Crispy-Coat Chicken

By carvalhohm

Ingredients

• 1 (7 ounce) bag herb-style or corn bread stuffing, finely crushed (one 7-ounce bag equals 4 cups stuffing or 2 cups crushed stuffing)
• 1 (0.7 ounce) package Italian salad dressing mix
• 2 eggs, well beaten
• 1 chicken (about 3 pounds), cut into 8 pieces

Details

Adapted from mrfood.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat 9x13-inch baking pan with cooking spray

In a shallow dish, combine stuffing crumbs and Italian dressing mix; set aside.

Place eggs in large bowl; add chicken and coat well. Roll chicken in crumb mixture, one piece at a time, and coat thoroughly.

Place chicken in prepared baking pan and bake 1 hour, or until chicken is fork-tender and no pink remains.

Notes:

For flavor variations, add these ingredients to the stuffing crumbs:

Oriental: 1 tablespoon brown sugar, 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger, and 1 tablespoon sesame seed.

Cajun: 2 teaspoons paprika, 1/2 teaspoon thyme leaves, and 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper; Parmesan: 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese.