Thursday, May 3, 2012

French's French Fried Onion Chicken with Sweet Potato Fries and Roasted Parmesan Cauliflower

Last night I made French's french fried onion chicken along with baked sweet potato fries and roasted cauliflower.  The chicken has been around in our house for a while now but it's always a winner.  The others were done on a whim to get some healthier sides in the mix.  I've made sweet potato fries before but they were mushy.  I found a recipe here that I loosely followed & it explains how to keep them crispier (by par boiling the potatoes and using wire cooling racks to keep the potatoes off the cookie tray).  I think they'd be even better if I made them in the grill pan (but the grill was out of propane, so that will be next time!).  B didn't like the cauliflower but that's mainly because she didn't even try it.  I thought it was amazing & light.  It will be made again (& maybe adding some roasted pine nuts) so I hope she learns to try it!!  I also think that would be good on the grill as the recipe I found here was intended for the grill.


French's French Fried Onion Chicken
Ingredients:
2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, pounded slightly
1/2 cup milk (1 egg white works well too)
1/2 (6oz) container of French's French Fried Onions, crunched up

Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees
Put milk in a shallow bowl & crunched up onions in another shallow bowl
Dip chicken in milk then in onions, covering both sides of chicken with onions
Place chicken in baking dish (sprayed with Pam)
Bake for about 33 minutes

Baked Sweet Potato Fries
Ingredients:
2 large sweet potatoes, sliced length wise into even slices
Extra Virgin Olive Oil, for drizzling
Kosher Salt
Pepper
Rosemary
Chili Powder

Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees
Arrange cooling wire rack onto baking sheet
Place sliced potatoes in pot of cold, lightly salted water and bring to a boil.  Let boil for about 2-3 minutes
Drain potatoes and put in bowl.  Season potatoes with olive oil; salt; pepper; rosemary & chili powder, turn to coat evenly
Place potatoes on wire rack & bake for about 40-45 minutes, turning at least 1x


Roasted Parmesan Cauliflower
Ingredients:
1 medium head of cauliflower
Extra Virgin Olive Oil, for drizzling
1 tablespoon minced garlic
2 tablespoons lemon juice
Kosher Salt
Pepper
1/4 cup Fresh grated Parmesan cheese

Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees
Place cauliflower in bowl and season with olive oil; garlic; salt; pepper & lemon juice
Put in baking dish and bake for about 15 minutes
Immediately put Parmesan cheese over the cauliflower and serve






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