Cornflake Chicken

This recipe comes to you straight out of my childhood home. It was one of my favorite things that my mom used to make for us and one of the very first things I cooked on my own. My mom taught me to cut up a whole chicken when I was about 11. My parents had a house full, so I’m sure any help we could give was much appreciated. Little did I know that years later I’d be using the very same recipe and skills to cook for my own family. If you haven’t tried this before, I hope you enjoy it and if you’ve had it and it brings back some memories…then you’re welcome:)

Cornflake Chicken

Ingredients
1 whole chicken (cut up)
5 cups cornflakes
4 eggs
1/2 cup milk

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1. Preheat oven to 350. Cut up your chicken. I didn’t attempt to show you how to do this because I tried to teach someone once and it didn’t really turn out so great… If you don’t know how, you could always buy one already cut up.

2. Crush the cornflakes. This is where my kiddos come in handy. You could always take out some aggression this way too:)

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3. Crack your eggs (I use a pie plate) scramble them and add the milk. Whip the two ingredients together.

4. Put the crushed cornflakes into another pie plate.

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5. Dip the chicken into the egg mixture and roll in the cornflakes. Place chicken into a 9 x 13 pan.

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6. Cook for 1 hour – 1 hour 15 minutes.

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Mmmmmmmmmmmm! Yummy:)

Breakfast Pizza MMmmmmm

I’ve been perusing Pinterest lately and came across a few recipes for breakfast pizza.  It got me thinking about the breakfast pizza in our cafeteria when I was in grade school.  It probably isn’t served anymore…don’t get me started… Anyway, I found a few recipes and decided to give it a go.  I gave it my own twist to pay homage to the cafeteria ladies of yore.   And here we go!

Breakfast Pizza

Ingredients:

  • Crescent Rolls (2 tubes)
  • 6-8 Pieces of bacon (cooked and crumbled)
  • 1 C Cheddar shredded
  • 6 Eggs
  • 1 Can Country Gravy

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1.  Start by preheating the oven to 400°.  Take the crescent rolls out and put them on a non stick jellyroll pan. Lay them close together and press the seams so they make one continuous piece of dough.  You could probably use one can but we do like our bread so I used two.  Also, I used a store brand and the quality wasn’t so great.  I’d probably use the more expensive brand next time.  It sounds like Pills-Berry.  Anyway, bake the crust about 5-7 minutes,

2.  Fry your bacon.  I used really cheap bacon because I knew it was sliced thin.  I wanted to crumble my bacon all over the top, so using the cheaper stuff was the way to go.  Once you are done frying, create a shout out to your Mom and then crumble your bacon into tiny little bits.

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3.  When the crust comes out, spread the gravy over the top, leaving about an inch edge around the perimeter.  Top with cheese, bacon and eggs.  Bake for 12-14 minutes.

photo 5I ended up baking ours longer trying to get the middles done…because someone, who shall remain nameless, in our house doesn’t like runny middles!  What?!  I know…  Next time I think I’ll scramble the eggs and see how that turns out.  I hope the lunch ladies would be proud:)

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And there you have it!  Ta Da!  *Twirls and throws glitter*

New Year, New Potato Recipe

I’m a collector of numerous things, one of them being recipes. I have recipes on paper, pinned recipes on Pinterest and countless cookbooks all collecting dust. It seems like our family has the same things over and over and over again. This year I’ve made it a goal to try one new recipe per week. So far we’ve tried several new things but this has got to be our favorite.

Shredded Potatoes au Gratin

4 cups shredded hash brown potatoes
2 cups whipping cream
1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar
1/4 cup green onions
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper

1. Preheat oven to 350 and spray ramekins with cooking spray
2. Combine all ingredients except 1/4 cup cheddar.
3. Fill ramekins with mixture and sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake until bubbly and golden brown. 35-45 minutes.

If you’d like, you can prepare this dish in one 11 x 7 baking dish.  Increase the baking time by 12 minutes.

TaDa!

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