Oven-Fried Picnic Chicken

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup buttermilk
• 8 boneless skinless chicken breasts (2 1/2 lb)
• 1 cup corn flakes cereal
• 1 cup Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
• 2 packages (1 oz each) ranch dressing mix (dry)
• Cooking spray

Instructions

1. 1

   --- Preparation ---

2. 2

   Heat oven to 400°F. Spray cookie sheet with cooking spray.

3. 3

   Pour buttermilk into shallow glass or plastic bowl. Add chicken; turn to coat. Let stand 5 minutes.

4. 4

   Meanwhile, in 2-quart resealable food-storage plastic bag, crush cereal with rolling pin. Add flour and dressing mix (dry) to cereal in bag. Remove chicken from buttermilk; discard buttermilk. Add chicken to cereal mixture. Seal bag; shake to coat.

5. 5

   Place chicken on cookie sheet. Spray with cooking spray. Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (170°F).

6. 6

   --- Tips ---

7. 7

   Bake it the night before, then pack it up for a picnic in the park the next day!

8. 8

   Create a new recipe just by cutting up the chicken! For Oven-Fried Chicken Fingers, cut chicken breast halves crosswise into 1 1/2-inch strips before coating with buttermilk. Bake uncovered for 20 minutes. Turn strips; bake about 20 minutes longer or until chicken is no longer pink in center.