Gluten Free Fried Chicken

5 / 5 (6 reviews)

This gluten free fried chicken recipe uses simple ingredients for perfectly juicy chicken with an unbelievably crispy, seasoned breading. It's every bit as good as traditional fried chicken but completely gluten free. Easy to make dairy free, too!

By: 40aprons (via 40aprons)
Original Publish: Jul 12, 2021
Last Updated: Mar 3, 2026
Prep: 15 mins
Cook: 45 mins
Yields: 4

Nutrition Facts

874 kcalCalories
47 gProtein
56 gCarbs
52 gFat
Finished Gluten Free Fried Chicken

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. In one bowl, whisk together buttermilk, egg, and hot sauce.

  2. In separate bowl, whisk together flour, cornstarch, garlic powder, onion powder, smoked paprika, cayenne pepper, and kosher salt.

  3. In dutch oven or cast-iron skillet, heat approximately 1" of oil to 350° Fahrenheit. Place wire cooling rack over thick layer of paper towels.

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Chef's Notes

Make it Dairy Free: Use a non-dairy milk + 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar instead of buttermilk.

 
Recipe yields approximately 4 servings. Actual number of servings will depend on your preferred portion sizes.
Nutritional values shown are general guidelines and reflect information for 1 serving out of 4 using the ingredients listed. Actual macros may vary slightly depending on specific brands and types of ingredients used.
To determine the weight of one serving, prepare the recipe as instructed. Weigh the finished recipe, then divide the weight of the finished recipe (not including the weight of the container the food is in) by 4. Result will be the weight of one serving.

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Connie martin ★ 5.0/5

Good instructions and the chicken came out perfect. I used lite coconut milk with 2 tablespoons of white vinegar.

Susan ★ 5.0/5

Directions were easy to follow. Everyone loved the chicken. Did double dip in the flour. Used sliced boneless skinless breast meat.

Bonnie ★ 5.0/5

My daughter ask for this everytime we have a get together. It's the best gf recipe ❤️

Michelle K ★ 5.0/5

Delicious recipe that my whole family loved!! :)

Tyler Gale ★ 5.0/5

Fire.

Sheri ★ 5.0/5

Couldn’t believe it!! Best fried chicken I’ve ever made. Thank you 🙏🏽

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