Easy Oven-Fried Chicken

Chicken thighs are breaded with a crispy combination of crackers and cornmeal in this easy baked, fried chicken dish.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 45 mins
• Total Time: 60 mins
• Calories: 489 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon water
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 teaspoon dried sage
• 8 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
• 10 crackers, or as needed, crushed
• dried tarragon
• 0.5 teaspoon garlic powder
• 0.5 cup vegetable oil, or as needed
• 0.25 cup butter, or as needed
• 0.25 cup cornmeal, or as needed
• 0.25 cup shortening, or as needed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Step 2

Melt shortening and butter in a 9x13-inch baking dish in the preheating oven. Once melted, pour enough vegetable oil into the baking dish until oil is about 1/2-inch deep. Keep oil mixture in the oven while preparing remaining ingredients.

Step 3

Beat egg and water in a shallow dish. Combine crackers, cornmeal, sage, tarragon, and garlic powder in a large resealable plastic bag. Season with salt and pepper; seal and shake bag to mix. Dip chicken thighs in egg mixture and place 2 to 3 thighs in the plastic bag; shake to coat. Repeat with remaining chicken. Arrange chicken thighs skin-side down, in preheated baking dish.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Flip chicken thighs and continue baking until no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, about 15 minutes more. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).