This baked chicken coated with Life cereal is a sweet and salty favorite that can be made in less than 30 minutes!
I have no idea what gave me the idea to do this, but somewhere in my ventures of fried food alternatives I stumbled upon crispy gold. I smashed up Life cereal to use as the crust for crispy baked chicken! I’ve made it consistently for the past several years and it’s seemed to be pretty well liked. Quick and easy, it’s a good change up……….and guess what leftovers mean!? Chicken and biscuits!!…..”or waffles” – Wifey.
This is a great fall recipe because it pairs well with so many comfort sides like seasoned greens, zesty macaroni, or maple bourbon glazed carrots. Giving off the sweet and salty vibe, it’s easy to counter and/or compliment.
Baked Life Chicken
Ingredients
- 3 chicken breasts
- 2 cups of Life cereal
- 1 cup of flour
- 1 egg
- salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425.
- Wash chicken and pat dry. Slice the breasts in half, long ways as if you were butterflying them.
- On one plate, pour flour and salt to taste. I use about 2 tsp per cup. The importance of the salt is to help establish the salty part of "sweet and salty". Seasoning salt is an option as well but, if you opt out of using salt completely, you run a high risk of some pretty bland chicken.
- Beat the egg in a bowl and salt and pepper to taste.
- In a food processor, blend down the cereal to the consistency of course bread crumbs. Pour the cereal onto a plate.
- Dredge, dip, roll. Dredge the chicken in the flour, dip in the egg, and roll in the cereal.
- Place the coated breasts on a roasting rack and bake for 20-25 minutes, or until internal temp is 165. You can use a sheet pan or any other preferred pan, but utilizing a roasting rack in a convectional oven helps prevent that soggy bottom and removes the need to rotate (in attempt to prevent the soggy side from staying/sticking). Pssssst! This is very similar to the air-frying method that circulates air more rapidly.
- Optional: add some sea salt immediately after removing from oven.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 6 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 164Total Fat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 82mgSodium: 127mgCarbohydrates: 11gFiber: 1gSugar: 3gProtein: 21g