Don’t mistake hot chicken for ordinary fried chicken. It might have the same golden skin fried to crispy perfection, the same succulent meat cloaked inside, and the requisite grease left behind on your fingers after indulging, but to Nashville—where it was invented—hot chicken is so much more.
Legend has it that Thornton Prince of the iconic hot chicken restaurant Prince’s Hot Chicken is responsible for this legendary Music City staple. The story goes that during the Great Depression, Thornton, who loved the ladies almost as much as he loved fried chicken, spurred jealousy in his partner after returning home late after another evening on the town.
Her revenge was to prepare him his favorite fried chicken recipe spiked with fiery hidden spices that she hoped would set his mouth ablaze. Instead, much to her dismay, he loved her recipe and a Nashville mainstay was born. There are countless reasons to love hot chicken as much as Thornton did. Here are eight of them.
Nashville Hot Fried Chicken
Carlsbad Cravings
This is a classic hot chicken recipe, complete with a buttermilk bath for juiciness and a side of hot sauce for extra heat. There’s so much to love about this dish from Carlsbad Cravings, including the way the spice rub can be added to other recipes for a little extra heat. Get the Nashville Hot Fried Chicken recipe.
Loveless Cafe Hot Chicken
The Loveless Cafe
No hot chicken story would be complete without including the recipe from the storied restaurant The Loveless Cafe, located a short drive from Nashville. Devotees flock here for the warm biscuits dripping in honey butter and the hot chicken that doesn’t skimp in the lard department, complete with a side of dill pickles. This is an indulgent hot chicken recipe sure to convert even the most stubborn fried chicken devotees. Get the Loveless Cafe Hot Chicken recipe.
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Nashville Hot Chicken Wings
Cooking with Janica
The full bird should have its due when it comes to hot chicken but sometimes, you’re just craving the wings. In Cooking with Janica’s recipe, brown sugar tempers the blazing hot sauce and spicy hot chicken coating and white bread is served alongside to mop up every last indulgent fried crumb. It’s a game day winner and would be made even better with a side of creamy ranch or blue cheese dressing. Get the Nashville Hot Chicken Wings recipe.
Roasted Nashville Hot Chicken
Amber Wilson
Don’t get us wrong, we’re all for basking in the indulgent glow of greasy fried hot chicken, but sometimes you’re craving the heat without the food coma that could potentially follow. This is that recipe. Just a quick pan fry to crisp the skin, and of course plenty of spice. Get the Roasted Nashville Hot Chicken recipe.
Basked Nashville Hot Chicken Tenders
Chowhound
Sometimes you’re craving the heat wallop that hot chicken delivers without all the bones. This hot chicken tender recipe is just the thing to satisfy that desire. Even better for the health conscious, the tenders are baked, not fried, so you only have to fend off a minor amount of hot chicken guilt. Get our Basked Nashville Hot Chicken Tenders.
Miss Robbie’s Honey Hot Chicken
Kristiahna Clark
Miss Robbie Montgomery (aka Sweetie Pie) runs her beloved restaurants in St. Louis, Missouri where her dishes and hospitality are legend. Her honey hot chicken is a mainstay that her devoted customers would never let her remove from the menu. It keeps them happy and will do the same for you with a honey hot chicken glaze that necessitates finger licking to catch every last drop of spicy-sweet goodness. Get Miss Robbie’s Honey Hot Chicken recipe.
Spicy Hot Chicken Salad
The Meaning Of Pie
This is a crowd (and picky eater) pleaser since it’s pretty much impossible to resist hot chicken, and blue cheese crumbles atop a pile of fresh greens that are guaranteed to delight nearly everyone at the table. This fun recipe from The Meaning of Pie skips the chicken breading and frying but delivers all of the spicy flavor of classic hot chicken. The bacon is an added bonus. Get the Spicy Hot Chicken Salad recipe.
Nashville Hot Chicken Style Hen of the Woods Mushrooms
Chubby Vegetarian
We admit, this recipe from Chubby Vegetarian is not for hot chicken purists, but it is sure to wow the vegetarians at your table with its meaty mushrooms battered and fried in the same spirit of hot chicken abandon. It’s an imaginative twist on a legendary recipe that might just convert the naysayers in the crowd. Get the Nashville Hot Chicken Style Hen of the Woods Mushrooms recipe.
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