The Scoop
This chicken is coated in a gorgeous mixture, rolled in crispy fried onions, and baked until everyone in the room is drooling.
We had just one mission with this one: Bring maximum crunch with minimum effort. And boy, did we deliver! This chicken is coated in a gorgeous mixture, rolled in crispy fried onions, and baked until everyone in the room is drooling.
It feels a bit nostalgic and a lot satisfying. Bets are on: this crispy onion chicken recipe will earn a permanent spot in the weeknight rotation after just one bite. Sometimes, it’s the shortest ingredient list that has the bigger fan club!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon ground mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 (6-ounce) can cheddar or original crispy fried onions, crushed, divided
- 4 chicken breast halves, boneless and skinless
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Grease a 9-inch square baking pan.
- In a shallow bowl, combine the butter, the Worcestershire sauce, the mustard, the garlic salt, and the pepper.
- In another shallow bowl, place 1/2 cup of the crushed onions.
- Dip the chicken into the butter mixture and then coat it with the crushed onions in the bowl.
- Place the chicken in the prepared baking dish and top it with the remaining onion.
- Drizzle the chicken with any of the remaining butter mixture.
- Bake until a thermometer inserted into the center of the chicken reads 170 degrees F, about 30-35 minutes.
- Serve.
×
