Gluten-Free Shake and Bake Chicken

Make the best Gluten-Free Shake and Bake Chicken in your oven, this uses pantry-style ingredients to make flavorful chicken.

After making Air Fryer Shake and Bake Chicken, we knew we had to adapt this to the oven because it was so delicious everyone should enjoy it! That led us to Gluten-Free Shake and Bake Chicken.

I’m sure most of us grew up on those classic Shake N Bake commercials and this brings it all back, except this time you can just combine some great seasonings from your pantry to make this Shake and Bake Chicken.

This chicken is full of flavor with the combination of seasonings and has a great crunchy texture with the combination of regular breadcrumbs and panko breadcrumbs.

Plus, if you’re like me and need to make it gluten-free, it’s very easy to do that with a simple swap of breadcrumbs.

What do you need for Gluten-Free Shake and Bake Chicken?

• Gluten-Free or Regular Panko Breadcrumbs
• Gluten-Free or Regular Fine Breadcrumbs
• Italian Seasoning
• Salt
• Garlic Powder
• Onion Powder
• Lemon Pepper
• Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breast
• Sour Cream
• Grapeseed Oil Spray

This recipe uses two types of breadcrumbs, one is Panko breadcrumbs, and then the other is regular breadcrumbs. Panko Breadcrumbs are going to be more coarse so they will give it a nice crunch. The regular breadcrumbs will fully coat the chicken.

Along with this, grapeseed oil cooking spray is also a great addition to this recipe because it makes the chicken even more crispy. Olive Oil Spray will work as well, but as always remember that it has a lower smoke point than Grapeseed.

Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts are going to be used for this recipe. It would also work with chicken thighs; however, the cooking times would need to be altered so watch those closely. We use 4 chicken breasts for this recipe, if yours are thick, they can be cut lengthwise in half, this way you would only need 2 chicken breasts to create 4 servings.

What Gluten-Free Breadcrumbs should you use?

The only swap needed to make this gluten-free is to use gluten-free breadcrumbs.

I almost always use 4C Foods Gluten-Free Plain Breadcrumbs and 4C Foods Gluten-Free Panko Breadcrumbs. These are readily available at Walmart. Any brand you prefer will work, but these are the two that are easiest to find, at least in my experience.

Other than the breadcrumbs, the remaining ingredients are naturally gluten-free; however, as always check all ingredients before using.

Tips for Making Gluten-Free Shake and Bake Chicken:

Once the chicken is prepped and the seasonings are prepared, each slice of chicken will be coated with sour cream before being coated with the bread crumb and seasoning mixture.

This can either be combined and placed in a bowl or a Ziploc bag. If you use the Ziploc bag method, this is the traditional shake-and-bake method. The sour cream-coated chicken would be placed in the Ziploc bag with the seasonings and then you guessed it…shake it up and bake it!

The sour cream is needed and will act as the glue for the seasoning mixture to adhere to the chicken.

The chicken will be placed on a prepared baking sheet in the oven for 30 minutes at 400 degrees F. Once the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F, we turn the bake function off and turn on the BROIL function on LOW for 5-7 minutes.

My all-time favorite meat thermometer is this Thermapen, this one will outlast many and is great to use all year long for a variety of foods.

It’s perfect to have on hand with any recipe you are preparing to check the internal temperature.

How do you store leftovers?

Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 2-3 days. When ready to serve, add to a microwave-safe plate and warm up for 1-2 minutes.

Now are you ready for a treat tonight? Enjoy this Gluten-Free Shake and Bake Chicken!