It's easy to forget the simple meals. One of my boys' favorite dinners
is oven fried chicken, loosely following the recipe on the Bisquick box:

http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/...cken/faf6d9c9-
ee67-4a7b-86ec-8bf0c93a8124

I use the recipe as a guideline for temperature and timing. I splashed
some teriyaki sauce on the chicken before we shook it in the seasoning
tonight. We used all drumsticks. Family packs of drumsticks and thighs
are often on sale. I don't know why we don't make this more often.

Tara

On Sunday, December 2, 2012 5:56:19 PM UTC-6, Tara wrote:
> It's easy to forget the simple meals. One of my boys' favorite dinners
>
> is oven fried chicken, loosely following the recipe on the Bisquick box:
>
>
>
> http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/...cken/faf6d9c9-
>
> ee67-4a7b-86ec-8bf0c93a8124
>
>
>
> I use the recipe as a guideline for temperature and timing. I splashed
>
> some teriyaki sauce on the chicken before we shook it in the seasoning
>
> tonight. We used all drumsticks. Family packs of drumsticks and thighs
>
> are often on sale. I don't know why we don't make this more often.
>
>
>
> Tara

I did something similar tonight, except using corn flakes for 'breading' and a huge pack of thighs that were $0.99/lb in the Used Meat Bin. I actually do this pretty frequently.

Chicken, mashed potatoes (gravy from a jar or packet, but I also separate the chicken drippings and add that in) and some form of dark green vegetable (broccoli or collard greens are my #1 and #2 choices).

It's a pretty good, pretty filling and pretty wholesome 'comfort food' dish that's not overly difficult nor expensive to make. It all reheats well too.

-J

"Tara" > wrote in message
...
> It's easy to forget the simple meals. One of my boys' favorite dinners
> is oven fried chicken, loosely following the recipe on the Bisquick box:
>
> http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/...cken/faf6d9c9-
> ee67-4a7b-86ec-8bf0c93a8124
>
> I use the recipe as a guideline for temperature and timing. I splashed
> some teriyaki sauce on the chicken before we shook it in the seasoning
> tonight. We used all drumsticks. Family packs of drumsticks and thighs
> are often on sale. I don't know why we don't make this more often.
>

I used to make OFC with saltine crackers crumbled up. Dredge the chicken
pieces in melted butter, roll in the saltines Bake until crisp.

On 12/2/2012 10:59 PM, /dev/phaeton wrote:
> On Sunday, December 2, 2012 5:56:19 PM UTC-6, Tara wrote:
>> It's easy to forget the simple meals. One of my boys' favorite dinners
>>
>> is oven fried chicken, loosely following the recipe on the Bisquick box:
>>
>>
>>
>> http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/...cken/faf6d9c9-
>>
>> ee67-4a7b-86ec-8bf0c93a8124
>>
>>
>>
>> I use the recipe as a guideline for temperature and timing. I splashed
>>
>> some teriyaki sauce on the chicken before we shook it in the seasoning
>>
>> tonight. We used all drumsticks. Family packs of drumsticks and thighs
>>
>> are often on sale. I don't know why we don't make this more often.
>>
>>
>>
>> Tara
>
> I did something similar tonight, except using corn flakes for 'breading' and a huge pack of thighs that were $0.99/lb in the Used Meat Bin.

I like using corn flake crumbs for oven fried chicken Just don't buy
the box of Kellogg's pre-crushed crumbs... good gracious, the price!
It's not as if it's difficult to crush corn flakes. You can buy a big
store-brand box of corn flakes for not much more than a dollar.

