You will not believe how easy baked chicken recipe is! A simple mixture of flour and spices is used to coat chicken pieces. The chicken is then baked and tastes like you spent hours frying it.
Chicken is one of our favorite dishes to eat. We cook whole chickens on the grill and one of our favorite summer meals is Chinese chicken salad. But when the cool weather hits, this easy and delicious baked chicken recipe is my go to recipe!
I’m not really sure what is “Amish” about this recipe, but it makes some mighty fine chicken. This baked chicken tastes just like fried chicken but without all the work. The recipe calls for 3 pounds of chicken pieces. I generally use bone in-thighs to make this baked chicken recipe. But a friend of mine just made the recipe using boneless skinless chicken breasts and coconut flour because they are gluten free. She said it was amazing! I was a bit worried when I first made this because 3 pound sounded like too much, but we didn’t have any leftovers! So definitely double this recipe if you’ve got a lot of mouths to feed.
I like to serve this chicken with scalloped potatoes that I cook in the same oven as the chicken and a green vegetable for a comforting winter dinner. Of course, a little peanut butter chocolate chip pie to end the meal never hurts!
- ½ cup flour
- ½ Tablespoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 2 teaspoons onion powder
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 3 pounds chicken thighs
- Grease a jelly roll pan or other baking dish.
- In a medium bowl combine flour and spices. Whisk well.
- Dredge chicken in flour mixture and then place in baking dish, skin side down.
- Bake at 375 degrees for 45-60 minutes or until chicken is cooked through. Flip chicken once, half-way through cooking.
Adapted from Cheeky Bums Blog
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Twitter: CozyCountry
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Sounds delicious! It looks really moist too- I can’t wait to try this:)
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Made this four times. Simple and amazingly good
Twitter: thegabels
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Yea! One of our favorite recipes! Thanks for stopping by.
The reason is it called “Amish” is because of its simplicity. The Amish people use this kind of cooking because it frees them to do other work, which they are engaged in all the time. Please explore a culture before you make disparaging remarks about it. The Plain people value God and family above all. “Gut is was ich bescht duh”
Twitter: thegabels
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Hi Nancy! Thank you for your comment. Actually, a fellow blogger did some research on this recipe. It’s called “Amish” chicken because the chickens that were used to make the dish originally were purchased from an Amish farm. To further clarify, I have a BA in religion from Hillsdale College (with honors). I took a semester long course on Anabaptism, which includes the Amish religion. I actually traveled to Goshen University, a Mennonite college, to do research for my term paper for that class. I have several friends from Mennonite backgrounds, which is basically a step more liberal from the Amish. I asked several of them about this recipe, who also asked their relatives, and none of them had heard of the recipe. There are definite Amish traditional foods that have been passed down through generations, but this is apparently not one of them. That’s why I said I had no idea what was “Amish” about the recipe. I hope you understand, now, that I do not write glibly. One of my friends who is from a Mennonite background will be guest posting this Fall – I hope you stop by to check out some of her recipes! Again, thanks for visiting!
After reading my post, I feel that I was a little harsh. Most of the recipes labeled “Amish” are called that by people who eat their cooking and thereby call it Amish. The Amish themselves would not label it such as that would be prideful.
Found this on Pinterest. It’s what’s for dinner tonight!! So excited for a new chicken recipe!!
Twitter: thegabels
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Hope your family loved it!
I found this on Pinterest and have made it 4 times now. Thanks for this great recipe!
Twitter: thegabels
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Yea! I think I could have this once a week!
Thanks for stopping by!
Twitter: UCanCallMeMarie
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This sounds brilliant! I’m going to add this to the menu for next week. I am deathly afraid of frying things in oil, so this is perfect for me!
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Twitter: thegabels
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Yeah, I’ll fry if I have to but the mess and the smell make me avoid it if I can! Enjoy!
Can you use skinless, boneless chicken breast with the Amish Chicken recipe?
Twitter: thegabels
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Absolutely! I’ve never done it but a friend of mine has and she said it was delicious.
Great! Will be making this today!
Me, too Reba!!
Twitter: thegabels
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Aw, man, we had leftover ribs!
Now I want chicken.
Twitter: thegabels
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Let me know how they turned out!
Turned out Great! My chicken/crust wanted to stick and I sprayed my pan good. Any suggestions? I plan on making it again today.
Twitter: thegabels
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I usually make mine on my Pampered Chef large baking stoneware pan and it hasn’t stuck yet. Maybe try aluminum foil over the pan and spray that? I also don’t use cooking sprays. When I grease something, I generally use butter – it seems to help with any residual sticking. Hope that helps!
I do use aluminum foil but will grease using butter. Thanks for the tip!
I use foil for this recipe and it works great
I made this chicken tonight. It was FANTASTIC. My husband and kids loved it. I mixed all the dredging ingredients in a gallon sized ziplock bag and tossed my chicken in there to coat it. I also covered by jelly roll pans with foil before spraying them with Pam. Worked great and easy cleanup too,
Twitter: thegabels
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Good idea on using the plastic bag to put the coating on! Glad it was a hit with your family. And thank you for taking the time to let me know!
Twitter: angejim0531
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We made this tonight and loved it!!
xo
Ange
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Twitter: thegabels
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Yea! I think I could eat this once a week.
I never knew this was Amish Chicken, this is exactly how I make my chicken. Don’t get me wrong I Love fried Chicken but it’s much healthier baked so that is how I been making my chicken for several years now.. Love it!!
Saved this recipe I can’t wait to try it!
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I made this recipe tonight and the family loved it. Next time I make it I will end with BBQ sauce. Thanks for the post.
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Thanks for letting me know! I have a super picky eater who won’t do sauce, but I bet the BBQ would taste great on it.
I just made this chicken for dinner today. It was really delicious: moist, juicy and tasted great! And so simple to make
. Thank you for the recipe!
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Twitter: thegabels
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Yea! Thank you for letting me know! It’s unbelievable how easy it is.
sounds good, can’t wait to try it………. break your thighs first, they will get done better.
Twitter: msinfoblog
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Wow this looks so good and so easy, for sure pinning and trying!
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I made the amish chicken for dinner ast night and it was yummy! I liked how quick and easy it was too.
I was waiting to comment until I tried this. And I made it tonight. YUM! I have a go to crispy baked chicken recipe that I like, but you pour melted butter over top. I think this will now replace it as my go to baked chicken recipe! You are right, so easy and crisy. Thanks for sharing this!
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I’m glad you liked it. It’s definitely getting a permanent spot in the menu rotation.
I’m so glad you posted this. I was curious about it when I saw it on your menu plan. I look forward to trying it for myself!
Let me know how you like it! It’s one of those recipes that I just couldn’t believe how good and yet how easy it was to make — always a bonus!