This oven-baked hot honey chicken recipe will become your new favorite weeknight dinner. It’s perfectly crunchy outside and irresistibly juicy inside, coated in a sweet and spicy honey glaze.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
Fried chicken is the ultimate comfort food. But deep-frying at home can be messy and time-consuming. This hot honey chicken is crispy and flavorful without the fuss, since it’s baked in the oven. Plus, the tantalizing honey sauce takes this recipe over the top.
Crispy panko breadcrumb coating, no deep frying required
Sweet and spicy honey glaze made with hot sauce
Easy to customize spice level to your taste
Also great made in the air fryer for fast meals
You’ll also love serving this chicken with waffles, in sandwiches, or on top of salads. It keeps well as leftovers too!
Ingredients You’ll Need
To make tender and flavorful hot honey chicken at home, you’ll need:
For the chicken:
Chicken cutlets
Buttermilk
Flour
Panko breadcrumbs
Paprika
Garlic powder
Salt
Pepper
Olive oil
For the hot honey sauce:
Honey
Hot sauce like Frank’s Red Hot
Red pepper flakes
