OVEN-BAKED "SOUTHERN FRIED" CHICKEN

By colfaxkathy

Crisp and crunchy-perfect chicken every time, thanks to an inexpensive easy-do "convenience mix" you make yourself and keep in the pantry to use as needed. I refrigerate or freeze my mixture.

Makes 6 servings

Ingredients

• 1/2 1/2 1/2 Cup "Skinny Shake" (recipe follows)
• 2 2 2 1/2 (about 2 1/2 pounds each), cut up. I use thighs, drumsticks, wings, and skinlee, boneless breasts.
• to 20 30 (recipe makes enough to coat about 20 cut-up chickens or about 30 servings of fish fillets);
• 1/6 244 1/6 of the chicken - 244 calories.

Preparation

Step 1

1. Measure out 1/2 Cup of "Skinny Shake" mix and put it in a heavy paper bag. Moisten the pieces of chicken with water and shake them up in the bag, a few pieces at a time.

2. Arrange chicken, skin side up, in a single layer on a non-stick baking pan and bake in a moderateoven (375 deg) about 45 minutes, adding absolutely no other fats or oils. Don't be alarmed if the chicken seems dry for the first 20 minutes; then the "Skinny Shake" starts to work, and at the end of he baking period, it will be crisp and perfect.