Spicy Picnic Chicken

Contributed By: bluther
Kathy Jonte

This dish resembles fried chicken...but it is baked and has taco seasoning to spice it up.

Total Preparation Time: 15 to 30 minutes
Ingredients: Chicken & Turkey
Actual Cooking Time: 1 hour
Number of Servings: 4
Origin: American
Nutrition Content: Good Source of Calcium
Holiday: July 4th
Meal Type: Entree

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Ingredients

1 cup Buttermilk
1 package Taco seasoning mix, divided
1 cup Parmesan bread crumbs
1/4 cup All-purpose flour
1 - 2 teaspoons Salt
1/2 teaspoon Pepper
8 pieces Boneless or bone-in chicken, skin removed if desired
3 tablespoons Butter, melted

Preparation

Heat oven to 400. Spray broiler pan with nonstick cooking spray. In a shallow bowl, combine buttermilk and 1 tablespoon of the taco seasoning mix; mix well.


In another shallow bowl, combine remaining taco-seasoning mix, breadcrumbs, flour, salt and pepper, mix well.


Dip chicken pieces in buttermilk mixture; coat with breadcrumb mixture. Place on sprayed broiler pan. Let stand 10 minutes. Drizzle chicken with butter. Bake 45 - 55 minutes or until chicken is fork tender and juices run clear.

Cook's Notes

Nutrition Information

Calories: 526 ; Total Fat: 18 g ; Saturated Fat: 8 g ; Polyunsaturated Fat: 2 g ; Carbohydrates: 30 g ; Protein: 56 g ; Vitamin A: 707 IU ; Vitamin C: 6 mg ; Calcium: 142 mg ; Sodium: 1720 mg ; Iron: 4 mg ; Fiber: 2 g

Recipe Comments

Commented by: pshirley

This was very good...easy to prepare and extremely favorful...just prepped it, put in the toaster oven. Will do many times more.