Southern-Style Oven-Fried Chicken

Name: Southern-Style Oven-Fried Chicken
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 6 servings.
Ingredients: 2 cups Ritz crackers (about 50); 1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley; 1 teaspoon garlic salt; 1 teaspoon paprika; 1/2 teaspoon pepper; 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin; 1/4 teaspoon rubbed sage; 2 eggs; 1 broiler/fryer chicken (3 to 4 pounds), cut up

I call this America’s best-loved oven-fried chicken. The secret is in the breading, which makes the chicken super moist and flavorful, herby and golden brown. —Elaina Morgan, Rickman, Tennessee

Ingredients

2 cups Ritz crackers (about 50)
1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley
1 teaspoon garlic salt
1 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon rubbed sage
2 eggs
1 broiler/fryer chicken (3 to 4 pounds), cut up

Directions

Preheat oven to 400°. Place a rack in a 15x10x1-in. baking pan; coat the rack with cooking spray.
In a shallow bowl, mix the first seven ingredients. In a separate shallow bowl, whisk eggs. Dip chicken in eggs, then in cracker mixture, patting to help coating adhere. Place on prepared rack.
Bake 20 minutes. Turn chicken; bake 15-25 minutes longer or until chicken is golden brown and juices run clear.

Nutrition Facts

4 ounces cooked chicken: 418 calories, 22g fat (5g saturated fat), 123mg cholesterol, 638mg sodium, 21g carbohydrate (3g sugars, 1g fiber), 31g protein.

Originally published as Great Southern Oven Fried Chicken in Taste of Home June/July 2014

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proc1969

Jul 23, 2017

this was BEYOND TERRIBLE!....the "egg wash/cracker breading is a disaster" - egg wash cooked skin inner meat was RAW! again; wasted a LB of food -not happy!
sstetzel

Jun 13, 2017

This is super!
sstetzel

Jun 13, 2017

Love that this is made in the oven instead of deep fried.
shannondobos

Oct 5, 2016

This was so juicy! I always have all of these items on hand, and it was fantastic. I love recipes that use a whole chicken because the leftovers are great for sandwiches, salad toppings, or additions to pasta the next day. This is most definitely going to be a regular recipe in my household!
aug2295

Jul 16, 2016

Really easy, juicy chicken recipe. Perfect flavor though I did add salt.
pinkaroo

Jul 10, 2016

This is a great breading for chicken. I brined the chicken in salt/water and that alleviated the tad of missing salt as other reviewers stated. Definitely a keeper!
dannalowe

Jul 6, 2016

Out of this world??! The chicken breasts that I did with this recipe were so succulent my son said,"Mom you out did yourself...fantastic??! Well, needless to say this recipe is a KEEPER??!As side dishes, we had Paula's acorn squash and Green Giant's no sauced peas...What a scrumptious meal. Please enjoy it real soon??.
Cklee1403

May 14, 2016

This was really easy and good.The only thing I changed was I didn't add cumin and since I used chicken breasts I baked it a little longer.Will probably make again with thighs and legs.
dschultz01

Jan 5, 2016

I didn't really care for the cracker coating in this recipe. Probably will not make this again.
aldar

Nov 14, 2015

Followed this recipe exactly except I baked it a bit longer because my chicken was bigger.Turned out great and definitely beats standing over a fry pan!