Description
Delicious and spicy baked chicken breasts coated in a sweet and tangy sauce.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 cup Franks Red Hot Sauce
- 1 cup dark brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 4 chicken breasts
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon garlic
- pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper or foil.
- In a medium saucepan, combine the hot sauce, sugar, vinegar, salt, garlic, and red pepper flakes. Bring this mixture to a boil over medium-high heat. Then reduce it to low and let it simmer for 10 minutes. Remove the sauce from the heat and let it cool.
- Slice your chicken breasts in half so you are left with six thin chicken breasts. Place your oil in a sauté pan and heat it up over medium heat. Season the chicken with salt and pepper then place it into the pan. Cook for two minutes on each side just to sear the outside.
- Place your chicken on your sheet pan and bake it for 5 minutes. Remove them from the oven and pour two tablespoons of sauce onto each breast. You will be saving the rest of the sauce for later. Place the chicken back into the oven for 12 minutes or until it reaches 160 degrees.
- Serve your chicken with the remainder of the sauce.
Notes
- The chicken can also be grilled for a different flavor.
- For extra heat, add more red pepper flakes.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 chicken breast
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 580mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 22g
- Cholesterol: 70mg