South Seas Chicken and Bananas

By á-25087

Your taste buds get a tropical vacation when you prepare a platter of this chicken!

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1/2 cup flaked coconut
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 6 very firm bananas, halved lengthwise
• 3 cups cornflakes crumbs
• 5 to 6 pounds chicken pieces
• 3/4 cup butter, melted, divided
• Sliced kiwifruit and starfruit, optional

Preparation

Step 1

In a food processor or blender, blend the lemon juice, condensed milk, milk, coconut and cardamom until smooth. Pour into a bowl. Dip bananas into milk mixture; roll in cornflakes and set aside.

Dip chicken into remaining milk mixture; roll in remaining cornflakes and place in two greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pans. Drizzle with 1/2 cup of the melted butter. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 1 hour.

Arrange bananas over the chicken. Drizzle with remaining butter. Bake 15 minutes longer or until chicken juices run clear. Garnish with kiwi and starfruit if desired.