Kelli's Kitchen

Crispy Cereal Chicken

Like most mom's, I have a picky eater.  This one small detail controlled our dinner table for the longest time.  After many years of battling and trying to convince my child to eat, I finally threw my hands up.  Once the battling stopped and he we no longer made dinner stressful things started to change.  I realized he wasn't going to starve and he realized some of my cooking taste good.   Once he realized this, I was able to cook more foods and he was inclined to try them since the stress of dinner was gone.  Now he nibbles on things without me asking, Praise Jesus!!

I found this recipe in a cook book and thought he likes cereal, so why not.  He actually liked it a lot, and then named it cereal chicken.  The cereal gives the chicken a good crunch and a little sweetness. The first time I made this, I used frosted flakes, then moved to regular organic corn flakes.  He hasn't noticed. These also are great to make ahead and they heat up nicely.

Ingredients
1 pound chicken tenders or chicken breast cut into strips
2 cups corn flakes cereal
1 egg
1 tsp water
Salt and Pepper


Directions
Preheat oven 350'
Grease a baking sheet
Using a food processor pulse the cereal into very small pieces.  Another way you can do this is by using a ziploc bag and rolling pin.  Put the cereal in the bag and use the rolling pin the crush the cereal.
Pour cereal in a bowl with salt and pepper.  In another bowl crack the egg, adding the water beat the egg to make the egg wash.
Place chicken in the egg wash and then the cereal mixture. Coat it with cereal, then place onto the baking sheet.
Bake in the oven for 15 minutes and then turn the chicken over and cook for another 15 minutes.