Jill

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 12/2/2012 10:59 PM, /dev/phaeton wrote:
>> On Sunday, December 2, 2012 5:56:19 PM UTC-6, Tara wrote:
>>> It's easy to forget the simple meals. One of my boys' favorite dinners
>>>
>>> is oven fried chicken, loosely following the recipe on the Bisquick box:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/...cken/faf6d9c9-
>>>
>>> ee67-4a7b-86ec-8bf0c93a8124
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I use the recipe as a guideline for temperature and timing. I splashed
>>>
>>> some teriyaki sauce on the chicken before we shook it in the seasoning
>>>
>>> tonight. We used all drumsticks. Family packs of drumsticks and thighs
>>>
>>> are often on sale. I don't know why we don't make this more often.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Tara
>>
>> I did something similar tonight, except using corn flakes for 'breading'
>> and a huge pack of thighs that were $0.99/lb in the Used Meat Bin.
>
> I like using corn flake crumbs for oven fried chicken Just don't buy
> the box of Kellogg's pre-crushed crumbs... good gracious, the price! It's
> not as if it's difficult to crush corn flakes. You can buy a big
> store-brand box of corn flakes for not much more than a dollar.

I make all our bread and I dry whole wheat bread to make crumbs for oven
fried chicken. It is a favourite in our house.
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On Mon, 03 Dec 2012 12:01:23 -0500, jmcquown >
wrote:

> I like using corn flake crumbs for oven fried chicken Just don't buy
> the box of Kellogg's pre-crushed crumbs... good gracious, the price!
> It's not as if it's difficult to crush corn flakes. You can buy a big
> store-brand box of corn flakes for not much more than a dollar.
>

I haven't eaten that kind of chicken in eons, but when I did - I
always preferred potato chips. Corn flakes are way too bland for me.


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On 12/3/2012 12:19 PM, sf wrote:
> On Mon, 03 Dec 2012 12:01:23 -0500, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> I like using corn flake crumbs for oven fried chicken Just don't buy
>> the box of Kellogg's pre-crushed crumbs... good gracious, the price!
>> It's not as if it's difficult to crush corn flakes. You can buy a big
>> store-brand box of corn flakes for not much more than a dollar.
>>
>
> I haven't eaten that kind of chicken in eons, but when I did - I
> always preferred potato chips. Corn flakes are way too bland for me.
>

I like salt, but potato chips would be entirely too much. I used to use
boxed mashed potato flakes as a coating. IIRC I brushed the chicken
with melted butter then rolled it in potato flakes. Let set for a few
minutes, pop them in the oven and bake.

Corn flakes aren't bland if you add herbs and spices to them. Sort of
like a crunchier shake & bake.

Jill

On Mon, 03 Dec 2012 12:30:55 -0500, jmcquown >
wrote:

> I like salt, but potato chips would be entirely too much.

Potato chips come in low and no salt - so salt isn't an issue.

> I used to use
> boxed mashed potato flakes as a coating. IIRC I brushed the chicken
> with melted butter then rolled it in potato flakes. Let set for a few
> minutes, pop them in the oven and bake.
>
> Corn flakes aren't bland if you add herbs and spices to them. Sort of
> like a crunchier shake & bake.

I don't like corn flakes, but I don't do Shake & Bake either.

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On 12/3/2012 2:07 PM, sf wrote:
> On Mon, 03 Dec 2012 12:30:55 -0500, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> I like salt, but potato chips would be entirely too much.
>
> Potato chips come in low and no salt - so salt isn't an issue.
>
I happen to like no salt potato chips... they taste like potatoes I
don't buy them very often, though.

>> I used to use
>> boxed mashed potato flakes as a coating. IIRC I brushed the chicken
>> with melted butter then rolled it in potato flakes. Let set for a few
>> minutes, pop them in the oven and bake.
>>
>> Corn flakes aren't bland if you add herbs and spices to them. Sort of
>> like a crunchier shake & bake.
>
> I don't like corn flakes, but I don't do Shake & Bake either.
>
Okay, so you don't like corn flakes. Doesn't make them a bad or bland
coating for other folks.

