Cornmeal Oven-Fried Chicken
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 20 min. Bake: 40 min.
YIELD: 6 servings.
This cornmeal fried chicken dish perks up the dinner table. Its flavorful cornmeal/bread-crumb coating is a good variation form the usual. —Deborah Williams, Peoria, Arizona
Ingredients
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1/2 cup dry bread crumbs
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1/2 cup cornmeal
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1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
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1/4 cup minced fresh parsley or 4 teaspoons dried parsley flakes
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3/4 teaspoon garlic powder
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1/2 teaspoon onion powder
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1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
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1/2 teaspoon pepper
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1/2 cup buttermilk
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1 broiler/fryer chicken (3 to 4 pounds), cut up and skin removed
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1 tablespoon butter, melted
Directions
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1.
In a large shallow dish, combine the first 9 ingredients. Place the buttermilk in a shallow bowl. Dip chicken in buttermilk, then dip in bread crumb mixture, a few pieces at a time, and turn to coat.
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2.
Place in a 13x9-in. baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 375° for 10 minutes; drizzle with butter. Bake until juices run clear, 30-40 minutes longer.
Nutrition Facts
3 ounces cooked chicken: 249 calories, 9g fat (3g saturated fat), 82mg cholesterol, 331mg sodium, 13g carbohydrate (2g sugars, 1g fiber), 27g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 1 starch, 0.500 fat.
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