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3 Ingredient Crispy Onion Chicken

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Presenter / Channel

  • Rick (Backyard Chef)

Ingredients (3-ingredient crispy onion chicken)

  • Chicken breasts (skinless, boneless): 2 pieces
  • Mayonnaise: ~1 tablespoon per chicken breast (about 2 tbsp total)
  • Fried onions (store-bought): enough to crush/mash and coat the chicken for a crispy crumb
    • Tip from subtitles: don’t use onion powder—use crushed/crumble fried onions to keep the crumb texture.

Optional / mentioned

  • Salt/seasonings to taste
  • “Aussie chicken salt” (for serving)

Serving ideas mentioned

  • As a burger
  • With chips
  • On a huge salad

Equipment & preparation

  • Oven: set to 200°C
  • Cling film or bags: for flattening the chicken
  • Tray lined: baking tray with a liner
  • Bowl: extra bowl mentioned for mayo (if separating is needed)

Prep technique

  • Flatten (“bash”) the chicken breasts to roughly the same thickness/size.

Step-by-step method (with timings/temps)

  1. Preheat oven to 200°C.
  2. Flatten chicken breasts
    • Pound/bash in cling film or bags until more uniform.
  3. Coat with mayonnaise
    • Use about 1 tablespoon mayo per chicken breast.
    • Cover all over (including areas needing coverage).
  4. Prepare the onion crumb
    • Use store-bought fried onions and crush/mash to get crumbs (not powder).
  5. Coat the chicken with fried onion crumbs
    • Press/cover to form a crust.
    • Add onion where coverage is missing, especially on uneven sides.
  6. Bake
    • Place on the lined tray.
    • Bake at 200°C for 18–22 minutes (depends on thickness).
    • Doneness check: if using a thermometer, target 75°C / 165°F.
  7. Rest / finish plating
    • Remove when cooked (subtitles suggest checking your chicken).
    • Shake off excess crumbs and plate.
  8. Serve
    • Serve with a humongous salad (or as a burger/chips).
    • Add a little Aussie chicken salt (optional).

Chef tips / common mistakes mentioned

  • Keep onion as crumb, not powder: preserve texture by using crushed fried onions.
  • Skip extra onion-frying: use store-bought fried onions for low effort.
  • Mind uneven chicken: add onion where it’s missing due to uneven thickness.
  • Adjust for thickness: follow 18–22 minutes and/or use a thermometer.

Variations mentioned

  • Air fryer option: subtitles indicate you can do it in an air fryer, but the shown method is for the oven.
  • Serving variations: burger / salad / chips

Sources / references

  • No external sources referenced besides using Backyard Chef’s store-bought fried onions and QP mayo as examples.

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