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Baked Coconut Chicken // An Awesome Alternative to Frying

My Coconut Chicken continues to be one of my most popular recipes and I decided to bake it instead of fry it and wanted to let you know that it’s an amazing alternative! If you want to cut down on the calories, or just don’t like to eat fried foods then you for sure want to try this Baked Coconut Chicken recipe!

Baked Coconut Chicken Recipe

Ingredients

Boneless, skinless chicken breast
2 large eggs
1/4 cup coconut milk-any milk will do
1/2 cup flour
1 cup panko bread crumbs (these work better then regular bread crumbs)
1 cup shredded sweetened coconut
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup vegetable oil
Sweet Chili Sauce for dipping

Instructions

Cut chicken into strips, cutting diagonally so the ends are not too small.
Prepare three separate bowls for breading your chicken
1. Combine flour and salt
2. Whisk eggs and milk together
3. Stir panko bread crumbs and coconut together
Coat chicken strips in the three bowls. Start with the flour combination, then the egg and milk, and end with the bowl containing the bread crumbs and coconut. Place strip on a parchment lined baking dish
Once you have coated each strip of chicken bake them for 20 minutes at 400 degrees. (Cooking time may very depending on how thick your chicken is)
Last but not least serve immediately with your chili sauce!

If you’d like the instructions for frying Coconut Chicken get the recipe here.

Hilary

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Amy says:

July 19, 2018 at 11:21 pm

I definitely like baked. The coconut option is interesting. Thank you for sharing at Thursday Favorite Things.
Cherie K says:

July 19, 2018 at 3:37 pm

That sounds really tasty. I will try it at the weekend
Anonymous says:

October 6, 2013 at 11:19 pm

I tried this tonight, and it was WONDERFUL! Thank you for the recipe!
Shelly Buhr
- Hilary Belnap says:
  
  October 7, 2013 at 1:36 pm
  
  I'm so glad you liked it, Shelly! Thanks for letting me know :)
Susan Dikeman says:

June 24, 2013 at 9:29 pm

oh yum yum! I loooove coconut and this sounds delicious!

would love if you'd come to my Sunday Funday Linky Party and share!

*Susan
http://soozind.blogspot.com