Homemade shake and bake chicken is better than any box.

There’s baked chicken, and then there’s shake and bake chicken.

Each piece is tender and moist with a crispy, well-seasoned crust.

Southern Living Shake and Bake Chicken

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It’s classic, it’s a snap to clean, and it’s always welcome on the plate.

Homemade shake and bake chicken beats the box on two fronts: It’s incredibly well seasoned.

Grab a bag, add your ingredients, and shake.

Southern Living Shake and Bake Chicken ingredients

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Adding oil to the breadcrumb mixture helps it more evenly distribute and achieve a really crispy crunchy exterior.

Then, when the mixture is all applied, toss the bag, and your cleanup is nearly done.

Learn how to make homemade shake and bake chicken.

Southern Living Shake and Bake Chicken crushing the breadcrumbs

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Serve with roasted vegetables, mashed potatoes, gravy, and a roll.

There’s no better dinner.

Place panko in a large resealable plastic bag and seal.

Southern Living Shake and Bake Chicken adding the seasonings to the breadcrumbs

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Using a rolling pin, crush panko into finer crumbs.

Place chicken pieces on wire rack and pat with paper towels to dry well.

Drizzle evenly with remaining 1 tablespoon oil.

Southern Living Shake and Bake Chicken coating the chicken

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Add half of chicken pieces to bag with breadcrumbs.

Shake to coat, then press coating onto chicken to adhere.

Remove from bag and return to wire rack.

Southern Living Shake and Bake Chicken coated and ready to bake

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Repeat with remaining chicken pieces.

Sprinkle and press some of the remaining panko mixture onto chicken if needed to fully coat.

Remove from oven and let rest 5 minutes.

Southern Living Shake and Bake Chicken after baking

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(Temperature of chicken will rise to 165F while resting).

Season with salt to taste.

Southern Living Shake and Bake Chicken after baking on a platter to serve

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