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Ingredients:
1/2 cup hot sauce, your preference
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes, more to taste
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
1/4 teaspoon salt, more to taste
1 cup brown sugar
2 teaspoons minced garlic
4 boneless chicken breasts
1 tablespoon cooking oil
Ground black pepper, to taste
Directions:
Combine hot sauce, red pepper flakes, apple cider vinegar, 1/4 teaspoon salt, brown sugar and garlic in a saucepan. Bring to medium-high heat and let boil. Once boiling, reduce heat to low and let simmer for 8-10 minutes. Stir occasionally to not burn sauce.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Season both sides of the chicken breasts with salt and pepper.
Pour cooking oil into a skillet and bring to high heat. Once hot, place chicken into the skillet and cook for 1-2 minutes per side to sear.
Transfer chicken breasts to the baking sheet and place into the oven to cook for 5 minutes.
Remove baking sheet from oven. Spoon a small amount of firecracker sauce over chicken and baste. Return to oven and bake for and additional 12-15 minutes, until chicken is thoroughly cooked.
Serve chicken with remaining firecracker sauce and enjoy!
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Baked Firecracker Chicken Breasts
Serves 4
Ingredients:
1/2 cup hot sauce, your preference
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes, more to taste
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
1/4 teaspoon salt, more to taste
1 cup brown sugar
2 teaspoons minced garlic
4 boneless chicken breasts
1 tablespoon cooking oil
Ground black pepper, to taste
Directions:
Combine hot sauce, red pepper flakes, apple cider vinegar, 1/4 teaspoon salt, brown sugar and garlic in a saucepan. Bring to medium-high heat and let boil. Once boiling, reduce heat to low and let simmer for 8-10 minutes. Stir occasionally to not burn sauce.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Season both sides of the chicken breasts with salt and pepper.
Pour cooking oil into a skillet and bring to high heat. Once hot, place chicken into the skillet and cook for 1-2 minutes per side to sear.
Transfer chicken breasts to the baking sheet and place into the oven to cook for 5 minutes.
Remove baking sheet from oven. Spoon a small amount of firecracker sauce over chicken and baste. Return to oven and bake for and additional 12-15 minutes, until chicken is thoroughly cooked.
Serve chicken with remaining firecracker sauce and enjoy!
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