15 of the Best Fried Chicken Recipes You'll Ever Try
Crazy delicious new takes on the ultimate comfort food.
We've rounded up our favorite fried chicken recipes, because why order fast food when you can make your own homemade fried chicken?
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Classic Buttermilk Fried Chicken
To make sure you get perfectly cooked chicken with a golden crust, finish in the oven.
Nashville Hot Chicken
If you've never heard of Nashville's famous hot chicken, it's basically fried chicken brushed with a spicy paste.
Perfectly Crispy Fried Chicken
We love this recipe, from Mark Romano of Highland Kitchen in Boston, which serves four but is easily doubled or tripled for large crowds.
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Fried Chicken and Corn Bread Pancakes with Spicy Syrup
Here's a tip to avoid soggy chicken: Placing just-fried chicken on a cooling rack allows air to circulate around it (and prevents steam from softening the exterior), resulting in perfectly crisp flapjack toppers.
Buttermilk-Brined Fried Chicken Masala
This isn't your typical fried chicken recipe. Spices like garam masala, coriander, ginger, and cayenne will make it tastier than ever.
Southern Buttermilk Fried Chicken
Fried chicken has to be crispy! Learn how to perfect the crisp with this classic Southern recipe.
Best-Ever Fried Chicken
Adding buttermilk to fried chicken provides a tangy flavor to accent the chicken's crunchy coating.
Crispy Fried Chicken
Looking for an easy dinner idea? Fried chicken tastes delicious any day of the week.
Mile-High Biscuit Sandwiches with Sweet Heat Hot Chicken
This sweet and spicy fried chicken recipe is flavored with honey and hot sauce, and it tastes even better wedged between flaky buttermilk biscuits.
Baked Coconut Tenders with Strawberry-Mango Salsa
Tender and oven-fried, these chicken tenders get an extra kick of flavor from coconut.
Pretzel-Crusted "Fried" Chicken
Save the calories by replacing deep-fried chicken skin with a pretzel crust.
Super-Crunchy "Fried" Chicken
A cornflake coating cuts the calories of this "un-fried" chicken in half.
Ultimate Fried Chicken Sandwiches
Skip the Chick-fil-A lines and make your very own fried chicken sandwich.
Get the recipe at Good Housekeeping.
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