Instant Mashed Potatoes Coated Baked Chicken Recipe

Instant Mashed Potatoes Coated Baked Chicken Recipe

Today I'm going to prove you how to gain Chicken in a whole current contrivance!  Well, ok - I'm distinct you've made shake and bake before, but this is even better - and you don't even have to engage a seasoning packet.  Sometimes the best recipes are invented by accident because you have either tiny time or petite ingredients.  We scrutinize a lot of shows on the Food Network, but sometimes I wish they'd have objective one demonstrate that helps precise people cook better with the ingredients they have.  Yeah, I know - they had that doorknockers one a few years wait on where the guy shows up and makes dinner out of what's in the fridge, but he's mild making semi-gourmet stuff.  I want to know what I can execute out of what I have when I collect home from work at 5:30, and I'd like to be eating it by 6:15 if possible.  I was making a quickie dinner tonight as I often do - and as luck would have it I saw a recipe on a box that was actually modern, different - and that I'll try this week.

I like chicken, and we always seem to support many 4 lb bags of boneless "chicken tenders" in the freezer for all kinds of purposes.  This recipe is the perfect snappily meal because all you have to do is set some frozen boneless skinless chicken in your microwave and defrost it about half device - and then pre-heat your oven to 375.

These are the ingredients you're going to need:

* 1 cup instant mashed potatoes

* boneless skinless chicken

* seasonings (salt, pepper, garlic and/or onion powder)

* butter or margarine

While you've gotten this stuff around your chicken should be thawing out in the microwave. When I say you want it about half plan (or more)  thawed out - I mean it should be pliable, but you should be thawing it out not cooking it.  You shouldn't have the ends turning white and cooking - they'll win hard or rubbery in the oven.  I freeze nearly all my meat and thaw out only what I need when I need it.

regain a 9 x 13 baking dish and  grease it up with some oil - we like olive oil.  You're going to grasp either a very colossal mixing bowl or a gigantic ziploc baggie and set aside the instant mashed potatoes in it.  Add your salt, pepper, and any other seasonings you want to taste in the bag or bowl.  You're going to area one chicken breast portion in at a time and shake it up coating with the instant mashed potatoes mixture.  Then station each in the greased baking dish.  How many chicken pieces you utilize depends on how many people you're serving.  If you are using the "chicken tenders" like us - then usually 2-3 pieces per person is glorious.  If you're using an entire "chicken breast" I would spend one per person.

Once you regain them all coated and in the pan - add a petite pat or 1/2 tsp of butter or margarine on top of each one to melt in as they bake.  Bake 35-40 minutes on 375, how long depends on how many pieces of chicken you utilize.  You want to consume the chicken out when nice and tender - not "crispy" (unless you like it that design) .

Twist the recipe:

If you've read my other recipes than you know I like to "twist" or have multiple variations of the same thing.  This is because you can't have everything on hand all the time.  So - instead of instant mashed potatoes you could spend saltines, or ritz crackers, or even club crackers.  Also you could add some veggies like carrots or potatoes to the pan and bake an entire meal at once ready to help!  If I did this I would add a cup of either water or chicken broth to the bottom of the pan and veil with foil to steam the veggies nice and moistly as the chicken bakes.. Chicken Recipe E.Blogspot.com;