Do It Yourself Oven Fried Chicken Coating

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup plain breadcrumbs (i made my own)
• 2 tablespoons yellow cornmeal
• 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese, grated
• 1 teaspoon tony chachere seasoning
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cold and diced
• 1/4 cup nonfat plain yogurt
• 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts (i trimmed 6 to uniform size, using the rest of the chicken in another recipe)

Recipe

• 1 in the bowl of a food processor, mix bread crumbs, cornmeal, parmesan cheese and seasoning together. pulse several times to blend thoroughly.
• 2 add diced butter to crumb mixture and pulse 6-8 times, or until crumb mixture is moistened. place mixture in a shallow dish.
• 3 pat chicken pieces dry with paper towel. smear yogurt on all sides (may substitute mayonnaise or creme fraiche).
• 4 dredge chicken in crumb mixture, turning to coat evenly.
• 5 if freezing: place on a cookie sheet, with pieces not touching each other. freeze. may be individually wrapped after frozen. to cook: unwrap frozen chicken, place in baking dish and bake (from frozen) according to directions that follow. an additional 10 minutes of cooking time may be necessary.
• 6 to cook: preheat oven to 375°f lightly spray baking dish with cooking spray. place coated pieces in baking dish. cook 15 minutes then turn and continue cooking until done (approximately 10 more minutes).