Buffalo Chicken

This baked Buffalo Chicken is made with tender chicken and a spicy homemade Buffalo sauce. Use it in a wrap, on pizza, in dip, for a quesadilla, you name it!

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time30 mins

Total Time40 mins

Course: Dinner, Main Dish - Chicken

Cuisine: American

Keyword: baked, easy, spicy

Servings: people

Calories: 275kcal

Author: Jennifer Debth

Equipment

Ingredients

Buffalo Sauce

1/2 cup Frank's Original Hot Sauce
1/4 cup unsalted butter
2 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons white vinegar
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
1/2 teaspoon onion powder

Buffalo Chicken

4 cups warm water
1/4 cup salt
2 (8 oz) boneless, skinless chicken breasts

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Instructions

Buffalo Sauce

Place hot sauce, butter, honey, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, chili powder, salt, cumin, paprika, and onion powder into a medium sized saucepan.
Bring to a simmer over medium heat, stirring occasionally.
Simmer for 1 minute, then remove from heat, cool and set aside for use.

Buffalo Chicken

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F and line a baking sheet with a silicone baking mat. Set aside.
Fill a large bowl with 4 cups of warm water.
Pour in 1/4 cup salt and stir until most of the salt has absorbed.
Stir in the chicken breasts.
Let sit for 15 minutes at room temperature to brine.
Remove the chicken breasts from brine, then rinse them with cold water.
Pat dry, toss with 1/2 cup buffalo sauce, then place onto prepared baking sheet.
Bake for 15-30 minutes or until the chicken has reached an internal temperature of 165 degrees F.
Let rest for 5 minutes.
Slice, cube, or shred then toss or drizzle with remaining sauce.
Serve as is or make into a sandwich, wrap, pizza, etc and enjoy!
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Notes

Buffalo Sauce makes 1 cup.

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