Crispy Baked Cereal Chicken

Name: Crispy Baked Cereal Chicken
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 4 cups crispy rice cereal squares (such as Rice Chex®); 1 ½ teaspoons garlic salt; 1 ½ teaspoons seasoned salt; 1 egg; 1 ½ cups milk; 4 eaches skinless, boneless chicken breast halves

Rating: 4 stars

24 Ratings
18 Reviews
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This is a great recipe for those that like the crispiness of fried chicken, but don't want all of the greasiness!

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Recipe Summary

prep:

15 mins

cook:

40 mins

total:

55 mins

Servings:

Yield:

4 servings

Nutrition Info

Ingredients

Original recipe yields 4 servings

The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

4 cups crispy rice cereal squares (such as Rice Chex®)
1 ½ teaspoons garlic salt
1 ½ teaspoons seasoned salt
1 egg
1 ½ cups milk
4 eaches skinless, boneless chicken breast halves

Directions

Step 1

Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C); grease a 9x12 inch baking dish.

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Step 2

Place the cereal in a large plastic zipper bag and crush the cereal into crumbs. Add the garlic salt and seasoned salt; shake the mixture together in the bag to combine. Pour the cereal crumb mixture out into a shallow bowl.
Step 3

In another shallow bowl, beat the egg with the milk. Dip each chicken breast half into the milk mixture, then into the crumb mixture, coating the chicken well with crumbs. Place the coated chicken breasts into the prepared baking dish.
Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until the cereal coating is golden brown, the chicken is no longer pink in the center, and the juices run clear, about 40 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

196 calories; protein 28.3g 57% DV; carbohydrates 5.8g 2% DV; fat 5.8g 9% DV; cholesterol 118.4mg 40% DV; sodium 1143.6mg 46% DV. Full Nutrition

Reviews (18)

Most helpful positive review

Sarah Jo

10/30/2009

I've been making this for years, I learned it from Mom. If you don't have Chex brand cereal you can use crushed corn flakes or Rice Krispies. Mom sometimes used half flour and half crushed cereal. I suggest if you are looking to cut down on the salt, you use your favorite brand of seasoning salt and garlic powder. I also use evaporated milk because I like a thicker coating on my fried chicken. This adapts well to whatever you have on hand and you can always double it and keep a batch in a ziplock bag for days you're short on time. Read More

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Most helpful critical review

Michelle Rupley Demos

12/20/2010

I don't know what I did wrong but this was not too flavorful. I probably wouldn't make it again. Read More

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(5)

24 Ratings

5 star values: 9
4 star values: 10
3 star values: 2
2 star values: 2
1 star values: 1

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Sarah Jo

10/30/2009

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Jenelle D

08/27/2012

I have been making this recipe for our family since my youngest went gluten-free. The only change I make is to cut the breasts up into nugget sized pieces and rather than using garlic salt and seasoned salt I use a (Lindberg-Snider) porterhouse & roast seasoning blend I have. I bake it on wire racks over raised-edge cookie sheets so the pieces can evenly cook and are crispy all around. I typically cook it for about 25 to 30 minutes and sometimes turn the broiler on for the last minute or so to crisp it up a little bit extra. Read More

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ericandi

01/03/2011

Substituted Cornflakes as I did not have Chex cereal. Both my husband and my 3 year old son liked it. My husband took one bite and said it tastes like fried chicken. Read More

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Michele

11/02/2010

Very good and easy recipe. I cut up a whole chicken and this recipe was just enough to coat all the chicken pieces. Did cut the salt down to teaspoon and added 2 of Mrs Dash Seasoning! The final change was the cereal because I did not have rice cereal; used half Corn Flakes and Cheerios! Read More

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MJD

03/29/2010

Very good recipie. I substituted Post Honey bunches of Oats and it came out sweet. Read More

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Claire Wood

03/07/2011

OK so I did a bunch of changes as I didn't have some of the ingredients. I used turkey that was originally made for schnitzels. I put Corn Flakes in a zip lock with some shakes of: garlic powder onion powder salt pepper and cayenne pepper. In a different bowl I threw an egg and some milk in it and whisked it. I covered the schnitzels in flour then the egg wash and then the cereal mix. Baked at 375F for 25 min. The husband LOVED this. He said the crunch from the cereal was different but really good. Will definitely make this again. Read More

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Franz78

12/15/2011

Delicious! Simple! I used garlic powder instead of garlic salt and added 1 tsp. of poultry seasoning as well. I used 3 T. of egg whites rather than 1 egg and I used skim milk. I greased the baking pan with olive oil cooking spray. For the cereal I used Barbara's Shredded Spoonfuls. I had a lot of the milk/egg white mix left over so next time I will cut down the milk to maybe a 1/2 cup. Read More

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Michelle Rupley Demos

12/20/2010

I don't know what I did wrong but this was not too flavorful. I probably wouldn't make it again. Read More

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deluxmary2000

04/25/2012

This recipe had the potential to be really good but had one major flaw. I made exactly as stated and the cereal was crispy and the bread was juicy. But there was WAY TOO MUCH garlic flavor from the garlic salt. My husband and I like garlic but it was too much. My daughter wouldn't touch it. Despite the 2-star rating I think this may have been pretty decent if you leave the garlic salt out altogether. I may make it again with that change. Read More

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Nutritional Information

Crispy Baked Cereal Chicken

Servings Per Recipe: 4
Calories: 195.7

% Daily Value *

protein: 57 %

carbohydrates: 2 %

exchange other carbs:

dietary fiber:

sugars:

fat: 9 %

saturated fat: 12 %

cholesterol: 40 %

vitamin a iu: 7 %

niacin equivalents: 125 %

vitamin b6: 37 %

vitamin c: 1 %

folate: 5 %

calcium: 14 %

iron: 8 %

magnesium: 13 %

potassium: 10 %

sodium: 46 %

thiamin: 11 %

calories from fat:

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*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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Sarah Jo

10/30/2009

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Jenelle D

08/27/2012

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ericandi

01/03/2011

Substituted Cornflakes as I did not have Chex cereal. Both my husband and my 3 year old son liked it. My husband took one bite and said it tastes like fried chicken.

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Michele