Crunchy Chicken Drumsticks
My kids just adore shake'n bake chicken (who doesn't?). So, I often make it for them when a quick and easy dinner is in order. One night last week, I just had no idea what else to make, and so I decided shake'n bake for the whole family this time. Of course, when I got home and checked the cupboard, I was all out.
No problem, I'm a resourceful Mom.... I just whipped up some homemade shake'n bake. Now I wasn't trying to replicate the flavour exactly. I mostly just wanted to get a nice crunchy coating on the chicken.
Of course, I went to all this trouble and Claire and Marco didn't like the crust. They made me peel all the skin off and they just ate the chicken. People must read my blog, and think to themselves, "that POOR POOR woman, why does she even bother?" I know it sounds like my kids never like ANYTHING, but overall I'd say they are less picky than I was at the same age. And in their defense, they have a crazy food obsessed Mom, who is always trying weird new recipes. They barely ever get to eat plain old spaghetti or meatloaf...
Crunchy Chicken Drumsticks
1 1/2 cups fresh breadcrumbs
1 cup peanuts, finely chopped
Freshly ground black pepper
2 tbsp chopped fresh cilantro
8 chicken drumsticks
1 egg, beaten
1. Mix together the breadcrumbs, nuts, pepper and cilantro (I did this in a food processor to get a fine chop).
2. Dip the chicken drumsticks in the egg, then in the breadcrumb mixture.
3. Spray a cookie sheet lightly with cooking spray and bake in a preheated oven at 375°F for about 30 minutes. 
10 comments:
At least they are kids and they'll probably grow out of their picky-ness. My husband is a grown man and still makes faces at some of the things I put down in front of him!
Hi Janet! Maybe it was the nuts.....my kids aren't big on crushed nuts so maybe omit that next time & see their reaction. Cheers!
I'd have eaten it Janet, and I think my kids might have too, so maybe yours were just having an off day?
This is delicious, Janet! A whole new way of making drumsticks, I'm in for some!
The kids will grow out of it someday as mine did. Another great recipe for the books Janet!
I have never tasted any breadcrumb fried dish with nuts on it. Well, try something plain next time and let's see whether yourkids love it more or not :)
A good replacement for the bread crumbs (because my wife is allergic to wheat) is finely ground corn flakes. This also makes a good coating for cod or halibut.
That looks great!
I LOVE when you blog about the kids reaction to the food. It's so real and funny and great.
What will I do when I have kids?? :)
They do indeed look crunchy.
Perhaps the next time for a homemade remedy, you can try salted crackers - pound them to powder in a mortar with pestle or give it a few whirls in a food processor. Add a little garlic power, some black pepper or chilie powder and I think you'd be good to go. You'll definitely need to adjust the salt as the crackers will already be a little salty.
i love the idea of the nuts! i bet cashews or pecans would be awesome too!
kids are funny.... I don't have any yet... but I anticipate similar attempts in my future! :)
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