Go Back
Delicious Healthier Oven Fried Sweet Tea Buffalo Chicken Sandwich. image

Healthier Oven Fried Sweet Tea Buffalo Chicken Sandwich.

Oven-fried chicken marinated in sweet green tea and buttermilk, baked until crispy, tossed with buffalo sauce and served on brioche slider buns with Greek yogurt ranch and optional blue cheese and toppings.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Servings: 4 servings

Ingredients
  

Ingredients
  • 1 1/2 poundschicken breasts cut in half widthwise
  • 3/4 cupbuttermilk
  • 1 1/2 cupssweet green tea
  • 1 tablespoonkosher salt
  • 3 cupscorn flake crumbs
  • 3 tablespoonswhole wheat flour
  • 1 tablespoonsmoked paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoongarlic powder
  • 1 cupbuffalo sauce
  • 8-12 brioche slider buns
  • greek yogurt ranch for serving
  • 1/4 cupcrumbled blue cheese optional
  • shredded lettuce shredded carrots, microgreens, and sliced avocado, for serving

Equipment

  • gallon-size zip-top bag
  • covered container
  • Baking Sheet
  • Parchment Paper
  • Medium bowl
  • Spoon
  • Brush
  • Oven

Method
 

Instructions
  1. Place the chicken pieces in a gallon-size zip-top bag or a covered container. Pour in the buttermilk, sweet green tea, and kosher salt. Seal, toss to coat, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or up to overnight.
  2. Preheat the oven to 425°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. If your chicken pieces will crowd the pan, line a second baking sheet as well.
  3. In a medium bowl, combine the corn flake crumbs, whole wheat flour, smoked paprika, and garlic powder; stir to mix evenly.
  4. Remove one piece of chicken at a time from the marinade, letting excess liquid drip off. Dredge the chicken in the crumb mixture, pressing gently so the crumbs adhere. Place each coated piece on the prepared baking sheet, leaving space between pieces.
  5. Bake the chicken at 425°F for 15–20 minutes. Flip each piece and continue baking an additional 10 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through (internal temperature reaches 165°F or juices run clear).
  6. Remove the chicken from the oven and spoon or brush the buffalo sauce over each piece to coat (use the 1 cup buffalo sauce). If you prefer extra sauce on the side, reserve a small amount before coating.
  7. If using the crumbled blue cheese, stir it into the Greek yogurt ranch. Spread Greek yogurt ranch (plain or with blue cheese) on the bottom half of each brioche slider bun.
  8. Assemble the sliders: place a sauced chicken piece on each bottom bun, top with shredded lettuce, shredded carrots, microgreens, and sliced avocado. Finish with the top bun and serve immediately.