Jill

On Mon, 03 Dec 2012 14:18:28 -0500, jmcquown >
wrote:

> On 12/3/2012 2:07 PM, sf wrote:
> > On Mon, 03 Dec 2012 12:30:55 -0500, jmcquown >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> I like salt, but potato chips would be entirely too much.
> >
> > Potato chips come in low and no salt - so salt isn't an issue.
> >
> I happen to like no salt potato chips... they taste like potatoes I
> don't buy them very often, though.
>
> >> I used to use
> >> boxed mashed potato flakes as a coating. IIRC I brushed the chicken
> >> with melted butter then rolled it in potato flakes. Let set for a few
> >> minutes, pop them in the oven and bake.
> >>
> >> Corn flakes aren't bland if you add herbs and spices to them. Sort of
> >> like a crunchier shake & bake.
> >
> > I don't like corn flakes, but I don't do Shake & Bake either.
> >
> Okay, so you don't like corn flakes. Doesn't make them a bad or bland
> coating for other folks.
>

I always use herbs and spices, but I still think they're bland. Why
should I care what other people think? I'm not cooking for them.

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Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

On 12/2/2012 1:56 PM, Tara wrote:
> It's easy to forget the simple meals. One of my boys' favorite dinners
> is oven fried chicken, loosely following the recipe on the Bisquick box:
>
> http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/...cken/faf6d9c9-
> ee67-4a7b-86ec-8bf0c93a8124
>
> I use the recipe as a guideline for temperature and timing. I splashed
> some teriyaki sauce on the chicken before we shook it in the seasoning
> tonight. We used all drumsticks. Family packs of drumsticks and thighs
> are often on sale. I don't know why we don't make this more often.
>
> Tara
>

My suggestion is that you try soaking the chicken parts with a cheap
bottle of hot sauce. Just dump the entire bottle in there. I know, it
sounds nutty. Nutty but tasty. After soaking, you can fry or bake the
chicken. Oddly enough, it doesn't come out that spicy. At least, that's
the way it is for me.

On 12/3/2012 3:17 PM, sf wrote:
> On Mon, 03 Dec 2012 14:18:28 -0500, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> On 12/3/2012 2:07 PM, sf wrote:
>>> On Mon, 03 Dec 2012 12:30:55 -0500, jmcquown >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I like salt, but potato chips would be entirely too much.
>>>
>>> Potato chips come in low and no salt - so salt isn't an issue.
>>>
>> I happen to like no salt potato chips... they taste like potatoes I
>> don't buy them very often, though.
>>
>>> I don't like corn flakes, but I don't do Shake & Bake either.
>>>
>> Okay, so you don't like corn flakes. Doesn't make them a bad or bland
>> coating for other folks.
>>
>
> I always use herbs and spices, but I still think they're bland. Why
> should I care what other people think? I'm not cooking for them.
>
I wasn't trying to say you should care what other people think.
Frankly, I don't care what people think of how or what I could, either.
Someone brought up corn flakes as a coating so I replied. No
criticism of you or how you bake chicken was intended.

Jill

On Dec 2, 5:56*pm, Tara > wrote:
> It's easy to forget the simple meals. *One of my boys' favorite dinners
> is oven fried chicken, loosely following the recipe on the Bisquick box:

I guess if the BIsquick folks want to call it "oven fried," we should
accept that, NOT. Oven fried is almost as dumb a phrase as dry
boiled. I think the Shake'n Bake folks started that nonsense.
>
> http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/...cken/faf6d9c9-
> ee67-4a7b-86ec-8bf0c93a8124
>
Even the Betty Crocker folks call it oven "baked." Maybe they could
call it faux fried. Betty Crocker is the Hamburger Helper company,
no?

> Tara

--Bryan

On Mon, 3 Dec 2012 19:06:49 -0800 (PST), Bryan
> wrote:

> On Dec 2, 5:56*pm, Tara > wrote:
> > It's easy to forget the simple meals. *One of my boys' favorite dinners
> > is oven fried chicken, loosely following the recipe on the Bisquick box:
>
> I guess if the BIsquick folks want to call it "oven fried," we should
> accept that, NOT. Oven fried is almost as dumb a phrase as dry
> boiled. I think the Shake'n Bake folks started that nonsense.
> >
> > http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/...cken/faf6d9c9-
> > ee67-4a7b-86ec-8bf0c93a8124
> >
> Even the Betty Crocker folks call it oven "baked." Maybe they could
> call it faux fried. Betty Crocker is the Hamburger Helper company,
> no?
>
Put a fairly naked chicken in the oven to cook - is it baked or is it
roasted? Obviously, "Betty Crocker" was tired of all the crackpots
with a science degree who were only doing theoretical cooking and went
with the path of least resistance.

