Baked Chicken and Ranch Recipe

Baked Chicken and Ranch Recipe.  Big Daddy raved over this chicken, claiming it was the “best chicken” he had ever put in his mouth.  This chicken and my mashed potatoes became stars tonight.

Baked Chicken and Ranch Recipe

Boneless chicken thighs (you can use breasts) noted to say I used the giant family pack

Cornflakes

Parmesan

Seasoning

2 sticks of butter (I could get away with one depending on how much chicken you cook.

3 packets of dry ranch mix

Bacon

In a bowl, melt butter.  Once melted, place in a shallow dish for dredging.  While your butter is melting, take 2 c. cornflakes, seasoning, and some good shakes of parmesan and run that through your food processor.  Please place it in another shallow dish.

Spray your 13×9 pan(s).

First, roll out your thighs and cut off big pieces of fat.  I did keep some fat on it because Big Daddy likes the “cracklins’.”  Next, dredge both sides of chicken in butter and cornflake mixture.  Finally, lay in a 13×9 dish.

Once all that was done, I patted in (on each side) the dry ranch packet.  I placed strips of raw bacon over the top of the chicken.  You can see how I did it in the photo.  The bacon grease seeps into the chicken and keeps it moist.

I cooked this at 350, uncovered, for 40 minutes on the middle rack.  For the last 20 minutes, I put it on the top shelf to get the bacon crispy.  For love, it was AWESOME.