Southern Style Oven Fried Chicken

A blend of dried spices gives the crispy panko coating on these oven-fried chicken thighs plenty of flavor, and marinating the chicken in buttermilk makes it moist and juicy. If you don't have an oven-safe skillet, you can roast the chicken in a baking dish in Step 5. Serve with your favorite vegetables (bake them alongside the chicken to make it easy) for a healthy comfort food dinner that requires just 20 minutes of active prep time.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups nonfat buttermilk
  • ¾ teaspoon salt, divided
  • 4 bone-in, skinless chicken thighs (about 1 1/2 lbs. total)
  • ¾ cup panko breadcrumbs
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ teaspoon onion powder
  • ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
  • ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon ground pepper
  • 3 tablespoons neutral oil, such as canola or avocado, divided

Directions

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