Main Entrees

Crispy Baked Chicken

Enjoy this tasty, crisp-coated chicken. Make it a picnic year-round by serving it with fresh fruit kabobs and potato salad.

Prep Time 
15 minutes or less
Cook Time 
30 to 60 minutes
Total Time 
1 hour and 30 minutes
Servings 
8
Ingredients 

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted
4 cups crisp rice cereal, finely crushed
1 (3-1/2 pounds) Gold'n Plump® Whole Chicken, cut into 6 to 7 pieces

Instructions 

Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil. Lightly coat with cooking spray.

Pour butter and rice cereal into separate shallow bowls. Roll chicken pieces in butter to coat. Press chicken into rice cereal to coat all surfaces.

Arrange chicken in a single layer on prepared baking sheet.

Bake for 55 minutes to 1 hour 5 minutes or until chicken is golden brown and thoroughly cooked.

Variations 

Nutritional information may change when substituting your chicken product. If you choose to substitute frozen chicken for this recipe, it's best to thaw before cooking.

Primary Product 
Whole Chicken
Cuisine 
American

  • Serving Size
    • Servings 
      8
  • PER SERVING
    • Calories 
      425
    • Calories from Fat 
      66%
    • Total Fat 
      31g
    • Saturated Fat 
      13g
    • Total Carbohydrate 
      11g
    • Protein 
      25g
    • Sugars 
      1g
    • Cholesterol 
      139mg
    • Sodium 
      300mg
  • DAILY VALUE
    • Vitamin A 
      11%
    • Vitamin C 
      4%
    • Calcium 
      1%
    • Iron 
      6%
  • DIETARY EXCHANGES
    • Starch/Bread 
      0.5
    • Fat 
      3
    • Fruit 
      0.5
    • Med-Fat Meat 
      3
    • Recipes calling out meat in the Dietary Exchanges category were analyzed with information prior to 2014 updates. Recipes calling out protein were analyzed with the new information after 2014.
Cooking Method 
Oven
Recipe Source 
Gold'n Plump Exclusive