Best Crispy Herb Baked Chicken

Prep Time 15 m  Cook Time 45 m  Total Time 1 h


Ingredients

• 2/3 cup dry potato flakes
• 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1 (3 pound) chicken, skin removed, cut into pieces
• 1/3 cup butter, melted
• 1/4 tsp sweet paprika, 
• 1/2 Italian seasoning, 
• 1/4 tsp salt-free all-purpose seasoning
• 1/4 tsp ground shallots
• I also added 8 crushed saltine crackers.

TO IMPROVE FLAVOR:
Add 1/4 tsp each of dried time and rosemary.

Directions

1. First, melt the butter, 
2. adding 2 Tbsp of canola oil to help prevent butter from over browning, and pour into bottom of baking dish coated with cooking spray.

TO KEEP THE COATING FROM COMING OFF WHILE BAKING:

1. First place about 1/3 to 1/2 cup flour in a dish big enough to for the chicken breast to comfortably fit in. 
2. Next, place 1 egg in a similar dish and beat egg well. 
3. Then place coating mixture in a third similar dish. 
4. Dip each chicken breast into flour, egg and then coating. 
5. Then place into prepared pan. 

Going the EXtra mile, if you want to:  Bake for 30 minutes and turn to the other side and bake for 15 minutes, then I turned them again and baked an additional 10 minutes. I know this sounds like a lot of extra to do, but it's nice.


Little-notes

Tip
For easier clean-up/removal from pan use parchment