Oven-Fried Picnic Chicken

By pdixon1

Who doesn't love fried chicken? An all-time favorite, this chicken gets extra flavor from ranch dressing mix.
Prep Time: 10 min
Total Time: 1 hour 0 min

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup buttermilk
• 8 boneless skinless chicken breasts (2 1/2 lb)
• 1 cup Country® Corn Flakes cereal
• 1 cup Original Bisquick® mix or Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
• 2 packages (1 oz each) ranch dressing mix (dry)
• Cooking spray

Preparation

Step 1

1.Heat oven to 400ºF. Spray cookie sheet with cooking spray.
2.Pour buttermilk into shallow glass or plastic bowl. Add chicken; turn to coat. Let stand 5 minutes.
3.Meanwhile, in 2-quart resealable food-storage plastic bag, crush cereal with rolling pin. Add Bisquick mix and dressing mix (dry) to cereal in bag. Remove chicken from buttermilk; discard buttermilk. Add chicken to cereal mixture. Seal bag; shake to coat.
4.Place chicken on cookie sheet. Spray with cooking spray. Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (170°F).

Do-Ahead Tip
Bake it the night before, then pack it up for a picnic in the park the next day!
Variation
Create a new recipe just by cutting up the chicken! For Oven-Fried Chicken Fingers, cut chicken breast halves crosswise into 1 1/2-inch strips before coating with buttermilk. Bake uncovered for 20 minutes. Turn strips; bake about 20 minutes longer or until chicken is no longer pink in center.