Best Old Bay Chicken Recipes

AIR FRYER OLD BAY® CHICKEN WINGS

Steps:

• Preheat the air fryer to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Place chicken wings in a large bowl and toss with 2 tablespoons Old Bay® seasoning and black pepper. Add cornstarch and toss wings until fully coated. Shake each wing and place in the air fryer basket, making sure they are not touching; cook in batches if necessary.
• Fry in the preheated air fryer for 10 minutes, shake the basket, and fry an additional 8 minutes. Flip wings over and fry until chicken is cooked through and juices run clear, 5 to 6 more minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine butter and 1 teaspoon Old Bay® seasoning for sauce in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly.
• Dip each wing in the sauce. Serve with remaining sauce on the side.

OLD BAY® CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Mix flour, seafood seasoning, and salt in a large resealable plastic bag; place chicken breasts in bag, seal, and shake to coat chicken with seasoned flour. Place chicken into a roasting pan and spray with cooking spray.
• Bake in the preheated oven until browned and an instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a breast reads at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C), 35 to 40 minutes.
• Mix hot pepper sauce, Worcestershire sauce, and unsalted butter in a large bowl. Toss baked chicken breasts in hot pepper mixture to coat; serve.

OLD BAY® GRILLED CHICKEN WINGS

Steps:

• Place wings in a large bowl. Add 1 tablespoon seafood seasoning and massage into wings until evenly coated. Add cornstarch and toss to coat. Place wings on a baking sheet and let rest for 10 minutes while the grill is preheating.
• Preheat an outdoor grill to 500 degrees F (260 degrees C) and lightly oil the grate.
• Place wings directly onto the grate of the preheated grill and cook over indirect heat for 10 minutes. Flip the wings and cook 10 minutes more over indirect heat. Transfer wings to a baking sheet to rest.
• Meanwhile, melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add remaining 1 tablespoon of seafood seasoning and cook until seasoning is incorporated into the butter, about 3 minutes.
• Place wings in a large bowl. Drizzle seasoned butter over the wings and toss to coat. Serve immediately.

GLAZED FRIED CHICKEN WITH OLD BAY AND CAYENNE

Steps:

• Chicken:
• Heat salt, brown sugar, and 4 cups water in a large pot over medium, whisking, until salt and sugar dissolve, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in hot sauce and 8 cups ice water. Add chicken to brine, cover, and chill 4 hours.
• Combine 2 cups flour and 3 tablespoons Old Bay seasoning in a shallow baking dish and toss with your fingers to evenly distribute seasoning. Place buttermilk in a medium bowl. Remove chicken from brine and pat dry with paper towels.
• Working one at a time, dip 8 pieces of chicken in buttermilk, allowing excess to drip off, then coat in flour mixture, packing all around chicken and pressing firmly into cracks and crevices; shake off excess. Place chicken on a wire rack set inside a rimmed baking sheet. Discard flour mixture, which will be wet at this point, and repeat process with remaining flour, Old Bay, buttermilk, and chicken; place on another wire rack set inside a rimmed baking sheet. Chill, uncovered, 12-24 hours.
• Glaze and assembly:
• Let chicken stand at room temperature 30 minutes.
• Heat lard, Old Bay, paprika, and cayenne in a small saucepan over low, stirring, until lard is melted, about 3 minutes. Set glaze aside.
• Pour oil into a large pot fitted with deep-fry thermometer to come halfway up the sides. Heat over medium-high until thermometer registers 325°. Working in 4 batches, fry chicken, turning often with tongs and adjusting heat to maintain temperature, until skin is deep golden brown and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of chicken registers 165° for dark meat and 160° for white meat, 10-12 minutes per batch. Transfer chicken back to wire racks and let rest 5 minutes. Brush lightly with glaze (reheat glaze, if needed) and let cool. Store on racks at room temperature up to 3 hours ahead.

OLD BAY FRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Wash Chicken and pat dry
• Mix Flour and Old Bay seasoning in large plastic bag.
• Begin heating Cooking Oil in a large skillet.
• Mix Egg and Water in bowl.
• Dip several Chicken pieces at a time in Egg mixture and shake in Flour mixture.
• Fry over medium high heat, 15-20 minutes per side (depending on the size of pieces).
• For more flavor, sprinkle a little more Old Bay Seasoning over finished chicken pieces.

OLD BAY SEASONED FRIED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• In a bowl large enough to hold chicken, mix together brine ingredients.
• Pierce chicken pieces several times with fork so brine can soak into chicken.
• Place chicken into brine and refrigerate for at least 2 hours( overnight would be better).
• Combine egg and milk, set aside.
• After soaking, mix together Coating Mixture ingredients and dip both sides of chicken into mixture.
• Preheat oil in skillet over medium heat.
• Then dip chicken into egg/milk mixture.
• Coat again in Coating Mixture.
• Fry until desired doneness is reached, about 6 to 8 minutes for each side.

OLD BAY CHICKEN THIGHS

Steps:

• Thaw chicken and pat dry with paper towel.
• Sprinkle both sides liberally with Old Bay.
• Heat olive oil in skillet and brown chicken on both sides.
• Place chicken on plate and wrap each piece with slice of bacon.
• Place bacon wrapped chicken in baking dish, cover with foil and
• bake at 350 degrees for about an hour or until chicken is done.
• Remove chicken from baking dish to serve.

