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Victoria Haneveer

Fried Chicken in the Oven with Lime and Chilies

Chicken is great when oven-fried and making oven-fried chicken is simple. It's healthier than deep frying and still produces perfect crispy chicken. I love using wings but you could use drumsticks if you prefer. They'd take a few extra minutes, remember.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings: 4
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
 

  • 2 pounds (1 kg) chicken tenders or wings
  • 4 fresh limes
  • 1 1/2 cups (95g) panko breadcrumbs
  • 3 teaspoons chili powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup (120g) melted butter
  • 1/2 cup (120ml) Greek yogurt

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (180 degrees C).
  2. Grease a rimmed baking tray.
  3. Zest the limes and mix the zest with panko, 1/2 teaspoon of salt and 2 teaspoons of chili powder.
  4. Combine the juice of 3 limes with the butter.
  5. Dip each piece of chicken into the lime butter then the panko mixture.
  6. Oven-fry (bake!) for 35 minutes or until done.
  7. Blend the juice of the remaining lime with the yogurt, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, and teaspoon of chili powder to make the dipping sauce.
  8. Serve hot!

Notes

You can finish these under the broiler if you want them more crispy.