22 deep fried chicken recipes

"Quick and easy, authentic Southern fried chicken."

Crispy oven-fried chicken with a corn flake crumb crust and no oil required. A flour-egg-flake breading delivers crunch comparable to deep-fried chicken with a fraction of the fat.

Deep-fried chicken wings tossed in a hot sauce butter glaze with liquid smoke, horseradish, and Worcestershire, then baked until the sauce caramelizes.

Oven-baked "un-fried" chicken coated in yogurt and seasoned Italian bread crumbs with Old Bay and Creole spices. Crispy, flavorful, and low-fat with no deep frying required.

Authentic General Tso's chicken stir-fried with dried chilies, Sichuan peppercorns, orange zest, and dried citrus peel. A from-scratch version with no batter, no deep frying, and real numbing heat.

Buddhist mock chicken made from layered dried bean curd sheets soaked in seasoned stock, rolled into a loaf, steamed, then deep-fried until golden. A traditional Chinese vegetarian technique with a surprisingly meaty texture.

Favorite oven-fried herb chicken using herb stuffing mix for a crunchy seasoned coating, with butter, sage, parsley, and garlic powder for a fried-chicken finish without the deep fryer.

Crispy fried chicken marinated overnight in an Italian dressing paste, dipped in milk and club soda, dusted with pancake mix, deep-fried, then oven-finished. A two-stage cooking method for shatteringly crisp skin and juicy meat.

General Tso's chicken with orange zest, Sichuan peppercorns, and dried red chiles in a dark soy and rice wine stir-fry. A lighter, more authentic take without deep-frying or heavy batter.

Classic chicken parmigiana, streamlined: saute chicken breasts, fan them out, blanket with marinara and melty mozzarella, then broil until bubbling. No breading, no deep-frying, one skillet, on the table in about 40 minutes.

Classic Chicken Kiev with pounded chicken breasts rolled around cold butter, double-breaded, and deep-fried until golden. Cut into it and the butter flows out.

Chinese five-spice chicken wings marinated in soy, sherry, and ginger, coated in water chestnut flour and deep-fried until golden and crispy. A crunchy, aromatic appetizer or party snack.

Oven-baked Chicken Kiev with a garlic-chive butter center, coated in crispy cornflake crumbs and buttermilk. No deep frying needed for that golden crunch.

Chicken cubes marinated with ginger and scallion get deep-fried until golden, then tossed with dried chilies and crumpled tangerine peel for this Sichuan-style dish.

Baked chicken fingers coated in yogurt and herb-seasoned cracker crumbs with a hint of curry. Crispy, low-calorie, and kid-approved with no deep frying required.

Chinese-American General Tso's chicken with crispy deep-fried bites tossed in a sweet-and-tangy chili-garlic-ginger sauce. Better than takeout, ready in under two hours including marinade time.