Oven Baked Crispy "Fried" Chicken (Low Carb and Gluten Free!)

Oven Baked 'Fried" Chicken

Enjoy the chicken ala-'fried' without worrying about the fats and oil from deep frying.

I always love chicken, no matter what the recipe, and come on, oven baked'fried' chicken without really frying? It's something worth trying. I gave up (not totally) on eating fried foods because I am trying to lose weight here, but this is too good to pass up.


INGREDIENTS:

6 Chicken legs and thighs, skinned and trimmed of fat
Milk (I used skim though)
1 Cup Plain bread crumbs (I used Southern Homestyle - Gluten Free Corn Flake Crumbs)
Vegetable oil ( I got by without this, perhaps if I used this one the outcome would be better looking, sort of 'fried')
1/4 Cup Parmesan cheese
1 1/4 Tbsp dried parsley flakes, crumbled
1/2 Tsp freshly ground black pepper


DIRECTIONS:

1. Put the chicken in a container (bowl or pan) and cover with milk. Soak for 15 minutes or longer in the fridge.

2. In a bowl, combine crumbs, cheese, pepper and parsley flakes. Dip the chicken pieces one at a time in the breading mixture. Make sure to coat all sides evenly.

3. Place the chicken in a grill pan or grill that can be used inside the oven. Put the grill over a baking pan coated with non-stick spray and a little water (for moisture drips). Lightly spray the chicken with the vegetable oil spray (Which I didn't do because I don't have any at this time.)

4. Bake in a preheated oven at 375*F for 45 minutes.


This actually turned out good despite the fact that I didn't use any oil spray. The sad thing was that I wanted it to be CRISPIER and so I put it back in broiler for 5 minutes, and I am lucky that I didn't burn it, only the upper crust (sigh). You know WHAT NOT to do right? If you want it crispier, take it out of the oven and let cool for 5 minutes.

You can serve this together with asparagus salad, or steamed veggies.


This recipe has been adapted from www.cooks.com.