GLAZED FRIED CHICKEN WITH HOT SAUCE AND OLD BAY

Steps:

• Chicken Heat salt, brown sugar, and 4 cups water in a large pot over medium, whisking, until salt and sugar dissolve, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in hot sauce and 8 cups ice water. Add chicken to brine, cover, and chill 4 hours. Combine 2 cups flour and 3 Tbsp. Old Bay seasoning in a shallow baking dish and toss with your fingers to evenly distribute seasoning. Place buttermilk in a medium bowl. Remove chicken from brine and pat dry with paper towels. Working one at a time, dip 8 pieces of chicken in buttermilk, allowing excess to drip off, then coat in flour mixture, packing all around chicken and pressing firmly into cracks and crevices; shake off excess. Place chicken on a wire rack set inside a rimmed baking sheet. Discard flour mixture, which will be wet at this point, and repeat process with remaining flour, Old Bay, buttermilk, and chicken; place on another wire rack set inside a rimmed baking sheet. Chill, uncovered, 12–24 hours. Glaze And Assembly Let chicken stand at room temperature 30 minutes. Heat lard, Old Bay, paprika, and cayenne in a small saucepan over low, stirring, until lard is melted, about 3 minutes. Set glaze aside. Pour oil into a large pot fitted with deep-fry thermometer to come halfway up the sides. Heat over medium-high until thermometer registers 325°. Working in 4 batches, fry chicken, turning often with tongs and adjusting heat to maintain temperature, until skin is deep golden brown and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of chicken registers 165° for dark meat and 160° for white meat, 10–12 minutes per batch. Transfer chicken back to wire racks and let rest 5 minutes. Brush lightly with glaze (reheat glaze, if needed) and let cool. Store on racks at room temperature up to 3 hours ahead.

GLAZED FRIED CHICKEN WITH OLD BAY AND CAYENNE

Steps:

• Chicken Heat salt, brown sugar, and 4 cups water in a large pot over medium, whisking, until salt and sugar dissolve, about 5 min. Remove from heat and stir in hot sauce and 8 cups ice water. Add chicken to brine, cover, and chill 4 hours. Combine 1 cups flour and 1 1/2 Tbsp. Old Bay in shallow baking dish. Place buttermilk in a medium bowl. Remove chicken from brine and pat dry with paper towels. Working one at a time, dip 4 pieces of chicken in buttermilk, allowing excess to drip off, then coat in flour mixture, packing all around chicken and pressing firmly into cracks and crevices; shake off excess. Place chicken on a wire rack set inside a rimmed baking sheet. Repeat process with remaining flour, Old Bay, buttermilk, and chicken; place on another wire rack set inside a rimmed baking sheet. Chill, uncovered, 12–24 hours Glaze and Assembly Let chicken stand at room temperature 30 minutes. Heat lard, Old Bay, paprika, and cayenne in a small saucepan over low, stirring, until lard is melted, about 3 minutes. Set glaze aside. Pour oil into a large pot fitted with deep-fry thermometer to come halfway up the sides. Heat over medium-high until thermometer registers 325°. Working in 4 batches, fry chicken, turning often with tongs and adjusting heat to maintain temperature, until skin is deep golden brown and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of chicken registers 165° for dark meat and 160° for white meat, 10–12 minutes per batch. Transfer chicken back to wire racks and let rest 5 minutes. Brush lightly with glaze (reheat glaze, if needed) and let cool.

OLD BAY GRILLED CHICKEN

Steps:

• combine ingredients in glass dish or plastic self-closing bag. Add one pound boneless chicken breasts. Refrigerate 20 to 30 minutes. Broil or grill.

OLD BAY CHICKEN WITH TARTAR SAUCE

Steps:

• Make the chicken: Preheat a grill to medium high and oil the grates. Whisk the olive oil, mustard, lemon zest, Old Bay, sweet paprika and cayenne in a small bowl.
• Place the chicken between 2 sheets of plastic wrap and pound with a heavy skillet or the flat side of a meat mallet until an even 1/2-inch thickness. Rub the chicken with the olive oil mixture; set aside while you make the tartar sauce.
• Make the tartar sauce: Combine the mayonnaise, lemon juice, parsley, cornichons, mustard, dill and capers. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Season the chicken with salt and black pepper and grill until browned and well marked, 2 to 3 minutes. Flip and grill until the chicken is cooked through, about 2 more minutes.
• Top the chicken with the tartar sauce.

GLAZED FRIED CHICKEN WITH OLD BAY AND CAYENNE

Steps:

• Heat salt, brown sugar, and 4 cups water in a large pot over medium, whisking, until salt and sugar dissolve, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in hot sauce and 8 cups ice water. Add chicken to brine, cover, and chill 4 hours.
• Combine 2 cups flour and 3 Tbsp. Old Bay seasoning in a shallow baking dish and toss with your fingers to evenly distribute seasoning. Place buttermilk in a medium bowl. Remove chicken from brine and pat dry with paper towels.
• Working one at a time, dip 8 pieces of chicken in buttermilk, allowing excess to drip off, then coat in flour mixture, packing all around chicken and pressing firmly into cracks and crevices; shake off excess. Place chicken on a wire rack set inside a rimmed baking sheet. Discard flour mixture, which will be wet at this point, and repeat process with remaining flour, Old Bay, buttermilk, and chicken; place on another wire rack set inside a rimmed baking sheet. Chill, uncovered, 12–24 hours.
• Let chicken stand at room temperature 30 minutes.
• Heat lard, Old Bay, paprika, and cayenne in a small saucepan over low, stirring, until lard is melted, about 3 minutes. Set glaze aside.
• Pour oil into a large pot fitted with deep-fry thermometer to come halfway up the sides. Heat over medium-high until thermometer registers 325°. Working in 4 batches, fry chicken, turning often with tongs and adjusting heat to maintain temperature, until skin is deep golden brown and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of chicken registers 165° for dark meat and 160° for white meat, 10–12 minutes per batch. Transfer chicken back to wire racks and let rest 5 minutes. Brush lightly with glaze (reheat glaze, if needed) and let cool. Store on racks at room temperature up to 3 hours ahead.