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Firecracker Chicken
This easy Firecracker Chicken recipe is sweet, spicy, and pan-fried to crispy perfection in one skillet. Just like takeout, but cheaper and faster!
👥 4 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 35 min⏳ Prep: 10 min🔥 Cook: 25 min👤 Melissa Nolan📖 budgetbytes
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●skillet
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Gather and prepare all ingredients.
2
Coat the chicken
3
Place the chicken, cornstarch, garlic powder, salt, and pepper into a ziplock bag. Seal and gently shake to coat every piece of chicken.
garlic powder ($0.06)1 tspsalt ($0.04)1 tsp
4
Cook the chicken
5
Using a medium-sized skillet, warm 2 Tbsp of oil over medium-high heat. Once hot, carefully place each piece of chicken in the skillet. Work in two batches, so you don't overcrowd. Cook the chicken for ⏱️ 3-4 minutes on one side until golden.
6
Finish cooking the chicken
7
Flip the pieces over and continue cooking for another ⏱️ 3-4 minutes. Remove the cooked chicken from the skillet. Add the remaining oil and continue cooking all the chicken until it is done, then remove it from the skillet and set aside.
8
Make the sauce
9
Pour the buffalo sauce, brown sugar, apple cider vinegar, and red pepper flakes into the skillet. Stir until the sugar is dissolved and the sauce is thick, ⏱️ 2 minutes.
apple cider vinegar ($0.04)1 Tbsp
10
Combine
11
Place the chicken back in the skillet and stir to coat in the sauce and warm through.
Nutrition Facts
calories
420 kcal
fat Content
17 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
0.4 g
sodium Content
1644 mg
protein Content
24 g
carbohydrate Content
43 g
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