Description
Cottage Cheese Sweet Heat Firecracker Chicken Bake is a bold, oven-baked chicken dish with creamy cottage cheese and gentle spicy heat. As it bakes, the sauce thickens and browns lightly, creating juicy chicken coated in a rich, fiery glaze that delivers comfort without frying or heavy ingredients.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 lbs chicken thighs or chicken breasts
- 1 1/4 cups cottage cheese
- 2 tablespoons hot sauce
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F and grease a baking dish.
- Arrange chicken in a single layer in the dish.
- Season chicken with salt, paprika, and garlic powder.
- Stir cottage cheese and hot sauce until smooth.
- Spread mixture generously over the chicken.
- Bake uncovered for 40–45 minutes until bubbling and lightly browned.
- Let rest 5 minutes before serving.
- Spoon extra sauce over each portion.
Notes
- Use full-fat cottage cheese for best creaminess.
- Blend cottage cheese for a smoother sauce if desired.
- Adjust hot sauce to taste.
- Chicken thighs stay extra juicy, but breasts work well too.
- Resting helps the sauce thicken before serving.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 360
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 520 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 5 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 44 g
- Cholesterol: 165 mg
Keywords: firecracker chicken bake, cottage cheese chicken, spicy baked chicken, high protein chicken dinner