Oven Baked Chicken Fried Chicken

In the pursuit of keeping things quick and easy we are going to do the chicken in the oven and make the gravy while the baking is happening. You can make this Oven Baked Chicken Fried Chicken and have it on the table in under a half hour. Here in Texas “Chicken Fried Steak” is a staple in all the down home type restaurants and “cafes”. It’s made with thin cuts of beef that have been tenderized. They are breaded and fried in oil in a frying pan. Not in a deep fat fryer. The steaks are fried and then put aside while the gravy is made in the pan. Of course there is also Chicken Fried Chicken. 

Ingredients

• 2 small chicken breasts or 1 large one cut in half horizontally
• 1 egg
• 2 and 3/4 cups milk divided – 3/4 cup for egg wash – 2 cups for gravy
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• salt and pepper to taste
• 2 patties of breakfast sausage or 3-4 strips of bacon – cooked (optional)
• 2 tablespoons butter

Here is how to cook up your Oven Baked Chicken fried Chicken

Set the oven at 450°F. Line a baking pan with foil and lightly spray oil on it. Whisk the egg and the milk together in a bowl. In another bowl mix the flour, grated parmesan cheese, garlic powder, salt and pepper together. Instead of garlic powder and parmesan you can use whatever your creative side might dictate. Like cayenne pepper or basil or rosemary or anything that YOU want.

Dip the chicken in the flour mixture getting the pieces well coated. Then into the egg wash. Now back in the flour mix. Then into the pan. And into the oven goes the pan.

Put a skillet on at medium and add the butter. We always have some cooked bacon and cooked breakfast sausage in the freezer so tonight I’m going to chop up some sausage patties to jazz up the gravy a little. Add the sausage to the pan and heat it up.

When the butter has melted and the sausage is warmed up add the flour and stir it in with the fat until it has formed a paste. Cook the paste a couple of minutes stirring all the while. Add the milk. Lightly salt and pepper. Mix it up as it thickens. If it is too thick just add a little more milk and if it is too thin add a couple of pinches of flour. Get it to the thickness that you want.

 Check the chicken and when the juices run clear or it reads 170°F on an instant read meat thermometer they are done – usually about 8- 10 minutes. Spoon the gravy on the chicken. We had some “baked” potatoes  done in the microwave with some of the gravy on them also.

Enjoy your quick and easy Oven Baked Chicken Fried Chicken.

And here is a Chicken Fried Steak with Sausage White Gravy recipe

Oven baked Chicken Fried Chicken

Course: Chicken, Main Course, Main Course, Gluten Free

Cuisine: American, southern

Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes minutes

Servings: 2

Chicken tenders breaded and cooked in the oven. Served with a white gravy.

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Ingredients

• 4 chicken tenders or 2 small boneless skinless breasts
• 1 egg
• 2 and 3/4 cup milk divided-3/4 cup for egg wash-2 cups for gravy
• 1 cup flour divided-1/2 cup for dipping-1/2 cup for gravy
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• salt and pepper to taste
• 2 patties breakfast sausage or 3-4 strips of bacon. Cooked
• 2 tablespoons butter

Instructions

• Set the oven at 450°F. Line a baking pan with foil and spray oil it. Whisk the egg and the milk together in bowl. In another bowl mix the flour, grated parmesan cheese, garlic powder, salt and pepper together. Instead of garlic powder and parmesan you can use whatever your creative side might dictate. Like cayenne pepper or basil or rosemary or anything that YOU want.
• Dip the chicken in the flour mixture getting the pieces well coated. Then into the egg wash. Then back in the flour mix. Then into the pan. Then into the oven goes the pan.
• Put a skillet on at medium and add the butter. We always have some cooked bacon and cooked breakfast sausage in the freezer so tonight I'm going to chop up some sausage patties to jazz up the gravy a little. Add the sausage to the pan and heat it up.
• When the butter has melted and the sausage is warmed up add the flour and stir it in with the fat until it has formed a paste. Cook the paste a couple of minutes stirring all the while. Add the milk. Lightly salt and pepper. Mix it up as it thickens. If it is too thick just add a little more milk and if it is too thin add a couple of pinches of flour. Get it to the thickness that you want.
• Check the chicken and when the juices run clear or it reads 170°F on an instant read meat thermometer they are done - usually about 8- 10 minutes. Enjoy your quick and easy Oven Baked Chicken Fried Chicken.