Cornflake Baked Chicken

This is an oldy, but a goody. I remember my mom making a variation of this growing up, and my dad still raves about the cornflake chicken his older sister made growing up. If you are a big KFC fan, this is a healthy and tasty alternative. We have this at least once a month!

INGREDIENTS

1/2 cup flour
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper (or more to tast)
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp season salt
3 oz buttermilk (you can make this without having to buy it. Fill a 1 cup container with tbsp of lemon juice and fill the rest with milk. Stir. Let it sit for at least 5 minutes and you have buttermilk)
3/4 cup cornflakes, crushed (it usually takes me a little more because the cornflakes get a little soggy)
1 pound chicken cut into four pieces

DIRECTIONS

Preheat the oven to 365 degrees.
Coat an 8x8 glass dish with nonstick spray.
Combine the flower and seasonings in a shallow dish/bowl.
Place in the buttermilk in its own shallow dish as well as the cornflakes.
Coat each chicken piece one at a time. First, roll the chicken through the flour, dip in the milk, and then roll in the flakes. You may need to pat some of the flakes into the chicken depending on the size of the flakes.
Bake the chicken for about 30 minutes, or until the chicken is 160 degrees. Depending on the thickness of the chicken it can take anywhere from 20 minutes to 50 minutes.

We often serve it with baked potatoes/baked sweet potatoes and steamed green beans. It becomes a low-fat comfort meal :)

NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION
This makes 4 servings. Each serving is about 216 calories, 2 g of fat, 29 g of protein, and .8 g of fiber