Our minister's wife when we were growing up, Corile Wilhelm, was a retired school teacher and the daughter of a restauranteur. She never wasted anything, especially at the church camp she and her husband Berlin ran for all of us each summer. Her recipe for "Potato Chip Chicken" as we came to call it, never failed to please anyone when our mom made it for our family and company alike. Janie still requests this for her birthday meal each year.
Potato Chip Chicken (Courtesy Corile Wilhelm)
1 3# chicken cut-up or chicken breasts
1/2 cup buttter, melted
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 garlic clove, or a little garlic powder
1/4 tsp poultry seasoning
1/8 tsp pepper
1 cup potato chips, crushed very fine
1 cup corn flake crumbs
Remove skin from chicken, wash and pat dry. Melt butter, add seasonings to all the crumbs. Mix well. Dip chicken into butter or margarine, then roll through crumbs until well coated. Bake on a foil lined cookie sheet at 350 degrees for one hour. No need to turn chicken while it is baking. If using all breast meat, chicken will take less baking time.
Note: This makes a great chicken sandwich when cold. You can also slice chicken breast into nugget-size pieces and coat for wonderful nuggets. A flavor variation would be to use barbecue potato chips, or maybe something spicy like jalapeno cheddar or chiptole barbecue if this isn't for kids!
