Crunchy Oatmeal Chicken Food

OATMEAL BAKED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°; coat a 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish with cooking spray and set aside. In a shallow bowl or large resealable plastic bag, combine oats, paprika, chili powder, salt if desired, garlic powder, cumin and pepper. Dip chicken in milk, then coat with oat mixture. Place in prepared baking dish. Drizzle with butter. Bake, uncovered, until juices run clear and thermometer reads 170° when inserted into thickest part of chicken, 45-50 minutes.

OATMEAL-CRUSTED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°. Place chicken breast halves in a zip-top plastic bag. Combine buttermilk and egg. Add egg mixture to bag, and seal. Marinate in refrigerator for 4 hours. Remove chicken from bag; discard marinade. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Combine flour and ground oats. Dredge the chicken in flour mixture. Heat oil in a large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken; sauté for 4 minutes. Turn chicken over. Bake at 425° for 10 minutes or until done.

OATMEAL CRUNCH BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Grease 15- x 10- x 1-inch baking pan.
• In a large bowl, combine all ingredients; mix well.
• Press in greased pan.
• Bake at 400 degrees F.
• for 18 to 22 minutes or until golden brown.
• Cool completely; cut into bars.

CRUNCHY OAT CEREAL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F/160°C.
• Mix all ingredients together and spread onto a large shallow baking pan.
• Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until golden and crunchy.
• Leave to cool then break up into clumps and serve.
• *This mixture will keep in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks, stored in a cool dry place.

OATMEAL-CRUSTED CHICKEN TENDERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°.
• Place oats in a food processor, and process for 20 seconds or until coarsely ground. Add cheese, thyme, salt, and pepper. Pulse to combine, and place in a shallow bowl.
• Place each chicken breast tender between 2 sheets of heavy-duty plastic wrap; pound to 1/4-inch thickness using a meat mallet or small heavy skillet. Coat both sides of tenders with cooking spray; dredge tenders in oat mixture.
• Place tenders on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Bake at 450° for 15 minutes or until browned.
• Serve with dressings for dipping.

CRISPY BAKED OATMEAL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8-inch square baking dish.
• Whisk eggs, oil, and brown sugar together in a bowl until brown sugar is dissolved. Combine oats, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt in a separate bowl; stir into egg mixture just until moistened. Spoon oat mixture into prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges are golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes.

CRUNCHY OATMEAL CHICKEN

Steps:

• Marinate the chicken pieces with lemon juice and 1/4 tsp salt.
• Preheat oven to 200°C.
• In a bowl, combine together oatmeal, chili powder, black pepper powder and the remaining salt.
• In another bowl, lightly whip an egg white with 1 tbsp water.
• Drain chicken well, dip into egg white and then into the oatmeal mixture to coat each piece evenly.
• Place on a well-greased tray.
• Bake for 20 minutes on one side.
• Turn onto the other side and bake for 15 minutes on the other side until the chicken pieces are well browned.
• Serve hot with tomato or chili sauce.
• Enjoy!