Description
This Baked Buffalo Chicken recipe is a flavorful and easy dish that combines tender chicken breasts with a spicy, tangy buffalo sauce. Perfect for a weeknight dinner or game day snack!
Ingredients
Scale
Chicken:
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
Buffalo Sauce:
- ½ cup hot sauce (such as Frank’s RedHot)
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1 tablespoon honey (optional, for balance)
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
For Serving:
- ½ cup crumbled blue cheese or ranch dressing
- Chopped green onions or parsley for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C) and lightly grease a baking dish.
- Prepare Buffalo Sauce: In a small bowl, whisk together hot sauce, melted butter, honey, garlic powder, onion powder, smoked paprika, salt, and pepper.
- Cook Chicken: Place chicken breasts in the baking dish and pour half of the buffalo sauce over them. Cover with foil and bake for 20 minutes. Remove foil, pour remaining sauce over chicken, and bake uncovered for 10–15 minutes until cooked through.
- Rest and Serve: Let the chicken rest for 5 minutes before slicing. Serve drizzled with blue cheese or ranch dressing, garnished with green onions or parsley if desired.
Notes
- For a crispier texture, broil the chicken for the last 2–3 minutes.
- Shred cooked chicken for use in wraps, sandwiches, or salads.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 chicken breast
- Calories: 290
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 860 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 3 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 34 g
- Cholesterol: 115 mg
