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Just wanted to share my shake and bake hack, because I am to cheap to spend 6+ bucks on it.

Get a bag of croutons, let the air out and use your rolling pin to crush fine. They have enough oil that you don't need to dredge your meat in anything for it to stick nicely.

Makes good chicken nuggets too!

Happy birthday way!
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Thank you to all for the birthday wishes .

Shake and Bake has a crispy fried chicken flavor that my DH likes , but it’s expensive . I don’t do it often .

I haven’t tried it yet but my daughter makes a chicken recipe with crushed potato chips when she’s at the bottom of a bag of chips .

The crouton idea sounds good, especially since we tend to not use them fast enough in salads and they go stale .
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@waytomisery

Fried chicken is just coated with seasoned flour. What I like to do is make 'oven' fried chicken with Japanese panko breadcrumbs. It cooks up nice.
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Found a great recipe for what my mom used to call "Sally's Golash". And I am ON for it. It even has the milk and tomato soup she used to use in her's. Cremette macaroni is sure harder to find now, though.
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Way, you can add seasonings to the croutons. I would think that some garlic, onion, pepper and a bit of chicken bullion would make plain croutons taste like fried chicken.

We really enjoy the Italian on pork, good on chicken but, garlic parm on chicken is the best.

Burnt, your fried chicken must be bland as cardboard ;-)

My fried chicken is soaked for a minimum of 2 days in buttermilk, dredge in seasoned, with garlic, onion, black pepper, paprika, salt and cayenne flour with some baking soda and powder to ensure a fluffy crunchy coating.
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Here's another kitchen hack.

We like fish, mostly baked but, occasionally the fish just needs to be fried, so, you can use crackers that are ground up finely, seasoned with salt and pepper and a little dried dill weed, wash your fish shake off excess water, dredge in cracker crumbs, lay on a greased baking sheet and give it a spray of olive oil. Totally fills the fried fish hunger without all the grease.

You can substitute bread crumbs, shake and bake or the hack to accomplish this.
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Back in the 70's and 80's we used to buy fish that had been frozen into a solid brick, mom would cover the whole thing with crumbs (bread, crackers, potato chips or whatever), herbs and things like chopped up onions, peppers, tomatoes and cheese.... I've never been a fish person but that I liked. Now the frozen fish is all in individual fillets and although I've tried I've never been able to replicate that.
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Alva, it's carried by Walmart. (Creamette pasta)

Are you referencing Dirty Sally?

We love goulash, created my own recipe but, always interested in any upgrades or hacks.

I put loads of carrots, onion, mushrooms, fresh parsley and tomatoes in mine, like the one dish meals for busy days.
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@ Burnt,

I’ve done the oven fried chicken with flour . DH likes the shake and bake oven fried because it reminds him of KFC without the grease . It’s the big crusty flakes he likes ..
Ive also done it with breadcrumbs and seasoning too .
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Had to smile at first tag on your comment - 'burnout'!
Guy in grocery few days ago had one arm in a sling, watching me deciding on a ham steak (they were on sale and big enough for a few meals). He said you know you can put those on the grille - already cooked so just need to get it hot enough and sear it...makes for a quick easy meal. He was right! I don't have a grille but the little Presto griddle worked just as well (top surface about size of a 8.5x11 sheet of paper).
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Pan fried salmon again. R made a wrap with a large spinach tortilla, then tartar sauce, then the salmon topped with spinach salad with strawberries and sunflower seeds and a little vinaigrette type dressing. He pronounced it excellent. I had the salmon and salad .
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@waytomisery

I've oven-fried chicken with crushed and seasoned corn flakes too. It's delicious.
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Bought a bag of chips and ate the whole thing (a smallish bag TG) so dinner is a veggie stir fry with plain rice
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Burnt, are the cornflakes the only ingredient that are used to coat chicken?
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Tilapia baked with sliced onions which i brown a little first. Then layer with fish,halved smaller tomatoes.lots of lemon juice,olive oil and I add pitted olives. Also add some herbs but definitely oregano and parsley.
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@Riverdale

No, you also use plain AP flour, buttermilk, and a beaten egg.

Crush and season the cornflakes. Dip the chicken pieces in the four, then in the buttermilk/beaten egg mixture. Then in the seasoned cornflakes. Brush a baking sheet with oil then brush the chicken pieces with oil or spray them with cooking spray. Bake at 400 degrees for about 40 minutes or so until the chicken is golden brown and cooked all the way through.
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pancakes of course, some with maple syrup and some with peaches, blueberries and coolwhip
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@Anxietynacy

I just got some real Canadian maple syrup. God knows what it's going to cost now with the new taxes on anything from Canada. Maple syrup is my favorite flavor. I even put a little in my coffee. I make maple fudge which is so good. I will not live without it. If I have to start tapping my own maple trees in the woods I will.
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@Anxietynacy

You're not alone with taking a swig from the bottle on occasion. I am guilty as charged with that.

Marinating pork chops with maple syrup sounds like the most delicious thing in the world. I do enjoy a chop or a nice ham from time to time even though I'm Jewish. I think I might try making some chops with a little maple syrup and bourbon because that sounds like a winner to me.
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Maple syrup isn't a flavour it's a staple, when we were kids sometimes we got a little dish full with bread and butter on the side for dessert! LOL
I'm so happy the weather has turned, the sap is running, and soon I'll be able to visit my local sugar bush to replenish my stock 🍁😄
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Thank you Burnt
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I have swigged maple syrup too, though not recently. Maple taffy on snow is the best!

Just tried chicken wings in the air fryer for the first time. Shake and bake drumsticks went well, The plain wings are super crispy and still moist inside. I like them with just salt and pepper. So fast and easy. I'll do this again!!!
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3.14
Apple Pecan Pie

We are going to need Cwillie to explain to us about Pi day.
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Darnit, my calendar has been all out of wack lately so there's no pie here 😭
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In honour of St Patrick's Day I'm having corned beef done in the instant pot with colcannon (mashed potatoes with kale). I've got some leftover blueberry cobbler for dessert (that's what I made in lieu of the forgotten π day pie)
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pioneer woman.com “Perfect Potato Soup”-I try to think of foods my mom used to make. This one was a winner!
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Talking about potatoes we had lots of left over mashed potatoes so I made R a brunch treat of mashed potato and leek patties served with sour cream, apple sauce and bacon.

Does anyone make bubble and squeak - left over potatoes and cabbage and whatever else fried up. I guess what I made was a version of it. Anyway he called it a treat.
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I'm feeling stuck tonight. I want something that I don't have to fuss at but is nonetheless somewhat healthy, not soup because that's on the menu for tomorrow 🤔.
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Cheating,, but had to run to the outlets today and they have an asian place we love. I got 2 carryouts,, we get 3 meals out of one so were set for a few days!
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