Fake-and-Bake "Fried" Chicken

Prep Time

10 Mins

Other Time

25 Mins

Yield

Makes 4 servings

Photo: David Prince

Ingredients

1 3 1/2- to 4-pound chicken, cut up and skin removed
1 cup ranch dressing
2 cups instant potato flakes

How to Make It

Heat oven to 450º F. Coat a baking sheet with vegetable cooking spray. Lightly brush the chicken pieces with the dressing, then roll in the potato flakes. Arrange on the baking sheet and place in oven. Turn down oven to 350º F and bake 25 minutes or until the juices run clear when the chicken is pierced with a fork.

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Pilar Guzman,

3 stars – based on 9 reviews

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ashleyfjellman's Review

coocoo75

this recipe definitely took longer than what the instructions say. I would recommend doing a higher temperature such as 400 degrees. I would also rotate them one half way through. I used my thermometer to make sure each piece hit 165 since they were all different size pieces they cooked at different rates. Other than that it tasted good!

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btrfly23's Review

YumYumCafe1

N/A

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dorothy13126's Review

BeccaJones

My family and I thought this was really good!! The chicken was tender and the coating was easy and tasted good. We used chicken breasts instead of a whole chicken and just kept the temperature at 450 degrees, instead of turning it down to 350.

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coocoo75's Review

Emily2008

Too bad--I was excited until I read the reviews. Guess I'll have to skip this one. Thanks to reviewers.

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Emily2008's Review

ChefBoyRMe

Not worth the time. Panko crusted is much better.

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oldandhealthier's Review

ashleyfjellman

N/A

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bjgadola's Review

bjgadola

I made it following the recipe exactly (or at least tried to). I couldn't figure out why the oven had to be preheated to 450, then turned down to 350 when the food went in, but I did that. After a half hour, the chicken still wasn't cooked and no where near being browned on top. I turned the oven back up to 425 and had to cook an extra 20 minutes at the higher temp before the chicken was done and the flakes browned. I guess I was hoping for a little bit of crunchy coating, instead it was just goopy potato flakes on chicken. Not very tasty. Will definitely adjust for next time.

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YumYumCafe1's Review

oldandhealthier

This was really easy to whip together with pantry ingredients....so we will be having this tasty chicken more often. I did need to increase the bake time by 5 to 10 minutes. My potato flakes on hand were garlic/butter so it was perfect...but I can imagine a little ff onions mixed in would pack some flavor, too. Dip this chicken in a puddle of fresh buttermilk ranch.....mmmmmm!

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ChefBoyRMe's Review

Emma

This recipe doesn't even sound good. And judging by the pic associated with the recipe it certainly doesn't look appetizing. I know if I saw it on a buffet, or at a potluck, I certainly wouldn't pick it up. Don't get me wrong, I don't mind baked chicken, if done right, but this is not one of those recipes.

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