The Best Oven Fried Chicken

Step 1

Place chicken breast strips in a bowl of milk. Let it soak for 20-30 min.

Step 2

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Step 3

Cut butter into a few pieces and place in a 9x13 pan. Melt butter in pre-heated oven.

Step 4

Spread melted butter around the bottom of the pan, make sure that there are no dry spots.

Step 5

Add flour, breadcrumbs, garlic powder, salt, pepper and paprika in a large ziploc bag.

Step 6

Shake excess milk off of chicken, and add half of chicken stripes at a time to ziploc and shake to coat.

Step 7

Arrange coated chicken strips on the baking sheet, leaving a space between each strip.

Step 8

Bake 10 to 12 minutes, flip chicken with a pair of tongs, and bake for another 10 to 12 minutes.

Step 9

You want it to be cooked through, but not overdone and dry. Bake another 5-10 minutes if needed.

Step 10

Remove from the oven and drain the chicken to paper towels. Serve immediately and enjoy.