Baked Chicken Recipes

A Leg Up (Oven-Fried Drumsticks)

A Leg Up uses your choice of crunchy coatings.

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Ingredients

Chicken

  • 8 drumsticks
  • 1 large egg
  • Crunchy coating (choice of 1 below)
  • Nonstick spray

Crunchy Coatings

  • Italian: 1 cup wheat germ, 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese, 1/4 teaspoon each garlic salt and pepper
  • Honey Mustard: 3 cups honey mustard pretzels pieces, 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • Mexican: 3 cups tortilla chips, 2 teaspoons each chili powder and ground cumin
  • Crispy Ranch: 1 1/2 cups crisp rice cereal, 1 envelope ranch dressing mix
  • Cheesy: 3 cups crushed cheese crackers, 1 teaspoon onion powder, 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • Herb: 1 1/2 cups herb stuffing mix, 1 teaspoon each onion powder and paprika
  • Curry: 3 cups French fried onion rings, 2 teaspoons curry powder

Instructions

  1. Heat oven to 400 degrees F. Line a shallow roasting pan with foil. Coat with nonstick spray.
  2. Skin chicken by grasping skin with paper towels and pulling off.
  3. In a shallow bowl, slightly beat egg. Coat a few drumsticks in egg at a time.
  4. Place desired crunchy coating in plastic bag. Crush.
  5. Put 2 drumsticks in the bag at a time and shake to coat chicken. Place on pan, lightly coat drumsticks with cooking spray. (If using fried onions or honey mustard pretzels, do not spray).
  6. Bake for 35 minutes or until chicken is cooked through and coating is browned.


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