Crunchy potato chips are an unexpected choice for creating the crispiest crust for baked chicken breasts that everyone in the family will love for dinner. With just 3 basic ingredients, this is one of the easiest dinners you’re going to make all year.
This post is sponsored by Kettle Brand Potato Chips
Growing up, my dad came home nearly every day for lunch. I would eat with him and my mom during the summer months when we girls were home from school wishing we were at the pool instead of home doing our chores.
Their sandwich routine switched up a little every day but there was always one addition to the lunch that never wavered. Potato chips. Salty, crunchy potato chips.
To this day, whenever I eat a sandwich with chips (of course I have to stack them inside the sandwich for added crunch value) I happily remember those days of licking my fingers clean of the salty leftovers and briny flavor bits on my lips.
These days, potato chips at our house have an added duty to sitting side saddle our lunchtime fare. With this easy recipe for potato chip crusted chicken, they’ve moved from lunch to dinner and are putting everyday chicken breasts at the center stage of crunchy flavor.
Whatโs in This Recipe?
- Chicken breasts โ You can also pair chicken thighs with the potato chip crust.ย
- Kettle Brand Potato Chips โ Nothing gives baked chicken breasts more flavor and more crunch than by breading them with crushed potato chips. Kettle Brand Potato Chips give these dinner birds an even crunchier munch because of their thicker, kettle fried potato chip bite.
- Eggs โ The perfect binder for adhering the crushed potato chips to the chicken breasts.ย
Heidiโs Tip: With this recipe, you can pick and choose any one of the many flavors of Kettle Brand potato chips to serve to the variety of taste buds in your house. Simply choose the potato chip flavors you want, place in a gallon size freezer bag and roll with a rolling pin into small pieces to coat the chicken breasts.
How to Make Potato Chip Chicken
- Prep the chicken. We cut the chicken breasts in half lengthwise so they’re thinner and therefore cook faster and more evenly. My husband likes to give them a light tenderization with our little kitchen mallet, too.
- Bread the chicken. Next, simply dredge the chicken in egg, then the chips and place on a baking sheet lined with foil and topped with a cooking or cooling rack. Cooking the chicken on the rack keeps the bottoms of the chicken from becoming soggy, and cooks the chicken on both sides so there’s no flipping required. Not to mention if gives it a fried chicken-esque flavor and crunchy texture.ย
- Bake at 400ยบF until the juices run clear. Or, use a meat thermometer to check that the chicken is 160ยบF. Let it rest for 5 minutes to bring it up to 165ยบF.
Flavor Variations to Try
The potato chip chicken is delicious served all on its own, or if you’re a dipper, it’s super easy to mix up dipping sauces that complement the potato chip flavors. Here are some flavor combos I created, but feel free to create your own:
- Honey Dijon Potato Chip chicken breasts amped up even more with a 3 mustard sauce dip (mix grainy mustard + yellow mustard + a small squirt of yellow mustard) or classic ranch dressing or mayo spiked with Sriracha sauce, perhaps?
- Pepperoncini Potato Chip crusted chicken breasts with peach preserves + diced jalapeรฑo
- Jalapeรฑo Potato Chip crusted chicken breasts with a coconut milk + mayonnaise + pesto dip
Storage Tips
Leftovers will keep up to 5 days in the fridge, but the potato chip breading on this chicken will lose its crunch. To revive some of the original crispiness, reheat the chicken on the convection setting (if your oven has that feature) or in a lightly oiled skillet over medium heat.
What to Serve with Potato Chip Chicken
- Spinach Salad with Hot Bacon Dressing
- Ranch Potato Salad
- BLT Corn Salad
- Creamy Coleslaw
- Blue Cheese Mashed Potatoes (or Mashed Cauliflower)ย
- BBQ Baked Beansย
- Baked Macaroni and Cheeseย
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Potato Chip Crusted Chicken Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
- Kosher salt
- 8.5- ounce bag Kettle Brand Potato Chips (any flavor, or a mix of flavors to equal 4 cups of crushed chips)
- 2 eggs
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Trim any excess fat from the chicken breasts and split lengthwise to create a thinner chicken breast. Lightly tenderize the breasts with a meat tenderizer. Season both sides with kosher salt.
- Prepare a baking sheet with aluminum foil and place a cooling rack on top to create a baking rack.
- Add about 2 cups of potato chips to a gallon freezer bag and seal. Gently roll a rolling pin over the chips to crush into small flakes. Add more chips to the freezer bag and crush as long as it’s manageable.
- Pour the crushed chips into a shallow bowl. In another shallow bowl, whisk the two eggs until smooth. One at a time, dip both sides of the chicken breasts into the egg then place in the bowl with the potato chips. Using the opposite hand you used for the egg, firmly press the potato chips into the chicken breast on both sides to create a thick crust. Place the crusted chicken breast on the baking rack. Repeat with the remaining chicken breasts.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes or until the chicken has an internal temperature of 165 degrees F. Serve on its own or with dipping sauces of your choice.
Nutrition
More Crispy Chicken Recipes Youโll Love
- Japanese Chicken Katsuย
- Crispy Buttermilk Chicken Tenders
- Chicken Milaneseย
- Crispy Buffalo Chicken Breasts
- Parmesan Crusted Chicken
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Kylynn Leblanc
Is there nutrition info for this? One of our favorite recipes!
Hayley
Hi Kylynn! We just updated the nutritional info for the recipe. Hope you enjoy!