Oven-Baked Chicken

By Tonya_Speed

Why deep-fry? Bake juicy, tender chicken with a tasty seasoned coating. It’s the start of a great meal.

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter or margarine
• 2/3 cup Original Bisquick® mix
• 1 1/2 teaspoons paprika
• 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 cut-up whole chicken (3 to 3 1/2 pounds)

Details

Servings 5
Adapted from bettycrocker.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Heat oven to 425°F. Melt butter in rectangular baking dish, 13x9x2 inches, in oven.
2. Stir together Bisquick, paprika, salt and pepper; coat chicken. Place skin sides down in dish (dish and butter should be hot).
3. Bake 35 minutes; turn chicken. Bake about 15 minutes longer or until juice is no longer pink when centers of thickest pieces are cut.

Variations:
Add 1 teaspoon of dried italian seasoning to the Bisquick® for a hint of fragrant flavor.
For Parmesan Oven-Fried Chicken, decrease Bisquick to 1/3 cup and salt to 1 teaspoon, and add 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese.