Cajun Oven Fried Chicken And Roasted Vegetables Food

CAJUN OVEN-FRIED CHICKEN AND ROASTED VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450°F. Line 13x9-inch pan with foil; spray with cooking spray. Spray another 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray.
• In small bowl, place crushed cereal. In another small bowl, beat egg white and water until frothy. Dip chicken breast halves into egg white mixture; sprinkle with Cajun seasoning. Roll chicken in cereal to coat; place in foil-lined pan.
• In second pan, toss all roasted vegetable ingredients to coat.
• Place both pans in oven; bake 18 to 23 minutes, stirring vegetables once halfway through baking time, until chicken is fork-tender and juices run clear and vegetables are crisp-tender.

SLOW ROASTED FRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 175 degrees F.
• For the seasoned flour: In a bowl, mix the flour, Cajun spice and salt together well.
• For the chicken: Toss the chicken with the salt, pepper and 1/2 cup vegetable oil and place on parchment paper on a baking sheet. Slow cook in the oven until the internal temperature on an instant-read meat thermometer reaches 165 degrees F, about 2 hours (do not let the thermometer touch the bone). Then remove the chicken and cool.
• Heat a deep-fryer with the remaining 8 cups oil to 400 degrees F. Toss the cooled chicken with the seasoned flour and flash-fry, in batches if needed, in the fryer, cooking until the skin crisps, 3 to 4 minutes. Serve.

OVEN-FRIED CAJUN CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• Place chicken in a shallow nonmetal dish and pour the buttermilk over the pieces, turning to coat. Cover and refrigerate several hours or overnight. (If you forget to plan ahead, you can skip this step, just dip the chicken in buttermilk before coating with the crumb mixture.).
• Combine cornflake crumbs, paprika and Cajun seasoning in a gallon size plastic bag. Close the bag and shake well to mix. Take one piece of chicken at a time out of the buttermilk, place in coating bag and shake to coat evenly. Place on a baking sheet or stoneware pan. repeat with remaining chicken. Lightly spritz each piece with nonstick vegetable spray or an olive oil spray. Bake at 425 F for 20-25 minutes.

CAJUN CHICKEN AND VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Score surface of chicken with shallow diagonal cuts, making diamond shapes. Combine the Cajun seasoning, garlic powder and pepper; rub over chicken. In a large skillet, cook chicken in oil over medium-high heat for 2-3 minutes on each side or until blackened. Remove and keep warm. , In the drippings, saute the zucchini, celery, onion, eggplant and green pepper until crisp-tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the tomatoes, broth and vinegar. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir for 1 minute or until thickened. , Return chicken to the pan. Cover and cook for 10-12 minutes or until a thermometer reads 170°. Sprinkle with green onion. Serve with rice if desired.

CAJUN CHICKEN DRUMSTICKS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a baking pan with aluminum foil.
• Pat drumsticks with paper towels until dry.
• Combine baking powder, salt, black pepper, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, basil, thyme, oregano, cumin and cayenne pepper in a medium bowl. Add melted butter and stir until combined. Add drumsticks and toss until fully coated. Place drumsticks into the prepared baking pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until drumsticks are no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, 20 to 25 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

CAJUN OVEN FRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• combine buttermilk, cajun seasoning, and salt in a shallow dish.
• place the panko in another shallow dish.
• take your chicken pieces and dip them first in the butermilk mixture, then into the panko.
• do one piece at a time.
• line your baking sheet with parchment paper, and place the chicken pieces on it.
• lightly spray each chicken piece with the cooking spray.
• bake for 40 minutes at 400 degrees or until done, turning the chicken pieces after they have baked for 20 minutes.