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hot honey butter
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While chicken is baking, combine melted butter, honey, smoked paprika, cayenne pepper, and salt in a small mixing bowl and whisk together.
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Once chicken is done baking, remove from oven and carefully brush spicy-honey butter all over each piece until fully and evenly coated.
assembly
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Spread ranch over the inner sides of each bun. Top with a piece of coated chicken. Top chicken with a handful of shredded lettuce. Place top buns over each sandwich and serve.
NOTES
Tips and Tricks for Baked Nashville Hot Chicken Success
- Splitting each breast in half lengthwise will even out the thickness of each breast and create a shorter baking time without having to pound out each breast.
- It’s important to really press the panko mixture onto each chicken breast to ensure it sticks well.
- Allowing the breaded chicken to rest in the refrigerator for 30 minutes will also really help the breading adhere to the chicken.
Vegetarian Friendly Version
Although we love is baked Nashville hot chicken sandwich just the way it is, every now and then we enjoy sinking our teeth in a vegetarian friendly version using tofu steaks!
To do this, simple swap the chicken breasts for 1 inch thick slices of extra firm tofu. Wrap each slice of tofu in paper towels and press between weighted rimmed baking sheets for an hour to release as much excess liquid possible. Then dredge, refrigerate, bake, brush, and assemble sandwiches according to the original instructions! Simple and delicious!
nutrition
Calories: 720kcalCarbohydrates: 74gProtein: 14gFat: 42gSaturated Fat: 18gPolyunsaturated Fat: 11gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 162mgSodium: 1366mgPotassium: 332mgFiber: 4gSugar: 24gVitamin A: 2354IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 140mgIron: 5mg
