Dinner

Sweet Tea-Brined Oven "Fried" Chicken is for Dinner.

Sweet Tea-Brined Oven "Fried" Chicken takes 1440 minutes to prepare.

Sweet Tea-Brined Oven "Fried" Chicken takes 40 minutes to cook.

Sweet Tea-Brined Oven "Fried" Chicken makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Sweet Tea-Brined Oven "Fried" Chicken are:

Sweet Tea Brine:
1 quart cold water
2 gallon-size tea bags
1 cup sugar
1 lemon, quartered
1/3 cup kosher salt
6 chicken breasts, skinless and boneless
1 cup white whole wheat flour
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper, optional
1 teaspoon House Seasoning, recipe below
Special K cereal, crushed
Lowfat Buttermilk, for dredging
1 teaspoon hot sauce

House Seasoning:
1 cup salt
1/4 cup black pepper
1/4 cup garlic powder
Mix ingredients together and store in an airtight container for up to 6 months.

Here is how you make Sweet Tea-Brined Oven "Fried" Chicken:

For the brine:Bring the cold water to a hard boil and remove from the heat. Add the tea bags and steep for 5 minutes. Remove the tea bags and add the sugar; stir until dissolved. Add the lemons and kosher salt; stir to dissolve. Put in a nonreactive bowl and refrigerate to chill for 8 to 12 hours. Cook's Note: Make sure the brine is good and cold before adding the chicken breasts.Put the chicken in the brine, cover and refrigerate for 4 to 8 hours. Drain the chicken.Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.Put the flour into a shallow bowl. Add the cornstarch, black pepper, if using, and House Seasoning to another dish, and the buttermilk and the hot sauce to a third dish. Dredge the chicken in the flour, then the cornstarch and lastly the buttermilk. Place on rack and stick inside oven.Number of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MISSBROWNING.

The nutritional information for Sweet Tea-Brined Oven "Fried" Chicken is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 234.6

• Total Fat: 2.1 g
• Cholesterol: 70.1 mg
• Sodium: 1,651.3 mg
• Total Carbs: 21.0 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.2 g
• Protein: 30.9 g