Crunchy Flaky Chicken

In my never-ending quest to use the sour cream in my refrigerator, I have continued to search for other good grocery deals that I can pair with this creamy goodness.  I hope you were able to take advantage of the past chicken deal at Harris Teeter, but if not, short-dated chicken is always a great alternative.  Check with the folks in the meat area at your store and find out when they do their markdowns for the day.  The chicken used for this recipe I got for $.57 per pound - you can't beat that.  I may have spent a total of $8 for all of the ingredients for this entree and have been able to get several meals out of it for my family of four.  Okay so let's get to it...


Crunchy Flaky Chicken


6 skinless, boneless chicken breasts (3.5 - 4 lbs.)
2 c. sour cream
1 packet dry ranch dressing mix
8 oz. crushed Corn Flakes cereal
1 t. Italian-style (I used Pampered Chef, but there are lots of others out there)
1/2 t. garlic salt
1/2 t. onion salt




1.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.


2.  Combine ranch dressing mix with sour cream, set aside.

3.  Rinse and trim off the excess fat from the chicken, then cut into strips (about 1 inch wide).  Dry off any water that may be remaining on chicken.

4. Coat chicken strips in sour cream mixture, making sure all sides are covered and place on tray.  Refrigerate for 2 hours to set up sour cream for easier dredging in corn flakes.

5.  Put corn flakes in a ziploc bag and crush into very small flakes.  (You will get a better result if you don't crush them in the food processor.  They get a little too fine, and in turn, are not quite as crisp after baking).  In bowl, mix corn flakes, Italian seasoning, garlic salt and onion salt.



6.  Dredge refrigerated chicken in corn flake mixture and place on lightly greased jelly roll pan (we actually needed two pans, but that will depend on how thick you cut the chicken strips).




7.  Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until chicken is no longer pink in the middle.  (Again, this will depend on how thick you cut your strips - for very thin strips, reduce cooking time, and thicker strips may require more time.










You can dip these in your favorite sauce for a yummy dinner.  This recipe was a huge hit even with my INCREDIBLY picky daughter.   Enjoy!

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