Crispy Hot Honey Feta Chicken

• servings: 4 servings
• active time: 20 minutes
• total time: 35 minutes

Ingredients

1/3 cup / 110g Honey

1 1/2 tsp Hot Sauce (I like Frank's or Cholula)

3/4 tsp Chilli Flakes

2x 250g/9oz Chicken Breasts

2 tsp Paprika

1 tsp Salt

1/2 tsp EACH: Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Dried Oregano, Black Pepper

1/4 tsp Cayenne Pepper

35g / 1/4 cup Plain Flour

2 Eggs, (beaten)

65g / 1 cup Panko Breadcrumbs

Veg Oil, (as needed, 6-8 tbsp)

200g / 7oz Feta, (crumbled)

Directions

Combine the honey, hot sauce and chilli flakes in a bowl and warm in the microwave (20 seconds or so). Stir then leave to cool. You can also do this on the stove in a small pot (just bring to a simmer then remove and cool). You can easily adjust the heat with chilli flakes/hot sauce if desired.

Horizontally slice the chicken breasts right through the centre to create 4 even-sized breasts. In a small pot or bowl combine the paprika, salt, onion powder, garlic powder, oregano, cayenne and black pepper.

Line up 3 large shallow dishes and place a large tray at the end. The first bowl is flour + half of the seasoning mix, the second is beaten egg and the 3rd is the Panko with the rest of the seasoning. One by one take the chicken and dredge through the flour, into the egg, then the breadcrumbs and finish by placing on the tray. Make sure you thoroughly coat the chicken at each stage (namely the breadcrumbs).

Add enough oil to coat the base of a large pan and place it over medium-high heat. Once the oil is hot enough that a breadcrumb rapidly sizzles, carefully place in the chicken (if you can't fit 4 pieces then work in 2 batches, top up the oil in between if needed). Fry for 3-4 minutes on each side or until deep golden and crispy on the outside and white/piping hot through the centre. Place on a wire rack above the tray.

Add the crumbled feta, covering as much of the chicken as possible, then place under the grill on high until it starts turning golden (it should be buttery soft and a little crisp on top).

Serve with your preferred amount of hot honey drizzled over and enjoy (tightly store leftover honey in the fridge).

Nutrition

• Calories: 512 kcal
• Total Fat: 24.35 g
• Saturated Fat: 34.71 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 13.061 g
• Trans Fat: 0.012 g
• Cholesterol: 192 mg
• Sodium: 1254 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 34.71 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.2 g
• Total Sugars: 20.58 g
• Protein: 38.48 g