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Wendy's Oven-Fried Chicken
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Original recipe
Crisp oven-baked chicken coated in a seasoned cracker crumb crust, with no frying and no turning required.
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Prep
5 min
Cook
50 min
Total
55 min
Serves
4
Method
oven
The Story
Crisp oven-baked chicken coated in a seasoned cracker crumb crust, with no frying and no turning required.
Ingredients
Scale to serve
4
Units
Egg, lightly beaten — 1
Milk — 3 tbsp
Breading (crushed crackers, cornflakes, or potato chips) — 1 1/4 cup
Thyme, dried — 1 tsp
Paprika, dried — 1/2 tsp
Salt — 1/4 tsp
Black pepper — 1/8 tsp
Butter — 2 tbsp
Chicken, skinned meaty pieces — 2 1/2 lb
Method
1
Preheat oven to 375F. Grease a 15x10 baking pan. In a small bowl combine egg and milk. In a shallow dish combine crushed crackers, paprika, thyme, salt, and pepper. Stir in melted butter.
2
Dip chicken pieces into egg wash, then coat in crumb mixture and place in baking pan so that pieces do not touch. Bake uncovered 45-55 minutes until 170F. Do NOT turn chicken while baking.
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Unknown · Jun 20, 2026 · current