Buffalo Popcorn Chicken

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Crispy and spicy buffalo-flavored popcorn chicken! Baked – not fried! They require just a few ingredients and only 30 minutes!

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top view of buffalo popcorn chicken in a basket with sauce on top and in a bowl on the side.

Let me just apologize now for the slightly crazy color of this buffalo popcorn chicken. Cross my heart there was no photoshop trickery involved here. Seriously though. They’re like, fluorescent, it’s almost unnatural. It looks like I fished through the Dorrito bag to find all of the cheesiest and most thickly-coated chips I could possibly find, crushed them up, and dipped a bunch of itty bitty chicken pieces in them. I swear I didn’t do that.

Although now that I think about it…. that kind of sounds intensely delicious. Recipe to come!

close up of buffalo popcorn chicken in a basket with sauce on top and in a bowl on the side.

Oh great, now you’re in the mood for Dorritos. There are no Dorritos in this recipe, I’m sorry! Only buffalo-saucy goodness. They should make Dorritos in buffalo flavor.

Dorritos-flavor-deciders are you taking notes?? This is good stuff here.

buffalo popcorn chicken with sauce on top in a wired cone shaped basket.

I just can’t get over the blinding bright color of these chicken bites. Don’t play hide n’ seek while holding these, you’ll lose for sure.

top view of buffalo popcorn chicken with sauce on top in a wired cone shaped basket.

But hey if you can’t find reflectors for your bicycle for your midnight ride, I’ve gotcha covered.

a hand holding a piece of buffalo popcorn chicken with sauce on it with more chicken in a wired cone shaped basket.

They are almost obnoxiously bright red but I swear there is nothing obnoxious about their deliciousness. They are addictively good. And soooooo so easy.

top view of buffalo popcorn chicken with sauce on top with more sauce in a bowl on the side in a basket.

Don’t be afraid of the 4-bowl dipping method, it sounds complex but is not. In fact it just simplifies the whole process.  You just put the stuff in a few little bowls and then dip down the row like an assembly line, it’s awesome. Fast track to yummy buffalo popcorn chicken. And isn’t popcorn chicken so cuuuute? Almost too cute to eat!

Almost.

And there is no frying involved! So your clothes will be spared of grease splatters and your diet does not have to be derailed, yet the crispiness will blow your mind. Really, it will.

close up of buffalo popcorn chicken with sauce on top.
Buffalo Popcorn Chicken
4.67 from 3 votes

Buffalo Popcorn Chicken

Crispy and spicy buffalo-flavored popcorn chicken! Baked – not fried! They require just a few ingredients and only 30 minutes!
Prep: 15 minutes
Cook: 15 minutes
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Total: 30 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
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Ingredients 

  • 3-4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • ½ cup flour
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • cup plain bread crumbs
  • 1 cup panko bread crumbs
  • 2 cups Frank’s buffalo wing sauce

Instructions 

  • Preheat oven to 425. Spray a large baking sheet with cooking spray. Pound the chicken breasts to 1/2 inch thickness. Chop into small 1/2-inch pieces. 
  • Add flour and salt and pepper to taste to a small bowl and stir to combine. Whisk together the eggs and water in a second small bowl.
  • Combine bread crumbs and panko bread crumbs in a third small bowl and stir to combine. Place buffalo sauce in a fourth small bowl.
  • Toss the chicken pieces in the flour mixture. Next dip them in the egg wash bowl. Third, toss them in the bread crumbs. Lastly, dip the breaded chicken pieces in the buffalo sauce and place them 1-2 inches apart on prepared baking sheet. Once all of the chicken is on the baking sheet, spray with cooking spray.
  • Bake chicken bites for about 15-20 minutes until the chicken is cooked through and the outside is crispy. Serve with blue cheese dressing (or ranch) and sprinkle with blue cheese crumbles if desired.

Notes

Serve with your favorite ranch or blue cheese dressing for dipping. 

Nutrition

Calories: 295kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 177mg | Sodium: 4001mg | Potassium: 423mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 204IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 69mg | Iron: 3mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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13 Comments

  1. Joan says:

    4 stars
    Flavor is good. They didn’t crisp up as I had hoped in those I dipped. Thinking this would happen, I left the sauce off some. Does take some time with all the steps. Still, I would make again.

  2. Emily says:

    5 stars
    These are easy and sooo good!

  3. Heather @ HeatherOMade says:

    i need to make these for my husband!

  4. Katie L says:

    I’ve made these a couple of times and they are delicious. My only problem, is that I can’t get them to stay in the shape of a ball or blob, and they end up quite flat. Any suggestions?

  5. James says:

    They do make buffalo style Doritos 😉

    1. Tiffany says:

      You have just changed my life!!!

  6. Jessica | My Midwest Existence says:

    I absolutely love buffalo wings, so I can’t wait to try this recipe! They look delicious!!

  7. Bri | Bites of Bri says:

    These are so bright! I love Frank’s hot sauce (the only one I love really) and I love the concept of anything buffalo chicken. Pinned 🙂

  8. Jamie@familysavvy says:

    These look delicious! Pinned! Making these tomorrow night!

  9. Millie l Add A Little says:

    These look so good and super easy with only a Few ingredients! Yum!

    1. Jillian says:

      Yummy!!!
      This looks delicious!

      1. Tiffany says:

        Thanks Jillian! 🙂

  10. Medha @ Whisk & Shout says:

    You’re so funny! I love your writing. The almost obnoxious red is awesome! 🙂