Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Potato Chip Chicken & Fried Green Beans

Potato Chip Chicken 4 cups (1 cup crushed) Sour Cream & Onion Chips (or your favorite flavor) 1 tbsp parsley 1 egg 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce 2 tbsp veggie oil 4 boneless/skinless chicken breasts Mix crushed potato chips & parsley in a bowl In another bowl beat egg & Worcestershire sauce Heat veggie oil in pan over medium heat Dip chicken in egg & then in chips Cook chicken until golden brown (and done in the middle) on both sides Very easy & very yummy!! I've made this a couple times before, a long time ago. I had forgotten about it - but now I'm going to make it more frequently. I haven't tried any other flavor of chips yet - but I will next time. Also, the recipe suggests using a rolling pin to crush the chips, and that does work nicely. The recipe comes from my Betty Crocker New Edition cookbook. I seem to be using this one a lot lately. Fried Green Beans *New Recipe Alert* The few times I've tasted fried green beans I have loved them. I found this recipe in a magazine a co-worker had. "Taste of the South" maybe? The recipe also comes w/ a zesty dipping sauce. When I saw this - of course I had to try this recipe! veggie oil for frying 1 cup flour 1 cup yellow cornmeal 1 tbsp salt 1/2 tbsp pepper 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper 1 lb fresh green beans, ends trimmed 1 cup buttermilk Heat 2 inches of veggie oil in a dutch oven In one bowl: flour, cornmeal, salt, pepper, cayenne pepper In another bowl add the 1 cup of buttermilk Dip the green beans in the buttermilk, and then in the bowl of flour/cornmeal Fry the green beans in the oil about 3-5 minutes in batches, until golden brown Set aside on a plate w/ paper towel to absorb oil Serve warm Zesty Dipping Sauce *New Recipe Alert* 1/3 cup mayo 1/3 cup ketchup 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce 1/4 tsp pepper 1/8 tsp garlic salt Whisk all ingredients together & refrigerate until ready to serve w/ fried green beans The fried green beans w/ the zesty dipping sauce was delicious!! The only problem I had was that the breading didn't stick to the green beans as well as I would have liked. Also, I was on the phone w/ the bacholerette at the time, when I probably should have been paying more attention to what I was doing. If you are impatient like me, I would suggest cutting the ends off the green beans prior to starting the meal if you have time. I thought the trimming would never end! I also whipped up the zesty dipping sauce earlier so it would have time to chill in the fridge. This will definitely become a meal in my house. I love discovering new foods to make together as a meal!

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