Garlicy Cornmeal Oven Fried Chicken
Created by KittenCal on December 11, 2011
- Servings: 4
- Prep Time: 20m
- Cook Time: 40m
- Recipe #3455
Ingredients
- 1 whole chicken, cut into pieces (about 3 to 3 1/2 pounds)
- 2 cups low-fat buttermilk
- 4 large garlic cloves, chopped (or use 1 teaspoon garlic powder)
- 3 tablespoons melted butter (can use less)
- COATING
- 1/2 cup dry breadcrumbs
- 1/2 cup yellow cornmeal
- 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 tablespoon dried parsley flakes (or can use 3-4 tablespoons fresh minced)
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt (or use 1/2 teaspoon white salt)
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper (can use more)
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme (rubbed between fingers to release the flavor)
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional or adjust to suit heat level)
How to Make
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Step 1: Place the chicken pieces in a large bowl (use a bowl large enough to hold the chicken and buttermilk or can use a large heavy resealable bag placed in a bowl to catch any leaks) . Pour the buttermilk over the chicken then sprinkle the garlic over; using cleans hands mix well to combine. Refrigerate for 4 or up to 24 hours hours.
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Step 2: Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Set oven rack to lowest position. Genorously grease a baking sheet with butter or cooking spray.
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Step 3: In a large resealable plastic bag combine all the coating mix. Remove the chicken from the buttermilk and place in a colander to drain for about 10 minutes (shaking the colander a few times while draining, the chicken should still have a little coating of buttermilk/garlic on it drain just enough so that the buttermilk will not make the coating mix too wet).
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Step 4: Place 1 piece of chicken at a time into the bag and toss to coat in the mixture. Transfer to the baking pan and repeat with remaining chicken pieces.
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Step 5: Drizzle the melted butter on top of the chicken (I have a spray that I use to spray the butter on over each piece). Bake for 40 minutes or until cooked through.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (177.2 g)
- Calories 312.8
- Total Fat - 17.5 g
- Saturated Fat - 5.7 g
- Cholesterol - 22 mg
- Sodium - 720.3 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 29.7 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2 g
- Sugars - 8.4 g
- Protein - 11 g
- Calcium - 256.3 mg
- Iron - 2 mg
- Vitamin C - 1.3 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg