flakes, crushed
1/4 cup flour
salt and pepper
2 tbsp cayenne, divided
1 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup plus 4 tbsp hot sauce, divided
1 tbsp paprika
2 tbsp brown sugar
1 tbsp cajun seasoning
4 tbsp hot sauce
3 tbsp vegetable oil
3 tbsp butter
1 tbsp minced garlic
pickle chips
Marinate chicken in buttermilk, 1 tbsp cayenne, and 1/4 cup hot sauce. Marinate 4 hours to overnight.
Add crushed corn flakes, remaining cayenne, and flour to 8x8 baking pan.
Once chicken is marinated, roll chicken in cornflake mixture.
Place coated chicken on parchment paper lined cookie sheet.
Cook in oven at 450. Bake for 20-25 minutes. Flip half way through.
As your chicken is baking, make the glaze.
Add 1 tbsp paprika, brown sugar, cajun seasoning, hot sauce, vegetable oil, butter, and garlic in small saucepan.
bring to a simmer. Baste or brush chicken once cooked through.
Add pickle chips.
***by the way, this would be amazing dipped in the Blue Ranch Dressing from last weeks post**