Oven Fried Chicken

Juenessa's Note:

This recipe comes from Ellie Krieger on the Food Network. Corn cereal crumbs and crushed crackers create a delicious coating. The yogurt tenderizes the chicken. A light spray of olive oil before baking guarantees lightly crispy results.

• Total Time: 1 hrs
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 20 whole-grain salted crackers, pulsed in a food processor until fine (about 1/2 cup)
• 591.47 ml corn cereal flakes, pulsed in a food processor to fine crumbs (about 1/2 cup)
• 29.58 ml sesame seeds
• 3.69 ml cayenne pepper
• 2.46 ml garlic powder
• 2 egg whites
• 236.59 ml low-fat plain yogurt
• 14.79 ml Dijon mustard
• 2.46 ml salt
• olive oil flavored cooking spray
• 4 medium sized skinless chicken breasts and 4 skinless chicken thighs, rinsed and patted dry (about 3 1/2 pounds chicken)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly spray a baking sheet with olive oil.
2. Combine the crackers and corn cereal crumbs, sesame seeds, cayenne, and garlic powder in a shallow bowl and reserve.
3. In a large bowl, combine egg whites, yogurt, Dijon mustard, and salt.
4. Add the chicken pieces and coat thoroughly with the yogurt mixture.
5. One at a time, dip the chicken pieces in the cracker mixture, packing crumbs onto chicken.
6. Arrange the chicken on a baking sheet and spray lightly with olive oil cooking spray.
7. Bake for 35 to 45 minutes, or until juices run clear when chicken is pierced with a knife.

Reviews

[Larawithoutau]

Excellent! I used black pepper & Goya Adobo (black pepper garlic seasoning salt) in place of salt & cayenne. I used Ritz crackers and otherwise followed the recipe & sprayed lightly with butter flavored cooking spray. I also let the chicken soak up the yogurt/egg mixture in a ziplok bag for about an hour or two prior to coating with crumb mixture. Very good, we'll be making this again. Thanks for posting.

[SarasotaCook]

Loved. Easy, tasty, great combination of flavors. I did add a bit more cayenne, but that is me, I love spice, but just a bit more. Very very good. Came out perfect. Can't say anything more. Just a great recipe and will definitely make it again. I love fried chicken, but will not make it the traditional way and this was a great flavorful alternative that really was perfect flavors. Thx!!

[wife2abadge]

Mmmmm...fantastic! I didn't change a thing. My 10-year-old picked off the coating, saying it was too spicy, but my 5-year-old, dh, and I ate it up.