I call what I make "oven fried" and I'm not kidding around when I say
it. I don't use a bread or flour coating. I just coat my wings in
oil and put them in the oven at the highest temp. If anyone wants to
argue with the terminology - F them. <shrug>

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Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

On Dec 3, 9:48*pm, sf > wrote:
> On Mon, 3 Dec 2012 19:06:49 -0800 (PST), Bryan
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > wrote:
> > On Dec 2, 5:56 pm, Tara > wrote:
> > > It's easy to forget the simple meals. One of my boys' favorite dinners
> > > is oven fried chicken, loosely following the recipe on the Bisquick box:
>
> > I guess if the BIsquick folks want to call it "oven fried," we should
> > accept that, NOT. *Oven fried is almost as dumb a phrase as dry
> > boiled. *I think the Shake'n Bake folks started that nonsense.
>
> > >http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/...cken/faf6d9c9-
> > > ee67-4a7b-86ec-8bf0c93a8124
>
> > Even the Betty Crocker folks call it oven "baked." *Maybe they could
> > call it faux fried. *Betty Crocker is the Hamburger Helper company,
> > no?
>
> Put a fairly naked chicken in the oven to cook - is it baked or is it
> roasted? *Obviously, "Betty Crocker" was tired of all the crackpots
> with a science degree who were only doing theoretical cooking and went
> with the path of least resistance.
>
> I call what I make "oven fried" and I'm not kidding around when I say
> it. *I don't use a bread or flour coating. *I just coat my wings in
> oil and put them in the oven at the highest temp. *If anyone wants to
> argue with the terminology - F them. *<shrug>
>
I'm not the least bit offended by someone telling me that I can F
off. What you described damned near qualifies as oven fried, assuming
that the phrase has any meaning at all.

--Bryan

On Mon, 3 Dec 2012 20:07:51 -0800 (PST), Bryan
> wrote:

> On Dec 3, 9:48*pm, sf > wrote:
> > On Mon, 3 Dec 2012 19:06:49 -0800 (PST), Bryan
> >
> >
> > > wrote:
> > > On Dec 2, 5:56 pm, Tara > wrote:
> > > > It's easy to forget the simple meals. One of my boys' favorite dinners
> > > > is oven fried chicken, loosely following the recipe on the Bisquick box:
> >
> > > I guess if the BIsquick folks want to call it "oven fried," we should
> > > accept that, NOT. *Oven fried is almost as dumb a phrase as dry
> > > boiled. *I think the Shake'n Bake folks started that nonsense.
> >
> > > >http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/...cken/faf6d9c9-
> > > > ee67-4a7b-86ec-8bf0c93a8124
> >
> > > Even the Betty Crocker folks call it oven "baked." *Maybe they could
> > > call it faux fried. *Betty Crocker is the Hamburger Helper company,
> > > no?
> >
> > Put a fairly naked chicken in the oven to cook - is it baked or is it
> > roasted? *Obviously, "Betty Crocker" was tired of all the crackpots
> > with a science degree who were only doing theoretical cooking and went
> > with the path of least resistance.
> >
> > I call what I make "oven fried" and I'm not kidding around when I say
> > it. *I don't use a bread or flour coating. *I just coat my wings in
> > oil and put them in the oven at the highest temp. *If anyone wants to
> > argue with the terminology - F them. *<shrug>
> >
> I'm not the least bit offended by someone telling me that I can F
> off. What you described damned near qualifies as oven fried, assuming
> that the phrase has any meaning at all.
>
<hahaha> Okay, we sorta have a meeting of the minds then.


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