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CRISPY CHICKEN NOT FRIED

INGREDIENTS:

8 ozs. sour cream                                  2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce    1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon celery salt                        1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
1/2 teaspoon salt                                1/4 teaspoon pepper
4 chicken breast, halved                    1/2 cup margarine, melted
2 3/4 to 3 cups prepared herb seasoning bread stuffing (rolled into fine crumbs)

Combine sour cream, lemon juice, Worcestershire, paprika, celery salt, garlic salt, salt and pepper.  Dip chicken pieces into mixture and then dredge in bread stuffing which has been rolled into fine crumbs.  Pour melted butter over chicken.  Bake uncovered in a 350 degree oven for 1 hour, or until chicken is tender and crusty brown.

YIELD: 4 servings

ALTERNATE RECIPE:

1/2 cup cornmeal (can substitute cornflakes crushed or breadcrumbs)
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 (3 1/2) pound broiler-fryer chicken, cut up or 4 chicken breast, halved with or without skin
1/2 cup milk
1/3 cup butter or margarine, melted
1 egg, beaten

Combine the first six ingredients.  Dip chicken in beaten egg and milk mixture, then roll in the cornmeal mixture.  Place in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. baking pan or oven proof dish.  Drizzle with butter or margarine.  Bake, uncovered at 375 degrees F. for 50-55 minutes or until juices run clear.

Note: This chicken tastes like fried, except it's not.  I added 1/2 teaspoon or more of my own standard house seasonings I call "Wild Bill's Meat Rub"  to the dredge mixture and add the stuff to most any meat I am preparing.  See Wild Bill's Dry Meat Rub recipe listed below:

WILD BILL'S MEAT RUB

 

         INGREDIENTS

        3/4 cup paprika                       1/4 cup ground black pepper

        1/4 cup salt                             1/4 cup sugar

        2 tablespoons chili powder        2 tablespoons onion powder

        2 teaspoons cayenne pepper*     2 tablespoons garlic powder       

Mix spices in a bowl and store in airtight container in a cool dark place.

*I use 90K heat rating of cayenne pepper; most store carry on 35K therefore

you might want to increase the cayenne pepper to 2 tablespoons (to taste).