Buttermilk Baked Chicken

Ingredients

• 1 cup buttermilk
• Juice of 1/4 lemon
• 1 tablespoon hot sauce
• 5 sprigs fresh thyme
• 3 cloves garlic, smashed
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 2 chicken breasts
• 2 cups panko
• 3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme

Directions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Fit a sheet tray with a wire rack and spray with nonstick cooking spray.

Mix together buttermilk, lemon juice, hot sauce, thyme, garlic, salt, and pepper to a large bowl. Add chicken and coat with mixture. Cover with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator overnight.

Mix panko, Parmesan cheese, and thyme together. Season with salt and pepper.

Remove chicken from the marinade, letting the excess drip off, and dredge through the corn flake-Parmesan mixture, pressing to help it adhere.

Place on the wire rack-fitted sheet tray and bake for 15 minutes, flip and bake another 10 minutes until golden and crisp.

Soaking chicken in buttermilk leaves the chicken incredibly moist with a delicious flavor.  ENJOY :)