The 9 Best Oven-Fried Chicken Recipes

Remember that time when you were all like, "I'd really love some homemade fried chicken right now" but then you realized you don't have a deep fryer and you're also on diet? Remember?? Well, with these nine oven-fried chicken recipes, you'll never fall into that trap again. Oven-"frying" chicken still gets the skin mad crisp, but with half the calories that come with the fat bath. Try 'em all below!

The secret to faking fried chicken is a thick coating of panko bread crumbs. The sweet-and-tangy sauce is just icing on the cake. Find the recipe here.

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More KFC than Chinese takeout, this recipe lightens up fried chicken and boosts flavor with a ton of seasonings and sesame seeds. Recipe here.

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Double up on protein and use quinoa as the crust. Get the recipe here!

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This lighter fried chicken is coated with seasoned flour and baked to a crisp with the help of a little butter. The simple recipe lies here.

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The South is as famous for its bourbon as its fried chicken, so why not combine the two? Recipe here.

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A mix of spices, buttermilk, and bread crumbs makes these chicken fingers taste just like the Colonel’s fried chicken. Recipe here.

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For a Southern touch, this recipe adds sweet tea to a buttermilk brine for a perfectly crisp crust and moist meat that oozes sweet juice with every bite. Recipe this way.

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Skinless fried chicken is possible, just use corn flakes for crunch. The low-fat recipe is here.

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Get spicy, crispy wings like you’d find on the streets of Bangkok, but from your oven. Recipe here.

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Perry Santanachote is Thrillist's recipes editor and her life goal is to try fried chicken from every region of the world. Follow her at @perrysant.