Oven Fried Chicken

11 ingredients
12 steps

Ingredients

  • Nonstick cooking spray, for spraying the rack and chicken
  • 2 1/4 cups broken bagel chips or Melba toast
  • 1 1/3 cups rice-corn crispy cereal, such as Crispix
  • 1 tablespoon canola oil
  • 2 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon sweet paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/2 cup light mayonnaise
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 4 bone-in, skinless chicken pieces, about 6 ounces each (see Cook's Note)

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Set a rack on a foil-lined baking sheet.
  2. 2
    Spray the rack generously with cooking spray.
  3. 3
    Finely grind the bagel chips and cereal together in a food processor.
  4. 4
    Transfer the crumbs to a gallon-size plastic bag.
  5. 5
    Add the oil, salt, cayenne, paprika and ground pepper and toss to mix thoroughly.
  6. 6
    Whisk the light mayonnaise and Dijon mustard together in a medium shallow bowl.
  7. 7
    Add the chicken to the mayonnaise mixture and turn to coat all the pieces evenly.
  8. 8
    Drop the chicken into the plastic bag, seal and shake until each piece is evenly coated.
  9. 9
    Place the coated pieces on the prepared rack.
  10. 10
    Spray the chicken pieces evenly with cooking spray.
  11. 11
    Bake until the coating crisps and browns and an instant-read thermometer inserted in the thickest part of the pieces registers 160 degrees F, 35 to 40 minutes.
  12. 12
    Transfer to a platter and serve hot or at room temperature.

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