Hot Honey Chicken Cutlets

Slices of crispy fried chicken breast are lined up on a white platter, each coated with a glossy, spicy sauce and garnished with chopped herbs. A small white bowl filled with extra sauce and a spoon sits beside the platter.

5 from 13 votes

Hot Honey Chicken Cutlets are a spin on the traditional chicken cutlet recipe. They are fried until golden and crispy and finished with a drinkable hot honey sauce that is made using only two ingredients: honey, and hot sauce. Once you make these, you won't ever stop!

Prep Time20

Cook Time10

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: chicken cutlets, Hot Honey Chicken, hot honey chicken cutlets, hot honey chicken recipe, hot honey chicken recipes

Servings: people

Ingredients

Chicken:

8 large chicken breasts sliced in half to make 8 pieces total
salt
pepper
garlic powder
onion powder

Egg Mixture:

2 eggs whisked
1 tbsp Franks buffalo hot sauce or hot sauce of choice
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper

Breadcrumbs:

1 cup Italian breadcrumbs seasoned
1/2 cup parmigiano reggiano grated
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper

Hot Honey:

1/3 cup honey
1/4 cup Franks buffalo hot sauce or hot sauce of choice

Everything Else:

1¼ cup peanut oil for frying the chicken cutlets
fresh parsley to garnish, optional

Instructions

Begin by slicing the chicken breasts in half.
Add a piece of parchment paper or plastic wrap onto your cutting board, add a chicken breast, and then cover with another piece of parchment paper or plastic wrap.
Using a meat mallet, pound out the chicken breasts to be about 1/2 inch thick.
Repeat with the remaining chicken breasts.
Generously season your chicken breasts on both sides with salt, pepper, garlic powder and onion powder.
To a medium size bowl add all of the egg mixture ingredients, and whisk well.
Set aside until ready to use.
To a separate medium size bowl add all of the breadcrumb ingredients and mix to combine.
Add one piece of chicken at a time to the egg mixture, coat on both sides and let the excess drip off.
Add the chicken to the breadcrumbs and firmly press down to coat the chicken on both sides.
Repeat until all chicken has been coated.
To a large frying pan, add the peanut oil and set to medium/high heat.
Sammy's Tip: you'll know the oil is hot enough to fry if you add the tip of a wooden spoon in the oil and it begins to form small bubbles.
Add the chicken breasts to the hot oil (working in batches if you need to not overcrowd the pan) and fry on each side for approximately 3 minutes, or until golden and crispy.
Once cooked, add the chicken to a wire rack and let cool slightly while you prepare the hot honey sauce.
To a small saucepan, add the hot honey ingredients and simmer for 1 minute.
Pour the hot honey sauce over the chicken cutlets, garnish with fresh parsley and enjoy right away.

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